Jamaica kicked off their only World Cup campaign to date on this day in 1998. It's a fabulous story.
Of all the stories of unfancied teams making it to the World Cup, Jamaica’s 1998 run is among the more intriguing.
The Reggae Boyz might have struggled to make a mark when they made it to France, but getting there was a big enough achievement in and of itself.
In the 1994 campaign, not only did Jamaica fail to qualify, but they failed to reach the final round of qualifying, winning just one of their six games in the penultimate round. But then things changed.
