Rangers centre-back Marvin Andrews has been ruled out of Trinidad and Tobago's opening game against Sweden after suffering a recurrence of a knee injury.

National team coach Leo Beenhakker very calmly took in Monday evening?s 2-1 victory over German Third Division side FC St Pauli but it was the 20,000 odd fans and the hundreds outside Millerntor-Stadion in Hamburg's who took their support to a next level as they sang jubilantly and waved Trinidad and Tobago flags throughout the evening?s proceedings.

Simply fantastic are the two words that summed up what Trinidad and Tobago?s Soca Warriors experienced during its welcome day in Germany and more particular Rotenburg as they arrived from Prague to officially begin their 2006 World Cup campaign.

Jan Koller scored two goals and set up another yesterday to lead the Czech Republic over Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 in their final warm-up match before the World Cup.

Hat trick hero Milivoje Novakovic scored in the 4th, 15th and 77th minute that sunk Trinidad and Tobago to a disappointing loss to Slovenia in a world cup tune up match at the Stade Evry-Bodnoufle.

Robert Earnshaw's double earned Wales a 2-1 victory over World Cup finalists Trinidad & Tobago in Austria. Stern John had given the Caribbean nation the lead on 32 minutes, but Earnshaw sent the teams in level at half time after a predatory finish.

Trinidad and Tobago's World Cup squad scored a comfortable 3-2 win over Austria Vienna in a training match at the Thermen Arena on Tuesday before an appreciative crowd of 900 odd fans.

Employees of the Atlantic LNG plant at Point Fortin were evacuated yesterday for the second time in three days when a report of an explosion was made to the Control Room.

Fraud Squad detectives yesterday obtained a warrant to search the Chambers of Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma at the Hall of Justice.

The Soca Warriors belong to the people of TnT. President of CONCACAF, Austin Jack Warner, delivered this patriotic comment at the farewell dinner in honour of the Warriors at Sepp Blatter Hall, Joao Havelange Centre of Excellence, Macoya, on Friday night.