{"id":5434,"date":"2023-08-02T10:34:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T14:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/?p=5434"},"modified":"2023-08-03T11:43:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T15:43:08","slug":"jamaica-reggae-girlz-make-history-at-fifa-womens-world-cup-soccer-wwc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/jamaica-reggae-girlz-make-history-at-fifa-womens-world-cup-soccer-wwc\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaica&#8217;s Reggae Girlz Continue To Make History At The WWC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For everyone on the East Coast who got up early this morning to watch Jamaica&#8217;s Reggae Girlz at the Women&#8217;s World Cup, you were treated to history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Jamaican women&#8217;s soccer team, which made its first FIFA Women&#8217;s World Cup appearance in 2019, has already shocked the field with its performance so far, bringing joy to Jamaican fans across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, the Reggae Girlz lost their three matches by a combined score of 12-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But 2023 has been a completely different story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This morning, Jamaica tied Brazil 0-0 and advanced to the Knockout round for the first time ever despite only scoring one goal in the group stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;JAMAICA, JAMAICA!&quot;<br><br>Jamaica ties Brazil and advance to the Knockout round for the first time ever. They are the first Caribbean nation to do so in a WWC. <br><br>And they advance despite scoring only 1 goal in the group stage. \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf2\u26bd\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReggaeGirlz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ReggaeGirlz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FIFAWWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FIFAWWC<\/a>\u202f\u202f\u202f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BeyondGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BeyondGreatness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NGEKNZk6wK\">pic.twitter.com\/NGEKNZk6wK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; First and Pen (@firstandpen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/firstandpen\/status\/1686709350662856704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also made history by becoming the first Caribbean nation to make the Knockout stage in Women&#8217;s World Cup history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a team that was struggling to raise money to make the trip to Australia\/New Zealand, they&#8217;ve more than made up for a lack of finances with their refusal to quit or bow down to traditional soccer powerhouses like France and Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jamaica&#8217;s 2023 WWC began with a 0-0 tie with France, earning the team its first-ever World Cup point.<\/p><div id=\"first-3562243379\" class=\"first-content first-entity-placement\"><!-- \/22950135888\/FAP_Article_Leaderboard_Instream2 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1700413625220-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 90px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700413625220-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A week later, the Reggae Girlz made history again by earning their first-ever World Cup victory, a 1-0 win over Panama. They also scored their first goal of the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That victory earned them a shot at Brazil, a country well known for its love of the Beautiful Game and its soccer prowess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But reputation meant nothing to Jamaica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team fought through long stretches of Brazilian attacks on goal and periods of not being able to clear the ball. 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