The Trinidad and Tobago national football team represents Trinidad and Tobago in men's international football, which is governed by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association founded in 1908. It has been an affiliate member of FIFA and CONCACAF since 1964. Regionally, it is an affiliate member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.
Trinidad and Tobago has qualified for the FIFA World Cup once (2006), it is one of twelve CONCACAF teams that have participated.
Trinidad and Tobago has participated nineteen times in CONCACAF's premier continental competition, finishing as runners-up in the CONCACAF Championship in 1973. The team's best performance under the CONCACAF Gold Cup format was reaching the semifinals in 2000. It has participated three times in League A and once in League B of the CONCACAF Nations League, reaching the quarter-finals in the 2023âÂÂ24 edition. Regionally, it is the most successful team in the Caribbean Zone, winning 10 CFU Championship/Caribbean Cup titles (both organized by CFU, the regional body for the Caribbean Zone).
The Soca Warriors qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, after defeating Bahrain 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate in the CONCACAFâÂÂAFC intercontinental play-off. The separate Trinidad and Tobago football teams are not related to the national team and are not directly affiliated with FIFA or CONCACAF, but are affiliated with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association.
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 2âÂÂ1 after being denied five goals. The referee, José Roberto HenrÃÂquez of El Salvador, and Canadian linesman James Higuet were subsequently banned for life by FIFA for the dubious events of the match.
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", Paul Caligiuri of the United States scored the only goal of the game in the 38th minute crushing Trinidad and Tobago's qualification hopes. 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.
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 1âÂÂ1 draw at home to win 1âÂÂ0 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 played their initial game, drawing 0âÂÂ0 against Sweden, even though they were reduced to ten men early in the second half. They faced losses in their remaining matches against England and Paraguay, each by a 2âÂÂ0 margin.
Trinidad and Tobago began their campaign in the second round against Bermuda. Trinidad and Tobago lost the first match 2âÂÂ1 at home, but bounced back to win the away leg 2âÂÂ0 to progress to the third round 3âÂÂ2 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 2âÂÂ2 with El Salvador after leading 2âÂÂ0, and then drew 1âÂÂ1 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 1âÂÂ0, 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 (1âÂÂ0) and Barbados (2âÂÂ0) in their first two matches. However, on 7 October 2011, they lost away to Bermuda in Devonshire Parish 2âÂÂ1. The team recovered four days later by defeating Barbados 4âÂÂ0 in the Hasely Crawford Stadium with a hat-trick from Lester Peltier. 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 2âÂÂ0 and faced elimination. Kenwyne Jones pull a goal back in the 93rd minute, but the match ended 2âÂÂ1 to Guyana. On 12 January 2012, Otto Pfister was sacked after the country's earliest exit from World Cup qualification since 1994.
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 2âÂÂ1 victory in the final match.
Trinidad and Tobago entered qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the first round and were drawn into Group F with Saint Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, and Guyana. The team finished second in the group with 8 points and failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Trinidad and Tobago entered qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the second round and were drawn into Group B with Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Bahamas, and Costa Rica.
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. 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.
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. Trinidad and Tobago hosted two games during "The Hex" in late 2017. They lost to Honduras 1âÂÂ2 on 1 September 2017. On 10 October 2017, Trinidad and Tobago defeated the United States 2âÂÂ1, 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.
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 is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see .
The following players were named in the squad for the 2026 FIFA Series matches against Venezuela and Gabon on 27 and 30 March 2026; respectively in Uzbekistan.
Caps and goals updated as of 30 March 2026, after the match against Gabon.
The following players have been called to the squad in the last twelve months.
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 0âÂÂ0 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 2026.
CONCACAF Championship 1963âÂÂ1989, CONCACAF Gold Cup 1991âÂÂpresent
Only official honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).
Last update was on 23 December 2021 Source:
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