Trinidad tormentor John Barry Nusum has vowed to put his body on the line and play through the pain barrier in Sunday's World Cup qualifying showdown between Bermuda and the Soca Warriors.

Nusum will receive treatment 'around the clock' for the hamstring injury he picked up during Bermuda's astonishing 2-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago at the Marvin Lee Stadium last weekend.

The 26-year-old, who struck a double salvo, caused the Caribbean powerhouse all manner of problems with his physical presence and back-to-goal qualities and is desperate to start the deciding second leg at the National Sports Centre.

"I'll be playing against Trinidad, I can let you know that now. It won't even be an issue," declared Nusum, who was substituted late during the first leg.

"I've been icing my hamstring and using an electric stimulating machine on it and will be receiving treatment throughout the week. It feels a lot better than it did after the game."

Trinidad will still be confident of qualifying for the next stage and are sure to travel to Bermuda with their leading lights as they look to avenge their embarrassing defeat.

But Nusum is adamant the Gombey Warriors are in the 'driver's seat' after scoring two precious away goals and has backed them to fend off Trinidad's inevitable backlash.

"I think we will go into the game with the same attitude as the first leg and adopt a defensive mindset," he said.

"If we stick together and stick to our game plan, I think we can pull this off.

"We can hold them to one-goal and if they score two goals we know we're capable of scoring against them. I felt comfortable against their defenders and I think we spotted a few weaknesses that we can exploit.

"I believe we are in the drivers' seat because we have nothing to lose. They have to come to Bermuda and beat us. If we are going to do something special this is the time to do it."

Nusum's brace saw him leapfrog Shaun Goater as Bermuda's all-time leading goalscorer in World Cup qualifying football. While he is not a man who pays too much attention to records he said he was proud to have taken 'the Goat's' goalscoring accolade.

"To be honest I had not even thought about it until Kenny (Thompson) mentioned it to me after the game," he admitted.

"But sure, it's a nice record to have and I just hope there are plenty more World Cup qualifying matches for me to add to my tally. To be fair we didn't have a lot going forward on Sunday, so it was good that I was able to finish a couple of times,"

Bermuda's triumphant squad touched down on the Island yesterday after being delayed overnight in New York and were greeted at the L.F Wade Intgernational Airport by Premier Ewart Brown and Sports Minister El James.