Jamaica at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia Jamaica at the FIFA World Cup Jamaica have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 1998. Contents 1 World Cup record 2 Jamaica at France 1998 2.1 Squad 2.2 Group H table 2.3 Jamaica vs. Croatia 2.4 Argentina vs Jamaica 2.5 Japan vs Jamaica 3 Record Players 4 Top Goalscorers 5 References World Cup record FIFA World Cup record Year Round Position Pld D * GF GA 1930 Did not enter 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 Did not qualify 1970 Withdrew 1978 Did not qualify 1982 Did not enter 1986 Withdrew Did not qualify 1998 Group stage 22nd 0 9 2002 Did not qualify 2006 2014 2018 2022 To be determined 2026 Total Group stage 1 / 21 0 9 Jamaica at France 1998 Squad Jamaica Head coach : Renê Simões No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK Warren Barrett ( 1970 - 07 - 09 ) 9 July 1970 ( aged 27 ) 128 Violet Kickers 2DF Stephen Malcolm ( 1970 - 05 - 02 ) 2 May 1970 ( aged 28 ) 62 Seba United 3MF Chris Dawes ( 1974 - 05 - 31 ) 31 May 1974 ( aged 24 ) Galaxy 2DF Linval Dixon ( 1971 - 09 - 14 ) 14 September 1971 ( aged 26 ) 104 Hazard 5 2DF Ian Goodison ( 1972 - 11 - 21 ) 21 November 1972 ( aged 25 ) 55 Olympic Gardens 6 3MF Fitzroy Simpson ( 1970 - 02 - 26 ) 26 February 1970 ( aged 28 ) 23 Portsmouth 7 3MF Peter Cargill ( 1964 - 03 - 02 ) 2 March 1964 ( aged 34 ) 76 Harbour View 8 4FW Marcus Gayle ( 1970 - 09 - 27 ) 27 September 1970 ( aged 27 ) 5 Wimbledon 9 4FW Andy Williams ( 1977 - 09 - 23 ) 23 September 1977 ( aged 20 ) 25 Columbus Crew 10 4FW Walter Boyd ( 1972 - 01 - 01 ) 1 January 1972 ( aged 26 ) 57 Arnett Gardens 11 3MF Theodore Whitmore ( 1972 - 08 - 05 ) 5 August 1972 ( aged 25 ) 76 Seba United 12 2DF Dean Sewell ( 1972 - 04 - 13 ) 13 April 1972 ( aged 26 ) Constant Spring 13 1GK Aaron Lawrence ( 1970 - 08 - 11 ) 11 August 1970 ( aged 27 ) 17 Reno 14 1GK Donovan Ricketts ( 1977 - 06 - 07 ) 7 June 1977 ( aged 21 ) 0 Wadadah 15 2DF Ricardo Gardner ( 1978 - 09 - 25 ) 25 September 1978 ( aged 19 ) 34 Harbour View 16 3MF Robbie Earle ( 1965 - 01 - 27 ) 27 January 1965 ( aged 33 ) 8 Wimbledon 17 4FW Onandi Lowe ( 1973 - 12 - 02 ) 2 December 1973 ( aged 24 ) 30 Harbour View 18 4FW Deon Burton ( 1976 - 10 - 25 ) 25 October 1976 ( aged 21 ) 18 Derby County 19 2DF Frank Sinclair ( 1971 - 12 - 03 ) 3 December 1971 ( aged 26 ) 5 Chelsea 20 3MF Darryl Powell ( 1971 - 11 - 15 ) 15 November 1971 ( aged 26 ) Derby County 21 2DF Durrant Brown ( 1964 - 07 - 08 ) 8 July 1964 ( aged 33 ) 125 Wadadah 22 4FW Paul Hall ( 1972 - 07 - 03 ) 3 July 1972 ( aged 25 ) 23 Portsmouth Group H table Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Argentina 0 0 7 0 + 7 9 Croatia 0 + 2 6 Jamaica 0 9 - 6 Japan 0 0 - 3 0 Jamaica vs. Croatia 14 June 1998 21 : 00 Jamaica 1 -- 3 Croatia Earle 45 ' ( Report ) Stanić 27 ' Prosinečki 53 ' Šuker 69 ' Stade Félix - Bollaert, Lens Attendance : 38,058 Referee : Vítor Melo Pereira ( Portugal ) Argentina vs Jamaica 21 June 1998 17 : 30 Argentina 5 -- 0 Jamaica Ortega 31 ', 55 ' Batistuta 72 ', 80 ', 82 ' ( pen. ) Report Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance : 45,000 Referee : Rune Pedersen ( Norway ) Japan vs Jamaica 26 June 1998 16 : 00 Japan 1 -- 2 Jamaica Nakayama 74 ' Report Whitmore 39 ', 54 ' Stade Gerland, Lyon Attendance : 39,100 Referee : Günter Benkö ( Austria ) Record players Nine players have been fielded in all three of Jamaica 's FIFA World Cup matches, making them record World Cup players for their country : No. Name Matches Walter Boyd Deon Burton Robbie Earle Ricardo Gardner Ian Goodison Paul Hall Fitzroy Simpson Frank Sinclair Theodore Whitmore Top goalscorers The two goals scored by Theodore Whitmore during Jamaica 's only World Cup win, their 2 - 1 over Japan, make him Jamaica 's record scorer at World Cup tournaments. No. Name Goals World Cups Theodore Whitmore 1998 Robbie Earle 1998 References Jump up ^ `` Remembering Jamaica at France ' 98 : media darlings, history - makers and more than just the ' Reggae Boyz ' ''. Retrieved 15 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` The unlikely journey of Jamaica to France 98 ''. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018. 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Question: when did jamaica make it to the world cup
Answer: 1998