SEOUL, South Korea, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz went through the final practice session here yesterday as they put the finishing touches on their preparation for their international friendly against South Korea here today.
The contest is expected to be a tough one for the Caribbean side, with South Korea ranked 53rd in the latest FIFA rankings and Jamaica ranked four spots below.
Reggae Boyz forward Giles Barnes.
Also, South Korea have been in imperious form in their World Cup qualifying campaign and currently sit on top the standings in the second round of the Asian zone, with four wins from as many games.
They are preparing to face bottom placed Myanmar in their next qualifier next month.
Jamaica, meanwhile, had a troubled start to their World Cup qualifying campaign in the CONCACAF zone, going down 3-2 to Nicaragua in the first leg before scrambling a 2-0 win in the away leg in Managua, in order to reach the fourth round.
Since their arrival here last weekend, the Jamaicans have battled wintry weather in practice and temperatures are forecast to plunge to around 15 degrees Celsius around game time slated for 8 pm (7 pm Eastern Caribbean time).
