00:00The 49th ranked Venezuela will be the favourites against the now 99th ranked Trinidad and Tobago when the two teams
00:06meet in their FIFA series clash on Friday.
00:09Speaking to the media today, interim coach of the national team Derek King said he's happy they've gotten the opportunity
00:14to participate in the tournament.
00:16I want to say thanks for giving us the opportunity to play in the FIFA Pro Series 2026. It's important
00:26for us as a team. We are also alongside some senior players and some of our younger players and I
00:34think it's a good opportunity for them to come here and experience this tournament.
00:41He explained they are using the opportunity to build after the World Cup. He admitted that they will be facing
00:47tough opposition against Venezuela in their opening encounter but they are approaching the match with a positive mindset.
00:53This is a very good tournament for us. As I said, it's a good experience. It's a team we didn't
01:00qualify for the World Cup but it's a building process at this moment.
01:04I think with the likes of Venezuela and Gabon, two very good teams. Our main focus is against Venezuela. We
01:12come up against a very experienced team. Technically some players with good experience as well but as I told the
01:20players, once we go there and execute our game plan, we will come up with a positive result.
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