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2Continental finals reached

Greatest games

Jamaica's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

W 2-1 v Japan
#1
Date
1998-06-26
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.040
L 1-3 v Croatia
#2
Date
1998-06-14
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.930
L 0-1 v Argentina
#3
Date
2015-06-20
Stage
Copa América · Group Stage
Game Score
0.891
L 0-5 v Argentina
#4
Date
1998-06-21
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.761
L 0-1 v Uruguay
#5
Date
2015-06-13
Stage
Copa América · Group Stage
Game Score
0.747
L 0-2 v Mexico
#6
Date
2016-06-09
Stage
Copa América · Group Stage
Game Score
0.741
L 1-3 v Ecuador
#7
Date
2024-06-26
Stage
Copa América · Group Stage
Game Score
0.696
L 0-1 v Mexico
#8
Date
2024-06-22
Stage
Copa América · Group Stage
Game Score
0.610
L 0-1 v Venezuela
#9
Date
2016-06-05
Stage
Copa América · Group Stage
Game Score
0.493
L 0-3 v Uruguay
#10
Date
2016-06-13
Stage
Copa América · Group Stage
Game Score
0.484

Footprint

Tournament appearances
20
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2025
World Cup appearances
1
Continental appearances
19
Last final reached
2017
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Jamaica. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Vanuatu
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.60 · distance 0.29
New Caledonia
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.60 · distance 0.40
China
Repeated continental champions
Honors 1.00 · distance 0.63
Tunisia
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 3.75 · distance 0.73
Mali
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.75 · distance 0.91

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2025Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2025
Jamaica
2024Copa
Appearance
Copa América 2024
Jamaica
2023Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2023
Jamaica
2021Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2021
Jamaica
2019Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2019
Jamaica
2017Gold
Final
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2017
Jamaica
2016Copa
Appearance
Copa América 2016
Jamaica
2015Gold
Final
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2015
Jamaica
2015Copa
Appearance
Copa América 2015
Jamaica
2011Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2011
Jamaica
2009Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2009
Jamaica
2005Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2005
Jamaica
2003Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2003
Jamaica
2000Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2000
Jamaica
1998WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1998
Jamaica
1998Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1998
Jamaica
1993Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1993
Jamaica
1991Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1991
Jamaica
1969Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1969
Jamaica
1963Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1963
Jamaica

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

2017 Lost
CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States
Score
1-2
Venue
Levi's Stadium, United States
2015 Lost
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Mexico
Score
1-3
Venue
Lincoln Financial Field, United States