Austin. Icelander Heimir Hallgrímsson resigned from his place as Jamaica’s coach on Sunday after dropping all of their group stage matches on the Copa América, the place they sealed their elimination by being thrashed (3-0) by Venezuela.
“The Jamaica Soccer Federation (JFF) has accepted the resignation of the pinnacle coach of the boys’s nationwide group. The choice was communicated immediately (Sunday) by the coach to the president (of the federation) and to the gamers,” the establishment stated in a press release.
The Reggae Boyz arrived optimistically on the world’s oldest match, which is being held in the US this 12 months. Hallgrímsson had promised objectives and good group play from his group.
They gave Mexico a tough time of their Group B debut, however ultimately fell 1-0.
Of their second match they met Ecuador, who additionally conceded three objectives, however they managed to scale back the hole with a purpose from Michail Antonio, his first purpose in a Copa América.
That outcome left them out of the competitors. And this Sunday, after they needed to save their honour, the Vinotinto beat them 3-0, confirming their qualification to the quarter-finals as first in Group B.
On the press convention, the outgoing coach admitted that his group gave up after they felt overwhelmed.
Nonetheless, with him that they had already managed to beat the Dominican Republic 1-0 and Dominica 3-2 away from residence, this 12 months on the second date of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
And earlier than that, they completed third within the final Nations League, which gave them a spot within the Copa América.
“Hallgrímsson arrived in Jamaica over two years in the past and has labored laborious to lift the usual of the nationwide group. The JFF and all of Jamaica have benefited vastly on account of the coach’s tenure,” the assertion stated.
“The JFF wish to thank him for the work he has achieved and we’re glad with the coach’s dedication to the group,” he added.
He additionally reported that the seek for his alternative will start to face the Concacaf Nations League and the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
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– 2024-07-03 01:06:36
