MISSION IN MEXICO

THE road to Brazil 2027 goes through Mexico as Jamaica’s senior Reggae Girlz will get a taste of hostile, high-pressure football when they face 28thranked El Tri Femenil in two friendly internationals — the first today in Aguascalientes at 3:00 pm (Jamaica time).

The second game is on October 13 in Querétaro and for Head Coach Hubert Busby, it is the perfect dress rehearsal for next month’s do-or-die showdown against Costa Rica in the Concacaf Women’s Championship quarter-final in Dallas, which will determine whether Jamaica books its ticket to the 2027 World Cup in Brazil.

“We’ve got two really tough matches against the 28th-ranked team in the world, Mexico, in some hostile conditions on home soil, but we feel it’s going to serve us well heading into Dallas next month,” Busby said in a pre-game press conference yesterday.