San Jose Earthquakes forward Scott Sealy was named to the roster for the Trinidad and Tobago National Team for an upcoming World Cup qualifying match and two Digicel Cup Preliminary matches. Sealy traveled to his home country to begin preparations for the matches last week.
Sealy and Trinidad and Tobago will play their first two matches of the Digicel Cup Preliminary round on Friday, November 7 when they take on St. Kitts/Nevis, and on Sunday, November 9 against Guyana. The matches will be played at Marvin Lee Stadium. The team then returns to action on Thursday, November 19 when Trinidad and Tobago faces Cuba in a World Cup qualifying match in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Trinidad and Tobago needs a tie or a win to advance to the next stage of World Cup qualifying.
Sealy arrived in San Jose in a midseason trade with the Kansas City Wizards. He appeared in 14 games for the Quakes and scored three goals and notched three assists. He has scored 31 career goals in MLS.
A native of Trinidad, Sealy has made 12 appearances for the Trinidad and Tobago National Team. He scored a goal in his first appearance in a Trinidad and Tobago uniform on June 20, 2004 against the Dominican Republic. Sealy also played in several World Cup qualifying matches in 2005.
Trinidad and Tobago is currently on second place of Group 1 in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying with eight points, four points behind the United States. The top two teams from each of the three groups will advance to the final hexagonal stage, where three teams will qualify directly to South Africa 2010. The team that finishes in fourth place will take on the team that finishes in fifth place in the South American qualifying for a place at South Africa 2010.
