NATIONAL football coach Leo Beenhakker lauded the efforts of his
players in Saturday’s 2-0 triumph over Panama in the CONCACAF World Cup
final round qualifier at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. “When
you win you feel good,” said Beenhakker during the post-match news
conference. “I have to congratulate the players because we only had
five days together and we did a lot of preparation. “They showed this
afternoon that they’re playing like a real team and it’s a great result
for us because it means we’re still in the race for third place (in the
six-team group) at the moment,” Beenhakker continued.
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Port Vale winger Chris Birchall expects to keep his place in the
Trinidad and Tobago side after starring in their World Cup win against
Panama. Coventry's Stern John and defender Dennis Lawrence, of Wrexham,
scored in the 2-0 victory in Port of Spain, but Birchall played a key
role in the centre of midfield.
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Chris Birchall's international fairytale came true today when he was
named in the Trinidad and Tobago starting XI for their World Cup
qualifier against Panama. The Port Vale winger will start in central
midfield tonight after impressing Trinidad and Tobago's Dutch coach Leo
Beenhakker and team captain Dwight Yorke during two recent friendlies.
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With Trinidad and Tobago winning their first match of the final round
World Cup qualifiers for Germany 2006, new coach Leo Beenhakker has
praised the Warriors, attributing their 2-0 victory over Panama to
playing as a team.
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Less than a day after completing their first win of the CONCACAF 2006
Final qualifying round over Panama, Trinidad and Tobago’ senior
footballers were back on the field for a training session ahead of
their journey to Monterrey, Mexico.
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THE point was made in this column one month ago about the trickery of
announcing World Cup warm-up matches then cancelling at the last moment
for one reason or the other.
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If coach Leo Beenhakker's pre-match build-up is anything to go by, then
Stern John and Dwight Yorke are very likely to start up front for
Trinidad and Tobago in today's CONCACAF World Cup qualifier against
Panama at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
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Port Vale winger Chris Birchall faces an anxious wait to see if he
makes his World Cup debut tomorrow. Birchall, has made the 21-man squad
for Trinidad and Tobago's home group qualifier against Panama, but
three will be axed on the eve of the game.
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