The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) have confirmed three friendly internationals for the Reggae Girlz as they continue their preparation for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers which kicks off in 2025.

According to a JFF release on Friday, the Reggae Girlz will be playing a friendly international against World Number 10 France on Friday October 25, 2024 at the Stade Auguste-Bonal (home of FC Sochaux-Montbeliard) which is located in Eastern France. Kick-off is slated for 9:05 pm local time and 2:05pm Jamaica time.

It will be a rematch from the 2023 World Cup in Australia where the two teams played to a nil-all draw in their tournament opener as the Reggae Girlz earned their first-ever point at a World Cup. France went on to progress to the quarter-finals while the Girlz booked a historic spot in the Round of 16 in the global spectacle.

The 42nd ranked Reggae Girlz will also face South Africa (who are ranked 50th in the World) on November 29 and December 2 at home. This will be the first time the teams will be facing each other since April 2019 in Durban as both teams played out a 1-1 draw.

Both South Africa and Jamaica made their debut in the senior Women’s World Cup in 2019 in France and in 2023 both teams advanced to the Round of 16 of the World Cup. Details will follow in subsequent releases in relation to kick off times and venues of these two matches, the JFF said.

Meanwhile, JFF President Michael Ricketts welcomed the games for the Reggae Girlz.

“We want to give our Reggae Girlz the best opportunity to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup and we feel these upcoming friendly internationals to end 2024 are beneficial to the coaching staff and players to help them prepare for the World Cup Qualifiers,” Ricketts said.

World Cup Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in Concacaf in 2025. The confederation will have four spots for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup which will be hosted in Brazil and two other teams from Concacaf will qualify for the Intercontinental playoffs