Jamaica women's soccer qualifies for second straight World Cup amid tragedy

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To borrow from native son Bob Marley, Jamaica is jammin'.

Jamaica has qualified for the 2023 Women's World Cup as one of the top four finishers at the CONCACAF W Championship. The Reggae Girlz next face Canada on Thursday night in the tournament semifinals.

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Jamaica's Tiernny Wiltshire (19) and United States' Sophia Smith fight for the ball during a CONCACAF Women's Championship soccer match in Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday, July 7, 2022.  (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Next summer's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will mark Jamaica's second appearance in soccer's premier tournament. They were the first-ever Caribbean team to make the field in 2019.

The Reggae Girlz have made a dramatic climb onto the international stage. The team didn't exist just six years ago and it has had to constantly struggle for funding.

"There’s so much higher levels that we can reach with even more investment from back home," forward Kayla McCoy said. "So we’re kind of excited to see what comes from us qualifying again, because not a lot of people thought we could do it again. I think it kind of solidified us into this position and now people know that that we’re for real and will begin to invest a bit more."

The team was disbanded in 2008 after failing to qualify for the 2007 World Cup and the 2008 Olympics.

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Jamaica's Tiernny Wiltshire (19) controls the ball as United States' Mallory Pugh falls on the pitch during a CONCACAF Women's Championship soccer match in Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday, July 7, 2022.  (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

In 2014, Bob