Antigua & Barbuda Reach the Semifinals

Some say it was all thanks to Kerry Skepple, whose career abroad spanned brief stints at Indiana Wesleyan and the Finnish second division before making that winning goal on the Haitian team. Others say it was Antigua & Barbuda’s intense dedication and hot little rivalry with the Haitian elite that drove them to victory. Whatever the case, a single goal won Antigua & Barbuda a victory over the favored team from Haiti and brought them into the semifinals of the World Cup 2014 – history was made.

Antigua & Barbuda had never reached the semifinals, but after a long history of trials and tribulations it looks like this island nation of over 89,000 inhabitants will finally get the representation it deserves. Unfortunately, the battle has just begun. Grouped together with the United States, Jamaica and Guatamala – Antigua & Barbuda will need the help of all their top players and the finely-tuned coaching skills of Englishman Tom Curtis if they hope to climb to the top of the competition.

While soccer has never been as popular in the United States as with the countries in Europe, you can bet that avid fans along the west coast will have their directv California television services cued and ready for the excitement yet to come.