Jamaica 4 Bermuda 0
Bermuda’s hopes of reaching the CONCACAF play-offs for the 2026 World Cup have ended after a clinical Jamaica side secured a dominant 4-0 victory in Kingston.
The loss means Bermuda are now mathematically eliminated from advancing out of the group with two games remaining in the Concacaf qualifying phase.
Jamaica Starting Line-up: - Andre Blake, Greg Leigh, Ethan Pinnock, Richard King, Dexter Lembikisa (Ian Fray 80th), Bobby Reid (Karoy Anderson 72nd), Isaac Hayden, Renaldo Cephas (Tyreece Campbell 72nd), Kaheim Dixon (Dujuan Richards 62nd), Kasey Palmer (Jonathan Russell 61st), Shamar Nicholson - Substitutes - Amarii Bell, Rumarn Burrell, Bailey Cadamarteri, Tafari Chambers, Mason Holgate, Damion Lowe, Jahmali Waite - Bermuda Starting Line-up: - Dale Eve, Lejaun Simmons (Deniche Hill 66th), Dante Leverock, Harry Twite (Julian Carpenter 75th), Justin Donawa, Roger Lee (Aunde Todd 66th), Keziah Martin, Kane Crichlow, Reggie Lambe, Djair Parfitt (Zeiko Lewis 73rd), Enrique Russell (David Jones Jr. 46th) - Substitutes - Detre Bell, J'Nai Butterfield Steede, Willie Clemons, Coleridge Fubler, Kieron Richardson, Rahzir Jones, Ne-Jai Tucker
Jamaica, featuring a host of Premier League and Championship talent, effectively ended the contest in the first half, racing to a three-goal lead.
Bermuda's resistance crumbled midway through the first half. The deadlock was broken in the 24th minute via an unfortunate own goal.
Just two minutes later, Bobby Reid doubled the Reggae Boyz’s advantage, finishing from close range. The pressure continued, and Shamar Nicholson made it 3-0 in the 35th minute, redirecting the ball subtly into the net.
The statistics highlighted Jamaica’s dominance, as they outshot Bermuda 13 to 2 in the first half and controlled a massive 72% of the possession.
Any hope of a Bermuda fightback was extinguished late in the second half. Substitute Dujuan Richards made it 4-0 in the 77th minute, running 30 yards before beating goalkeeper Dale Eve to his right.
Jamaica ended the match having outshot the visitors 28 to 5 overall. Bermuda keeper Dale Eve was kept busy throughout the evening, making a total of nine saves to prevent a larger scoreline. Final possession stood at 75% for Jamaica, versus 25% for Bermuda.
The result confirms that Bermuda’s World Cup journey for 2026 has reached its conclusion.
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