The Jamaican national team actually has some presence in international football. After all, they reached the World Cup finals in 1998. There are many Jamaican players in the current English professional league, including West Ham United's main Antonio. Some players who are not strong enough to make the England team choose to play for the Jamaica national team.
However, Jamaica, which is good on paper, still missed the World Cup. The people here are probably in good physical condition. Some Jamaicans immigrated to the United States and Canada and became international players in both countries. In the Canadian national team, there are many players of Jamaican descent.
The team's main central defender, Kamal Miller, was born into a Jamaican immigrant family in Canada. This buddy is 1.83 meters tall and has played all three group games of this World Cup. Miller plays for Montreal Impact and has made 31 appearances for the national team.
Another centre-back, Drake Cornelius, is also of Jamaican descent. The 1.87m man is born to a Jamaican mother. But Cornelius was born in Canada and the player currently plays in the Greek Premier League. The 25-year-old played 14 games for his country and did not score a goal.
The team's No. 10, Junior Hoilet, is also a descendant of immigrants. Both his parents are Jamaican. Hoylet (born June 1990) is a winger or striker. The black offensive player has made 53 appearances for the national team, scoring 14 goals and 16 assists.
Hoylet also came on as the starting captain in the second match of the World Cup group stage. The player currently plays for Reading FC in the Championship. He has made more than 400 appearances in the Premier League and Championship in his career.
The team's main strikers Searle Lalin and Buchanan are also of Jamaican descent. Both brothers were born into Jamaican descent families in Brampton, Canada. Larin went to Club Brugge on a free transfer this summer. Lalin played for Orlando FC in the American Pro League, but went to the Europa League very early.
Lalin was a substitute for Club Brugge and scored a goal after joining the team. He is a regular in the national team and has played 58 games so far, scoring 25 goals and providing 2 assists. Larin, 27, is still hoping to play another World Cup.
Buchanan, also of Jamaican descent, played for the New England Revolution and joined Club Brugge at the beginning of this year for a transfer fee of more than 6 million euros. Interestingly, Buchanan mainly plays on the right wing, and Larin is the left winger. Buchanan, 23, has played 28 games for the first team since joining Club Brugge in January, scoring two goals and providing four assists.
Buchanan's low number of appearances is not because of his lack of strength, but because of injuries. He has played 29 games for the national team, scoring four goals and seven assists. In this World Cup, Buchanan was the main player and also contributed an assist to the Canadian national team. In the second round of the group stage, Canada lost 4-1 to Croatia, and Buchanan's cross from the wing helped Alfonso Davis open the scoring with a header.
Although Canada's results in this World Cup are not good, there are many new forces in the team, and after veterans such as Hoylet and Hutchinson fade out of the national team, these post-00s and post-95s players will quickly provoke the beam. At the next World Cup, Canada will play at home, and they may play well.