Barbados, due to play the United States in the first leg of a second-round tie in California on June 15, will replace Haiti, who were initially scheduled to oppose the Reggae Boyz in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on May 18.

On Friday, JFF's boss Captain Horace Burrell confirmed speculation that the match against Haiti would not get off the ground because of what he described as "failure on the part of the Haitian promoters to honour contractual obligations".

Burrell did not specify the areas where the promoters came up short.

With the Haiti game out the window, Jamaica, ranked 103 by FIFA, will consequently not have a game this month.

But as soon as it appeared that the Haiti (ranked 106) encounter was in doubt, Burrell sprung to action and has already got a commitment from Barbados (ranked 116) to visit Jamaica, early next month. "We are presently finalising arrangements with the Barbados officials for that game at The Office on Tuesday, June 3," he noted.

He said that all available overseas-based players would be called up for this encounter, and were expected to be in Jamaica for a training camp starting May 25. (EZS)