Bermuda national football team

Bermuda played their first international match on 10 August 1964, against Iceland in Reykjavík, ending in a narrow victory to the Icelanders, 4–3. Some years later, Bermuda played in the 1967 Pan American Games, reaching the final, before being defeated by Mexico, 4–0. In 1968 they participated in the qualifiers for the 1970 FIFA World Cup for the first time. In Group 1 of the first round, they were paired with United States and Canada. They finished the group with one draw (against Canada, 0–0) and three losses and were eliminated. The sixties would end with an elimination at the hands of Mexico, in the 1969 CONCACAF Championship qualification preliminary round, although Bermuda, after having lost 3–0 in Mexico City, managed to defeat the Aztecs 2–1 in Hamilton, on 2 November 1969, with goals from Albert Dowling and Bernard Brangman.

The '70s would begin with another elimination in the first round of the 1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification, again at the hands of Mexico, which prevailed comfortably with an overall result of 6–0. In this decade the Bermuda team managed to win two consecutive bronze medals in the Central American and Caribbean Games of 1974 and 1978. The decade of the '80s was not very significant for the Gombey Warriors since they only participated in the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games, a tournament where reached 4th place. This would be their final participation in the Games.

On the other hand, between 1967 and 1987, the Bermuda team played several qualifying matches for the Olympic soccer tournament but never qualified for the final tournament. In this period they experienced some of their worst defeats, such as two 8–0 results against Canada and Mexico.

Absent from the World Cup qualifiers between 1972 and 1992, Bermuda returned to the 1994 preliminary tournament where they eliminated Haiti in the first round thanks to the away goals rule, after winning 1–0 in Hamilton (goal by Shaun Goater) and lost 2–1 in Port-au-Prince. Bermuda advanced to the second phase, in group B with Jamaica, Canada and El Salvador, finishing in last place with 4 points, despite managing a historic 1–0 victory against the Selecta, the result of a goal from Kyle Lightbourne. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Bermuda withdrew without playing Trinidad and Tobago in the first round.

The Gombey Warriors would return four years later for the 2002 World Cup qualifiers where they eliminated the British Virgin Islands in the first round, 5–1 and 9–0, before falling in the next phase, at the hands of Antigua and Barbuda, who won thanks to the away goal rule after drawing 0–0 at Saint John's and 1–1 in Hamilton. In the tournament preliminary route to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Bermuda got their biggest win, thrashing Montserrat 13–0. Later it was eliminated by El Salvador who prevailed 2–1 in San Salvador and later drew 2–2 in Hamilton. In the qualifying process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Bermuda eliminated the Cayman Islands in the first round with an aggregate score of 4–1. But it was brought down in the next round by Trinidad and Tobago with an aggregate score of 3–2 although Bermuda achieved an away victory, in Macoya, against the Soca Warriors (1–2), with a double from John Nusum. In the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Bermuda entered the second round directly in group B, alongside Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. Although they again defeated Trinidad and Tobago (2–1), they could only finish third in the group with 10 points, failing to advance to the third round.

On the other hand, since 1997, Bermuda began to play regularly in the knockout phase of the Caribbean Cup (except in 2001 and 2010) although it never managed to qualify for the final round. Their best performance occurred in the 2007 tournament where they advanced to the second knockout round.

In July 2013, Bermuda claimed the 15th gold medal at the 2013 Island Games, held in Hamilton. This competition is not officially recognised because teams not recognized by FIFA participate.

In 2015 Bermuda participated in the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers where they would face the Bahamas, whom they defeated over the two matches by 5–0. Going into the second round, they faced Guatemala, drawing 0–0 then falling 1–0, failing to reach the third round. Bermuda would return to the Caribbean Cup after being absent in 2014, losing initially against Cuba 2–1 but defeating French Guiana 2–1 to edge through to the second round on goal-difference. They then lost to both Dominican Republic (2–1) and French Guiana (3–0) and were eliminated from the cup.

In 2019, Bermuda debuted in the CONCACAF Nations League where Bermuda made history by qualifying into League A of the competition and, consequently, a chance to qualify for their first CONCACAF Gold Cup. In League A, Bermuda were drawn with Mexico and Panama but finished at the bottom of the group on goal-difference, forcing them into a qualification round for the Gold Cup. They defeated Barbados 8–1 in the first round but, in the final qualifying round, lost to Haiti 4–1 and were eliminated.

In 2024, FIFA Invited Bermuda to the 2024 FIFA Series matches on from 22 to 26 March 2024 held in Jeddah where they would face their first ever opponent outside from CONCACAF. On 22 March 2024, Bermuida face off against AFC continent, Brunei where they defeated them 2–0.

The following players were called up for the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations matches against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and French Guiana on 16 and 20 November 2023.[2]

Caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2023, after the match against  Belize

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Dale Eve (vice-captain)	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995	34	0	Hereford
	1GK	Detre Bell	(1997-03-08) 8 March 1997	4	0	North Village Rams
	1GK	Andrew Kempe	(2000-08-26) 26 August 2000	4	0	Temple Owls
	2DF	Dante Leverock	(1992-04-11) 11 April 1992	38	7	Robin Hood
	2DF	Reece Jones	(2000-12-07) 7 December 2000	16	0	Hartley Wintney
	2DF	Harry Twite	(2005-06-17) 17 June 2005	11	0	King's Lynn Town
	2DF	J’Nai Butterfield-Steede	(1998-03-19) 19 March 1998	0	0	Droylsden
	3MF	Roger Lee	(1991-07-01) 1 July 1991	37	0	Barwell
	3MF	Liam Evans	(1997-05-01) 1 May 1997	9	1	Robin Hood
	3MF	Ne-Jai Tucker	(2002-08-20) 20 August 2002	8	1	Unattached
	3MF	Aundè Todd	(2005-05-16) 16 May 2005	3	0	Walton & Hersham
	3MF	Keziah Martin	(2000-05-21) 21 May 2000	2	0	Boston United
	4FW	Reggie Lambe	(1991-02-04) 4 February 1991	50	10	Braintree Town
	4FW	Zeiko Lewis	(1995-04-06) 6 April 1995	37	11	Union Omaha
	4FW	Lejaun Simmons	(1993-04-07) 7 April 1993	35	9	Devonshire Cougars
	4FW	Justin Donawa	(1996-06-27) 27 June 1996	24	3	Altrincham
	4FW	Luke Robinson	(1998-10-20) 20 October 1998	11	0	Glacis United
	4FW	Jai Bean	(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002	10	6	Duke Blue Devils
	4FW	Kane Crichlow	(2000-08-21) 21 August 2000	9	6	Episkopi
	4FW	Knory Scott	(1999-06-06) 6 June 1999	8	1	Hastings United
	4FW	Remy Coddington	(2004-04-03) 3 April 2004	6	2	Poole Town
	4FW	Djair Parfitt-Williams	(1996-10-01) 1 October 1996	5	0	Ilves

The following players have also been called up to the Bermuda squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Quinaceo Hunt	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000	1	0	Pickering Town	v.  Belize; 17 October, 2023
GK	Jahquil Hill	(1997-01-15) 15 January 1997	9	0	Robin Hood	v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
DF	Daniel Cook	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003	5	0	Notts County	v.  Belize; 17 October, 2023
DF	Jalen Harvey	(1993-08-28) 28 August 1993	20	1	North Village Rams	v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
DF	Daren Usher	(1995-12-07) 7 December 1995	10	0	PHC Zebras	v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
DF	Chikosi Basden	(1999-10-07) 7 October 1999	6	0	Cockfosters	v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
DF	Nathan Furbert	(2003-05-19) 19 May 2003	1	0	Robin Hood	v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
DF	Nzari Paynter	(1999-10-07) 7 October 1999	1	0	St. George's	v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
MF	Keishon Bean	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000	11	0	PHC Zebras	v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
MF	Ahriá Simons	(1999-08-11) 11 August 1999	2	0	Northeastern Huskies	v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
FW	Nahki Wells (captain)	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990	26	17	Bristol City	v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
FW	Deniche Hill	(2004-03-11) 11 March 2004	3	0	Leicester City U-21	v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
FW	Sincere Hall	(2004-06-12) 12 June 2004	2	0	Hull City	v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
FW	Tokia Russell Jr	(2000-02-05) 5 February 2000	1	0	Totton	v.  Haiti; 28 March, 2023
Notes INJ = Withdrew due to injury RET = Retired from the national team WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Island Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not enter
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	3	5
2009	Did not enter
2011
2013	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	20	0
2015	Did not enter
2017
2023	To be determined
Total	1 Title	2/15	8	5	0	3	23	5

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.