LOFTUS ROAD, England (Thursday, March 2) ? University of South Florida midfielder Kevon Neaves helped the Trinidad & Tobago National Team to a 2-0 win over Iceland in an international friendly on Feb. 28 at Loftus Road, England. The exhibition was played in preparation for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Neaves entered the match in the 77th minute, earning the first cap of his career.

Playing their first match since the 1-0 win over Bahrain in November which booked their place in the World Cup, T&T gave a confident performance and deservedly came away with the win against the tricky Iceland outfit. Captain Dwight Yorke blasted his side ahead after 10 minutes from a left side Collin Samuel ball and then he doubled the lead with an chip from a 54th minute penalty after Stern John was pushed over in the box by Ivar Ingimarsson.

Trinidad & Tobago will compete in the 2006 FIFA World Cup which will take place in Germany June 9 ? July 9, 2006). The opening match between host country Germany and Costa Rica will be played in Munich, while the winner will be crowned after the Final in Berlin. The Semi-finals will be held in Dortmund and Munich, while the “consolation” match for third place will be played in Stuttgart. According to the official match schedule for the FIFA World Cup 2006, five matches will be played in eight of the twelve stadiums, while the four biggest venues (Berlin, Dortmund, Munich and Stuttgart) will host a sixth match. The Final Draw for the 2006 FIFA World Cup took place in Leipzig on December 9, 2005. The month-long tournament will be played in twelve towns and cities: Berlin, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Hanover, Kaiserslautern, Cologne, Leipzig, Munich, Nuremberg and Stuttgart.