Trinidad and Tobago national football team

At the 1973 CONCACAF Championship, Trinidad and Tobago fell two points short of qualifying for the 1974 World Cup in controversial fashion. Trinidad and Tobago lost a crucial game on 4 December 1973 against hosts Haiti 2–1 after being denied five goals. The referee, José Roberto Henríquez of El Salvador, and Canadian linesman James Higuet were subsequently banned for life by FIFA for the dubious events of the match.[3][4][5]

Trinidad and Tobago came within one game of qualifying for the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Nicknamed the "Strike Squad" during the qualifying campaign, Trinidad and Tobago needed only a draw to qualify in their final game played at home against the United States on 19 November 1989. In front of an over-capacity crowd of more than 30,000 at the National Stadium on "Red Day",[6] Paul Caligiuri of the United States scored the only goal of the game in the 38th minute dashing Trinidad and Tobago's qualification hopes.[7] For the good behaviour of the crowd at the stadium, despite the devastating loss and overcrowded stands, the spectators of Trinidad and Tobago were awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award in 1989.[8]

Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, its first-ever qualification for the tournament. During their qualifying campaign, they sat at the bottom of the table in the final round of qualifying with one point from three. However, after the arrival of Leo Beenhakker as team coach and the recalling of veteran players Dwight Yorke and Russell Latapy, Trinidad and Tobago reversed its fortunes and placed fourth in the group. They qualified via a play-off against Bahrain, recovering from a 1–1 draw at home to win 1–0 in Manama, Bahrain to book a place in the finals. As a result, Trinidad and Tobago became the smallest country to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, a record they held until Iceland reached their first World Cup in 2018.

In Germany, Trinidad and Tobago were grouped with England, Sweden and Paraguay in Group B. They drew their first game 0–0 against Sweden despite going down to ten men early in the second half. They lost both their remaining matches against England and Paraguay by a 2–0 margin.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  England 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7  Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5  Paraguay 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1

Team   Score   Team Trinidad and Tobago  0–0  Sweden England  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago Paraguay  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago began their campaign in the second round against Bermuda. Trinidad and Tobago lost the first match 2–1 at home, but bounced back to win the away leg 2–0 to progress to the third round 3–2 on aggregate. The Soca Warriors entered Group 1 alongside the United States, Guatemala, and Cuba. They then progressed to the Hexagonal round, finishing second in the group with eleven points from six games. There they faced Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico and the United States. The group began badly for Trinidad and Tobago as they drew 2–2 with El Salvador after leading 2–0, and then drew 1–1 with Honduras. Three consecutive losses, to the United States, Costa Rica and Mexico, put the Soca Warriors in last place with two points from five matches. After defeating El Salvador 1–0, they suffered further losses to Honduras and the United States the following month, ending their hopes of qualifying, and they eventually finished bottom of the group.

Trinidad and Tobago entered qualification for the 2014 World Cup in the second round as a seeded team, with Guyana, Bermuda and Barbados also drawn in Group B. The Soca Warriors defeated Bermuda (1–0) and Barbados (2–0) in their first two matches. However, on 7 October 2011, they lost away to Bermuda in Devonshire Parish 2–1.[9] The team recovered four days later by defeating Barbados 4–0 in the Hasely Crawford Stadium with a hat-trick from Lester Peltier.[10] Entering the final two matches in the Second Round, Trinidad and Tobago were in second place, behind Guyana by one point. As only the group winners would advance to the third round, the Soca Warriors needed to take four points in the two matches against Guyana to advance. Trinidad and Tobago first traveled to Providence, Guyana to face the Golden Jaguars on 11 November 2011. With an early goal from Ricky Shakes and another from Leon Cort in the 81st minute, Trinidad and Tobago trailed 2–0 and faced elimination. Kenwyne Jones pull a goal back in the 93rd minute, but the match ended 2–1 to Guyana.[11] On 12 January 2012, Otto Pfister was sacked after the country's earliest exit from World Cup qualification since 1994.[12]

Trinidad and Tobago entered qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the fourth round and were drawn into Group C with Guatemala, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United States. The team finished second in the group with 11 points to qualify for the Hexagonal. However, they finished in sixth place in the final round with only six points, even though they eliminated the United States from World Cup contention with a 2–1 victory in the final match.

Hasely Crawford Stadium became the home of the national team in 1980

For the first eighty years of their existence, Trinidad and Tobago played their home matches all around the country with Queen's Park Oval, generally thought of as the most picturesque and largest of the old cricket grounds in the West Indies, as the most often used venue.[13] The cricket ground served as the country's largest stadium until the new National Stadium was built in Mucurapo, Port of Spain, to host the nation's athletics competitions and international football matches.

The stadium later was renovated and renamed after Hasely Crawford, the first person from Trinidad and Tobago to win an Olympic gold medal, prior to Trinidad and Tobago hosting the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. The stadium currently has a seating capacity of 23,000 and is owned by the Trinidad and Tobago government and managed through the Ministry of Sport via its special purpose state agency called SporTT.[14]

In recent years, the TTFA have hosted matches at the smaller 10,000 seat Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, citing a problem with the lighting system at Hasely Crawford Stadium, lower expenses for matches at Ato Boldon, and fans being seated closer to the pitch.[15] Trinidad and Tobago hosted two games during "The Hex" in late 2017. They lost to Honduras 1–2 on 1 September 2017. On 10 October 2017, Trinidad and Tobago defeated the United States 2–1, causing the United States to fail to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986. Ato Boldon Stadium has since hosted friendlies against Grenada, Guyana, and Panama.

Soca Warriors' supporters before the team's opening 2006 World Cup match against Sweden

The major supporters' group for the national team is the Soca Warriors Supporters Club or the "Warrior Nation". The group is a non-profit organisation that is independent of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association. Formed shortly after Trinidad and Tobago secured qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the supporters' club was organised by Soca Warriors Online founder Inshan Mohammed and Nigel Myers.

The group's activities include promoting teams locally and globally, lobbying the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association as representatives of football fans, advocating fair pricing and allocation of event tickets, organising travel for fans to home and away matches, providing a family-oriented fans' organisation, and promoting football among the young people of Trinidad and Tobago.

The following players were selected for the 2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Curacao and El Salvador on 7 and 10 September 2023 respectively.[16]

Caps and goals are correct as of 7 September 2023, after the match against Curacao.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
22	1GK	Denzil Smith	(1999-10-12) 12 October 1999	3	0	Club Sando
21	1GK	Jabari St. Hillaire	(1999-11-19) 19 November 1999	0	0	Defence Force
1	1GK	Christopher Biggette	(1996-02-17) 17 February 1996	0	0	Defence Force
2	2DF	Aubrey David	(1990-10-11) 11 October 1990	74	1	Cartagines
3	2DF	Ross Russell Jr.	(1992-01-09) 9 January 1992	12	0	La Horquetta Rangers
4	2DF	Jesse Williams	(2001-05-18) 18 May 2001	10	0	Central Valley Fuego
12	2DF	Kareem Moses	(1990-02-11) 11 February 1990	18	1	FF Jaro
17	2DF	Justin Garcia	(1995-10-26) 26 October 1995	13	0	Defence Force
14	2DF	Shannon Gomez	(1996-10-05) 5 October 1996	11	0	San Antonio FC
6	2DF	Andre Raymond	(2000-11-09) 9 November 2000	2	0	Vilar de Perdizes
18	3MF	Andre Rampersad	(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995	6	1	HFX Wanderers
10	3MF	Duane Muckette	(1995-07-01) 1 July 1995	19	1	Port of Spain
15	3MF	Neveal Hackshaw	(1995-11-21) 21 November 1995	36	2	Oakland Roots
16	3MF	Michel Poon-Angeron	(2001-04-19) 19 April 2001	10	0	Port of Spain
5	3MF	Kevon Goddard	(1996-01-20) 20 January 1996	9	0	Defence Force
23	3MF	Kristian Lee-Him	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993	2	0	IFK Eskilstuna
8	3MF	Daniel Phillips	(2001-01-18) 18 January 2001	8	0	St Johnstone
7	4FW	Ryan Telfer	(1994-03-04) 4 March 1994	23	8	Miami FC
20	4FW	Kaïlé Auvray	(2004-05-27) 27 May 2004	10	0	Sporting Kansas City II
11	4FW	Nathaniel James	(2004-06-17) 17 June 2004	3	1	Club Sando
13	4FW	Reon Moore	(1996-09-22) 22 September 1996	21	5	Defence Force
19	4FW	Malcolm Shaw	(1995-07-27) 27 July 1995	4	0	Atlético Ottawa
9	4FW	Brent Sam	(1996-04-18) 18 April 1996	1	0	Defence Force

The following players have been called to the squad in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Marvin Phillip	(1984-08-01) 1 August 1984	94	0	Port of Spain	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
GK	Nicklas Frenderup	(1992-12-14) 14 December 1992	11	0	Ranheim	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
GK	Isaiah Williams	(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000	0	0	Defence Force	v.  Saint Martin, 29 January 2023
DF	Sheldon Bateau	(1991-01-29) 29 January 1991	53	4	Beveren	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF	Alvin Jones	(1994-07-09) 9 July 1994	44	3	Club Sando	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF	Triston Hodge	(1994-10-09) 9 October 1994	28	0	Hartford Athletic	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF	Leland Archer	(1996-01-08) 8 January 1996	5	0	Charleston Battery	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF	Luke Singh	(2000-09-12) 12 September 2000	2	0	Atlético Ottawa	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF	Jameel Neptune	(1993-07-19) 19 July 1993	6	0	Port of Spain	v.  Guatemala, 11 June 2023
DF	Josiah Trimmingham	(1996-12-14) 14 December 1996	5	0	Club Sando	v.  Guatemala, 11 June 2023
DF	Stephon Marcano	(1999-10-01) 1 October 1999	1	0	Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners	v.  Guatemala, 11 June 2023
DF	Keston Julien	(1998-10-26) 26 October 1998	12	0	Sheriff Tiraspol	v.  Nicaragua, 27 March 2023
DF	Kareem Riley	(1998-02-26) 26 February 1998	2	0	Club Sando	v.  Jamaica, 14 March 2023
DF	Jelani Felix	(1993-11-22) 22 November 1993	1	0	Defence Force	v.  Jamaica, 14 March 2023
DF	Isaiah Garcia	(1998-04-22) 22 April 1998	3	0	Point Fortin Civic	v.  Saint Martin, 29 January 2023
DF	Weslie John	(1991-07-29) 29 July 1991	2	0	Point Fortin Civic	v.  Saint Martin, 29 January 2023
DF	Darnell Hospedales	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999	0	0	Point Fortin Civic	v.  Saint Martin, 29 January 2023
MF	Joevin Jones	(1991-08-03) 3 August 1991	90	12	Unattached	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Kevin Molino	(1990-06-17) 17 June 1990	60	23	Columbus Crew	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Levi García	(1997-11-20) 20 November 1997	42	8	AEK Athens	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Molik Jesse Khan	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004	6	0	Minnesota United 2	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Ajani Fortune	(2002-12-30) 30 December 2002	6	1	Atlanta United	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Real Gill	(2003-01-23) 23 January 2003	3	1	Club Sando	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Justin Sadoo	(1997-08-11) 11 August 1997	1	0	Defence Force	v.  Guatemala, 11 June 2023
MF	Che Benny	(2000-08-18) 18 August 2000	1	0	Port of Spain	v.  Guatemala, 11 June 2023
MF	Kaihim Thomas	(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003	0	0	La Horquetta Rangers	v.  Guatemala, 11 June 2023
MF	Jomal Williams	(1994-04-28) 28 April 1994	21	3	Once Deportivo	v.  Nicaragua, 27 March 2023
MF	Noah Powder	(1998-10-27) 27 October 1998	16	2	Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC	v.  Nicaragua, 27 March 2023
MF	John-Paul Rochford	(2000-01-05) 5 January 2000	13	2	Port of Spain	v.  Nicaragua, 27 March 2023
MF	Matthew Woo Ling	(1996-09-15) 15 September 1996	6	0	Port of Spain	v.  Jamaica, 14 March 2023
MF	Jabari Mitchell	(1997-05-01) 1 May 1997	3	0	Police	v.  Saint Martin, 29 January 2023
FW	Kadeem Corbin	(1996-03-03) 3 March 1996	4	1	Club Sando	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW	Samory Powder	(2001-03-07) 7 March 2001	0	0	Detroit Mercy Titans	v.  Guatemala, 11 June 2023
FW	Marcus Joseph	(1991-04-29) 29 April 1991	28	7	Mohammedan	v.  Nicaragua, 27 March 2023
FW	Rundell Winchester	(1993-12-16) 16 December 1993	6	0	Marsaskala	v.  Nicaragua, 27 March 2023
FW	Jomoul Francois	(1995-09-04) 4 September 1995	4	0	Port of Spain	v.  Jamaica, 14 March 2023
FW	Kwesi Weston	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000	0	0	Louisiana Krewe	v.  Jamaica, 14 March 2023

Trinidad and Tobago first appeared at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The Soca Warriors finished bottom of the group with one point from the team's three matches. Even though the team did not advance in the competition, Trinidad and Tobago recorded its first point from the FIFA World Cup after a 0–0 draw to Sweden in its first match.

Trinidad and Tobago failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup between 1966 and 2002, then again from 2010 to 2022.

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Part of  United Kingdom										Part of  United Kingdom
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966	Did not qualify										4	1	0	3	5	12
1970											4	1	1	2	4	10
1974											9	6	1	2	27	8
1978											6	2	2	2	10	9
1982											4	1	2	1	1	2
1986											4	0	1	3	2	7
1990											12	5	5	2	13	6
1994											4	2	1	1	7	4
1998											8	2	1	5	15	10
2002											22	10	4	8	33	28
2006	Group stage	27th	3	0	1	2	0	4	Squad		20	11	2	7	30	25
2010	Did not qualify										18	5	5	8	22	30
2014											6	4	0	2	12	4
2018											16	5	2	9	20	28
2022											4	2	2	0	6	1
2026	To be determined										To be determined
2030
Total	Group stage	1/22	3	0	1	2	0	4			141	57	29	55	207	184

FIFA World Cup history
First Match	Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 Sweden  (10 June 2006; Dortmund, Germany)
Biggest Win	—
Biggest Defeat	England 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (15 June 2006; Nuremberg, Germany)  Paraguay 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (20 June 2006; Kaiserslautern, Germany)
Best Result	Group stage (2006)
Worst Result	—

CONCACAF Championship 1963–1989, CONCACAF Gold Cup 1991–present

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Did not enter										Did not enter
1965	Withdrew										Withdrew
1967	Round-robin	4th	5	2	0	3	6	10	Squad		4	2	1	1	7	7
1969	Round-robin	5th	5	1	1	3	4	12	Squad		Qualified automatically
1971	Round-robin	5th	5	1	2	2	6	12	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1973	Round-robin	2nd	5	3	0	2	11	4	Squad		4	3	1	0	16	4
1977	Did not qualify										6	2	2	2	10	9
1981											4	1	2	1	1	2
1985	Group stage	7th	4	0	1	3	2	7	Squad		Qualified automatically
1989	Round-robin	3rd	8	3	3	2	7	5	Squad		4	2	2	0	6	1
1991	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	3	4	Squad		5	3	0	2	12	5
1993	Did not qualify										5	2	1	2	10	10
1996	Group stage	7th	2	0	0	2	4	6	Squad		5	4	0	1	21	3
1998	Group stage	6th	2	1	0	1	5	5	Squad		4	2	1	1	9	3
2000	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	6	8	Squad		5	4	0	1	18	6
2002	Group stage	10th	2	0	1	1	1	2	Squad		5	4	0	1	13	3
2003	Did not qualify										7	3	0	4	8	9
2005	Group stage	10th	3	0	2	1	3	5	Squad		10	7	0	3	22	8
2007	Group stage	11th	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad		5	3	1	1	13	6
2009	Did not qualify										6	3	2	1	11	8
2011											6	4	0	2	13	6
2013	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	1	2	4	5	Squad		11	6	3	2	23	7
2015	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	0	10	6	Squad		7	5	2	0	16	5
2017	Did not qualify										4	1	0	3	8	8
2019	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	1	9	Squad		Qualified automatically
2021	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	1	3	Squad		6	1	3	2	10	11
2023	Group stage	13th	3	1	0	2	4	10	Squad		6	4	1	1	12	4
Total	Runners-up	18/27	68	18	17	33	80	118			119	66	20	31	269	125

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history
First Match	Honduras 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (5 March 1967; Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
Biggest Win	Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 Mexico  (14 December 1973; Port-au-Prince, Haiti)  Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 Netherlands Antilles  (17 December 1973; Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Biggest Defeat	Trinidad and Tobago 0–6 Haiti  (28 November 1971; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago)  United States 6–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (22 June 2019; Cleveland, United States)  United States 6–0 Trinidad and Tobago  (2 July 2023; Charlotte, United States)
Best Result	Runners-up (1973)
Worst Result	Group stage (1985, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2019, 2023)

• CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1973
  • Third place (2): 1989, 2000

• CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup
  • Champions (10): 1981, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001
  • Runners-up (7): 1978, 1983, 1991, 1998, 2007, 2012,[18] 2014
  • Third place (2): 1993, 2005
• OSN Cup
  • Third place (1): 2013

• Coupe Duvalier
  • Third place: 1966