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FIFA president Infantino at National Stadium for Reggae Boyz clash
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September 25, 2026

FIFA president Infantino at National Stadium for Reggae Boyz clash

KINGSTON, Jamaica — FIFA president Gianni Infantino is at the National Stadium in Kingston for Jamaica’s Concacaf Nations League game against Guatemala.

Infantino arrived around 7:00 pm amid an ongoing re-election campaign for the top job in football.

The FIFA president’s campaign has been marred by controversy surrounding a proposal to take aspects of the World Cup to private investors, which prompted swift and widespread backlash from football associations worldwide.

Attendance at the match just an hour before kickoff was scant, with barely any seats filled at the sporting ground.

This is the first official match at the stadium since a record number of Jamaicans packed the venue to witness the possibility of the country booking a ticket for the 2026 World Cup in their Concacaf final round finale against Curacao.

That match ended nil-nil, and the resulting draw left the Reggae Boyz in second place in their group, sending Curacao through to the World Cup. They were forced into the inter-confederation play-offs and eliminated after falling to DR Congo.

Five members of the Reggae Boyz team who lost in the final game of the failed World Cup 2026 attempt were named in the starting team to face Guatemala in their Concacaf Nations League Group B game.

Five members of the Reggae Boyz team who lost in the final game of the failed World Cup 2026 attempt were named in the starting team to face Guatemala in their Concacaf Nations League Group B game.

Boyz coach Rudolph Speid named goalkeeper and team captain Andre Blake, Joel Latibeaudiere, Richard King, Isaac Hayden, Kasey Palmer, Ronaldo Webster and Tyreece Campbell in the starting team.

Starting team-

Andre Blake, Joel Latibeaudiere, Damion Lowe, Richard King, Isaac Hayden, Karoy Anderson, Kasey Palmer, Ronaldo Webster, Tyreece Campbell, Rumarn Burrell, Javon East.

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