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INSANE: Steve mcclaren quits as jamaica head coach with path to world cup still open | Vintage Vibes

Steve McClaren
Steve McClaren said coaching Jamaica had been ‘one of the greatest honours’ of his career. Photograph: Ricardo Makyn/AFP/Getty Images

Steve McClaren has resigned as Jamaica’s head coach after a goalless draw with Curaçao ended the team’s hopes of automatic World Cup qualification and left them in March’s intercontinental playoffs.

Jamaica needed a win but hit the woodwork three times in the second half as Curaçao became the smallest country by population to win a berth at the World Cup finals. McClaren’s side finished second in Group B of Concacaf qualifying despite being the favourites.

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