00:00It's important to be upset and use that with you to fuel ourselves to get to the next World Cup.
00:09But I feel like the focus has to be shifted now onto the next one.
00:14We can't really look into the past.
00:16I feel like it has to be thinking ahead.
00:19Obviously, yeah, it's tough to see teams like the Curaçao, the Haiti competing in the World Cup,
00:25knowing that it should be us.
00:28But ultimately, now the focus is on 2013.
00:32Even though 2030 is the ultimate goal, the immediate one is next month's CONCACAF Nations League.
00:38Rio Cardin has established himself as a starter during the CONCACAF qualification,
00:42and the former TNT youth player is ready to step up even more in the upcoming campaign.
00:47I just know that now I feel like I've cemented my place as a starter.
00:52Obviously, it doesn't mean that I'm comfortable.
00:55Everyone has to fight for their place, whether that's the star player in the team,
01:00whether that's Ronaldo, Messi, everyone has to fight for their place in the team.
01:06So, yeah, I feel them performances definitely give me a bit of confidence going forward,
01:12just knowing that we have the ability to compete against top teams.
01:16It's a similar situation at his Premier League club, Crystal Palace, where the young talent earned his debut
01:22and first Premier League start prior to winning a European title.
01:26I'm just looking for regular minutes, whether that's in the Europa League or Premier League.
01:33I just want to really get my foot in the door and just become more of an established, experienced player
01:38that will hopefully go up the ranks and just become a starter one day.
01:43As a beneficiary of the grandparent rule, with both his grandparents being born in TNT,
01:49Cardin's is a positive example not only for potential players elsewhere with TNT connections,
01:54but even a couple others at Crystal Palace.
01:57I think me now playing for Trinidad and Tobago could definitely inspire more players in England,
02:05academies to search their roots and get the opportunity that I had.
02:10Terence Clark, TV6 Sport.
02:13TNT folks keep hearing it.
02:14Terence Clark, TV6 Sport.
02:14Pokemon, TV6 Sport.
02:14Karl H
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