KANSAS CITY, Kansas — Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz were in their element when they pulled of an intense training session at the Johnson County Community College Wednesday evening.

On a cool Kansas evening where the temperatures dropped to 60 degrees Fahrenheit, a fired bunch of players were in no mood for games as they stake their claim for spots on head coach

Winfried Schafer’s final 11 for Friday’s CONCACAF World Cup qualifying match against the USA at Sporting Park, the home of MLS outfit Kansas City Wizards.

In one-touch and two-touch scrimmaging activities, the players looked sharp and hungry.

If that intensity is repeated in upcoming training sessions, schafer may have a tough task selecting his starting 11.

But as they in sport, that’s a good problem for a coach to have.

While all players looked in tip-top form, Jermaine ‘Tuffy’ Anderson, Darren Mattocks, Theo Robinson, Jobi McAnuff, Westley Morgan, Ryan Johnson, Deshorn Brown and Jermaine Johnson were particularly in blazing form.

On the same day the Boyz face the USA, Honduras host Costa Rica in San Pedro Sula, while Mexico and Panama clash at high altitude Azteca in Mexico City.

Along with the USA on 16 points, Costa Rica on 15 points have also booked their Brazil 2014 World Cup spot. Honduras follow in the race with 11 points and are on the verge of clinching the third automatic qualifying spot.

Panama and Mexico, eight points each, and Jamaica at the bottom with four are fighting for the fourth-place play-off spot.

Jamaica will close out their Brazil 2014 campaign next Tuesday in a home game against Honduras.

The top three teams will qualify directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals, while the fourth-placed team will play a home-and-away series against New Zealand, the winner of Oceania.

Full squad — DuWayne Kerr, Daniel Gordon, Lloyd Doyley, Marvin Elliott, Jermaine Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Joel Mcanuff, Darren Mattocks, Theo Robinson, Shaun Cummings, Jermaine Taylor, Westley Morgan, Alvas Powell, Adrian Mariappa, Je-Vaughn Watson, Rodolph Austin, Demar Phillips, Deshorn Brown, Richard McCallum, Gariece McPherson, Jermaine Anderson, Romario Campbell, Kemar Lawrence.