Jamaican women's soccer team makes history with 2019 World Cup debut. (Photo: Jamaican Football Federation)
Jamaican women’s soccer team makes history with 2019 World Cup debut.
(Photo: Jamaican Football Federation)

Nicknamed The Reggae Girlz, Jamaica’s women’s football team made history by qualifying for the 2019 Women’s World Cup. They are the first women’s soccer team from a Caribbean country to quality for the prestigious soccer tournament. Watch France 24’s report on this dynamic group of women.

 

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