Jamaica Reggae Boyz defender, Damion Lowe, insists the team understands the frustration fans are experiencing following a slow start to the World Cup qualifiers but maintains the race to advance from the region has only just begun.
The Jamaica national team, who are looking to get to the World Cup for the first time in over 23 years, find themselves at the bottom of the eight-team group after the first three games. The Boyz opened with a 2-1 loss away to Mexico, followed by a damaging 3-0 home loss to Panama.
The Jamaicans did, however, stage a recovery of sorts with a 1-1 draw away to Costa Rica. The team is at this point, however, six points behind leaders Mexico who top the table with 7 and four behind the trio of Canada, the United States, and Panama who are currently in the qualifying spots, all tied on five points. Lowe has, however, assured fans the team is far from out of the running.
“Every team goes through struggles and rough patches, unfortunately, ours was at the start of the qualifiers, but it only gives us fire in our belly and keeps us humble,” Lowe told SportsMax.TV’s InCaseYouMissedIT.
“If you look at the table we are not far off, people are tying, people are losing. You saw Honduras, USA game, anything can happen, Concacaf is one of the hardest to qualify out of. It’s all up in the air, nothing is decided, it’s only three games in,” he added.