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They may have been the last team to book their place in Germany, but Trinidad & Tobago are more than capable of ruffling a few feathers at next summer's showpiece tournament. Qualification means that coach Beenhakker will be assured mythical status among the fans, and also give the country's best ever player, Dwight Yorke, the chance to grace one FIFA World Cup finals before he retires. A UEFA Champions League winner in his time at Manchester United, Yorke is not someone who is prepared to go down without a fight. The same can be said of powerful forward Stern John and the immensely talented Russell Latapy, whose return to the side at 37 coincided with the team's upturn in form. Given the abundance of talent at their disposal, any team that dares to underestimate the Soca Warriors could be in for a rather rude awakening.

The Soca Warriors will probably be the favourite team of the neutrals in Germany and those watching on television but the team, led by canny Dutchman Leo Beenhakker will want to show that are more than stereotypical happy-go-lucky Caribbeans and are aiming high.

Many of the players are well known in England and Europe. Veteran striker Dwight Yorke needs no introduction but the former Manchester United star has produced little on the pitch in the past five years. Fans will be hoping that he has enough left for a last swansong on the global stage.

There is some experience in the team to support the 34-year-old. Stern John, Mark Burchill and Dennis Lawrence are all seasoned professionals who will relish their time in the spotlight. Russell Lapaty must also be mentioned, the playmaker may be 37 but still has the talent to unlock the tightest defence.

Coach: Leo Beenhakker (NED)
FIFA Ranking: 51

Trinidad & Tobago Matches

Match #	Date & Time	Group	Teams		Result	Venue
4	Sat 10th Jun 18:00	B	TRI	SWE	0 - 0	Dortmund
19	Thu 15th Jun 18:00	B	ENG	TRI	2 - 0	Nuremberg
36	Tue 20th Jun 21:00	B	PAR	TRI	2 - 0	Kaiserslautern

Match times shown are local times for Germany (CEST/GMT+0200). Click on match date/time to view match statistics.

Past World Cup performance

First appearance at a World Cup Finals competition

Key Players

Dwight Yorke
Stern John
Russel Latapy

World Cup 2006 Qualification

Finished fourth in the CONCACAF Third Qualifying Stage, missing out on automatic qualification from a top three position. Beat Bahrain 2-1 on aggregate in the CONCACAF/Asia play-off to secure their place at the World Cup 2006 finals.

Squad

						Total		World Cup 2006
#	Posn	Name	DOB	Club		Caps	Goals	Pld	Goals	OG	YC	RC
1	GK	Hislop Shaka	22-02-1969	West Ham	ENG	27	0	2	0	0	1	0
2	DF	Cox Ian	25-03-1971	Gillingham	ENG	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	John Avery	18-06-1975	New England Revolution	USA	60	0	2	0	0	1	1
4	DF	Andrews Marvin	22-12-1975	Rangers	SCO	98	10	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Sancho Brent	13-03-1977	Gillingham	ENG	44	0	3	0	1	1	0
6	DF	Lawrence Dennis	01-08-1974	Wrexham	WAL	67	4	3	0	0	0	0
7	MF	Birchall Christopher	05-05-1984	Port Vale	ENG	23	3	3	0	0	0	0
8	DF	Gray Cyd	21-11-1976	San Juan Jabloteh	TRI	42	1	2	0	0	1	0
9	MF	Whitley Aurtis	01-05-1977	San Juan Jabloteh	TRI	28	1	3	0	0	2	0
10	FW	Latapy Russell	02-08-1968	Falkirk	SCO	67	28	1	0	0	0	0
11	MF	Edwards Carlos	24-10-1978	Luton Town	ENG	55	1	3	0	0	0	0
12	FW	Samuel Collin	27-08-1981	Dundee Utd.	SCO	20	3	1	0	0	0	0
13	FW	Glen Cornell	21-10-1980	Los Angeles Galaxy	USA	39	11	3	0	0	0	0
14	FW	John Stern	30-10-1976	Coventry	ENG	99	65	3	0	0	0	0
15	FW	Jones Kenwyne	05-10-1984	Southampton	ENG	31	2	2	0	0	1	0
16	MF	Wise Evans	23-11-1973	SV Wacker Burghausen	GER	18	3	2	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Charles Atiba	29-09-1977	W Connection	TRI	19	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Theobald Densill	27-06-1982	Falkirk	SCO	42	1	3	0	0	1	0
19	FW	Yorke Dwight	03-11-1971	Sydney FC	AUS	58	15	3	0	0	1	0
20	FW	Scotland Jason	18-02-1979	St. Johnstone	SCO	25	5	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK	Jack Kelvin	29-04-1976	Dundee FC	SCO	33	0	1	0	0	0	0
22	GK	Ince Clayton	13-07-1972	Coventry	ENG	63	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	Wolfe Anthony	23-12-1983	San Juan Jabloteh	TRI	4	0	0	0	0	0	0