Rejected by England, it was revealed that former Manchester United star will represent Jamaica in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers

According to the Times, Greenwood is only one step away from returning to the international arena. After successfully obtaining Jamaican nationality and passport, he has basically confirmed that he will play for the Jamaican national team.

Greenwood has chosen to play for Jamaica. Currently, he only needs to complete the conversion procedures of the registration association - that is, he will officially transfer from the English Football Federation (FA) to the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) to qualify for next month's 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Bermuda and Trinidad and Tobago.

Previously, the Jamaican Football Association hoped that Greenwood could complete registration before the qualifiers for the Central and North America and the Caribbean World Cup in June and this year's Central and North America and the Caribbean Golden Cup. However, due to the delay in handling relevant documents, he eventually missed the World Cup in June and the 2025 Golden Cup.

Despite this, Jamaica national team coach Steve McLaren is still satisfied that Greenwood can officially wear the national team jersey in September. McLaren believes that Greenwood's joining will greatly enhance the team's strength.

Greenwood is an important part of Jamaica's implementation of naturalization strategy in recent years. Led by former England coach McLaren, the Jamaica Football Association is actively recruiting players of Jamaican descent but British-born to enrich the national team. This strategy has become the core means for Jamaica to enhance its international competitiveness.

As early as January this year, the FA of England revealed that Greenwood had officially applied to convert the representative association and gave up the opportunity to play for the "Three Lions". In response, FA CEO Mark Bringham made it clear at the time: "Once he chooses to leave, it is impossible to come back." However, England has never recruited Greenwood. Now, Greenwood's international career will officially start in the Caribbean island country.