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WHILE this country has seen its share of notable football matches over the past century, no game on local soil, before or since, has been able to capture the level of national attention generated by the World Cup qualifier between Trinidad and Tobago and the U.S.A. on November 19, 1989.
Noon in the Caribbean may be prime time for sunbathing, but it can be brutal for soccer. The idea in today's World Cup qualifier was to make the United States play at midday in sauna-like conditions, in hopes the visitors would become as limp and soggy as their sweat-soaked uniforms.
It was not the most convincing of victories, but Trinidad and Tobago's senior footballers displayed a great deal of fighting spirit to snatch an injury time 3-2 victory over Guadeloupe at Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, Monday night.
At Aston Villa of the English Premier League, fans belt out the Sinatra standard ''New York, New York'' and tailor the lyrics to their star forward, singing, ''It's up to you, Dwight Yorke, Dwight Yorke.''
TRINIDAD and Tobago's senior football team advanced to the semi-finals of the 1999 Copa Caribe tournament when they mauled Grenada 7-0 in the second match of a Group "A" double-header at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last night.
Aston Villa striker Dwight Yorke has taken medical notes from pyhsiotherapist Jim Walker on what could prove to be a wasted 10,000 mile round trip to the Caribbean.
Aston Villa striker Dwight Yorke today admitted that he might never realise his dream of playing in a World Cup finals with Trinidad and Tobago.
Time has literally flown. There can be little doubt that Warner's vision has lifted CONCACAF to heights never previously explored in the region. Under his leadership, new competitions have been created, while others were overhauled and improved.