Jamaica’s national senior women’s football team will play three friendly internationals, including against European giants France, as they continue their preparation for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers which kicks off in 2025.
The Reggae Girlz will be playing a friendly international against World Number 10 France on Friday October 25, 2024 at the Stade Auguste-Bonal (home of FC Sochaux-Montbeliard) which is located in Eastern France.
Kick off is slated for 9:05 pm local time and 2:05pm Jamaica time.
France were quarter-finalists in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The Reggae Girlz have fond memories with France as Jamaica’s first FIFA Women’s World Cup Appearance in 2019 came in France and Jamaica’s first ever point at a FIFA Women’s World Cup came against the French in the 2023 tournament in Australia in a 0-0 draw.
The 42nd ranked Reggae Girlz will also face South Africa (who are ranked 50th in the World) on November 29 and December 2 at home.
This will be the first time both teams are facing each other since April 2019 in Durban as both teams played out a 1-1 draw.
Both South Africa and Jamaica made their debut in the senior Women’s World Cup in 2019 in France and in 2023 both teams advanced to the Round of 16 of the World Cup.
President of the Jamaica Football Federation Michael Ricketts welcomed the games for the Reggae Girlz.
“We want to give our Reggae Girlz the best opportunity to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup and we feel these upcoming friendly internationals to end 2024 are beneficial to the coaching staff and players to help them prepare for the World Cup Qualifiers.”
World Cup Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in CONCACAF in 2025.
CONCACAF will have 4 spots for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup which will be hosted in Brazil and two other teams from CONCACAF will qualify for the Intercontinental playoffs.
