Jamaica is into the Women's World Cup for the first time. The Reggae Girlz needed a shootout topped Panama 4-2 in penalties after a 2-2 draw through 120 minutes on Wednesday to earn third place of the Concacaf Women's Championship and a spot in the 2019 World Cup in France.
Jamaica manager Hue Menzies swapped goalkeepers in the final minute of extra time, bringing Nicole Mcclure in to act as shot-stopper during the shootout rather than Sydney Schneider. The choice paid off. Mcclure stopped two penalty kicks while Jamaica's attackers converted on all four it took to lock up the victory.