PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Timbers defender Jermaine Taylor has been named to the Jamaica Men’s National Team roster for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, it was announced today.
Taylor and Jamaica will open the 2016 Copa America Centenario, the oldest international continental soccer competition in the world, on Sunday, June 5, taking on Venezuela at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill., at 2 p.m. (Pacific). Following the match against Venezuela, Jamaica will then face Mexico on June 9 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif., at 7 p.m. (Pacific), before concluding the group stage against Uruguay on June 13 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.