U-20
U-20 World Cup lifeline for Hyland and Joseph
Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 coach Zoran Vranes invited talented teenage midfielders Khaleem Hyland and Sherron Joseph to challenge for a spot on his 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Youth Championships squad. Hyland and Joseph failed to show sufficient commitment to win a place in the squad for the ongoing CONCACAF qualifying series but Vranes revealed that the door was still open for the final tournament in Egypt.
Maund's father defends his son's switch to the USA
The job of all responsible parents is to teach, guide and help their children through the process of making decisions, in childhood, that would keep them in good stead through adulthood.
U.S U-20 MNT beat host T&T on pk's to reach final
U.S. U-20 MNT Advances To 2009 CONCACAF Championship Final With 4-3 Penalty Kick Win Against Trinidad & Tobago.
The U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team played to a scoreless draw in regulation, but advanced to the 2009 CONCACAF Championship final with a 4-3 penalty kick victory against Trinidad & Tobago at Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Trinidad.
World Cup-bound T&T U-20s target history
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 team, on Wednesday evening at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, became the second local squad to qualify for a FIFA competition in that age group and the fourth to earn a World Cup berth-not counting Trinidad and Tobago's participation in the 2001 Under-17 World Youth Championships as host nation.
Stephen Hart gives us his views on the Under 20 qualifiers
Soca Warriors Online (SWO) gets up-close with Canadian Soccer Association technical director Stephen Hart on his view on the just concluded 2009 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Exceeding expectations
When you squander a lead against the United States and then get thrashed by Argentina, as happened to the national hockey squad in Chile, when you win just one of three preliminary matches yet still make the Super Sixes, as the West Indies women cricketers did in Australia, or when you reach the Under-20 World Cup football finals, also with only one win from three games, as Trinidad and Tobago have, the natural tendency of cynics like myself is to make light of the supposed achievements that these performances purport to represent.
Young Warriors meet USA tonight
Some might wonder if Zoran Vranes' gamble paid off, or whether the Trinidad and Tobago Under-20 head coach simply had nothing to lose.
Young Warriors qualifies for World Championship finals
Before even kicking a ball in their final Group B encounter with Mexico on Wednesday night, Trinidad and Tobago were made sure of a place in the 2009 FIFA Under 20 World Championship in Egypt following Costa Rica’s 2-1 defeat of Canada.