Overview
- Jamaica needed a home win over Curacao in Kingston to qualify directly for 2026 but were held scoreless in the final group match.
- Curacao advanced as Group B winner, finishing with 12 points, one more than Jamaica.
- McClaren said he had given everything, accepted responsibility for falling short, and concluded a change was in the team’s best interests.
- Jamaica must appoint a replacement before the inter-confederation play-offs, which will include Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo, New Caledonia, Bolivia and Suriname.
- Assistant coach Dean Gorre said McClaren was in tears after the result, a setback that recalls his failure to take England to Euro 2008.