Their last hope of qualifying were dashed yesterday in Puebla, Mexico when the Jamaicans went down 3-1 to Canada in their Under 20 World Cup qualifier. The girls needed the win in order to have a chance of advancing and seemed to have dug deep but not deep enough to get over a strong Canadian offense.

With just 12 minutes on the clock Monica Lam-Fiest gave the Canadians the advantage. Shakira Duncan leveled the score in the 27th but the Canadians would have none of it as they retook the lead in the 42nd through Chelsea Stewart. The Jamaicans tried to pull level only to have the effort ruled offside. The crippling blow came from Stewart again in the 76th who tapped passed McClur to make it 3-1.
Xavier Gilbert, coach of the Reggae Girlz said, “I think the girls played really well, putting Canada on the back foot on a number of occasions. We pressed and got a number of chances and of course the conditions took its toll today on both teams. We were tired and they were gasping. I think they are fitter than us and they made some adjustments to their game, bringing in three of their senior players that went to Australia and that was a boost for them.”