Steve McClaren has quit as Jamaica manager after 18 months in charge following failure to qualify for the World Cup.

Jamaica were beaten to a place at next summer's tournament by Curaçao, who they could only manage a 0-0 draw with at the National Stadium in Kingston.

The Reggae Boyz needed Jamaica needed a victory in order to qualify for the World Cup and finish top of their group. McClaren had made a solid start to his time with Jamaica, as they won their first two games without conceding. A loss away to Curaçao and a draw to Trinidad and Tobago , either side of beating Bermuda stalled their progress.

Curaçao, their opponents on Tuesday, became the smallest nation to ever qualify for the World Cup with the tiny Caribbean island boasting a population of just 156,115 people.

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