Premier Ewart Brown and the Leader of Government Business for the Cayman Islands, Kurt Tibbetts, have entered into a friendly wager to support their respective national squads as they square off in a FIFA world Cup qualifying match on Sunday. When the two teams take the field for national supremacy, Dr. Brown and Mr. Tibbetts will put each country's national flower on the line.

Dr. Brown boldly said: "Our team will defeat Cayman by at least three goals. They will see what it's like to play a Bermuda team that is fighting to re-establish our country as a football powerhouse in the region."

Mr. Tibbetts responded: "Our team has been training very hard and is well prepared. I expect they will give a very good account of themselves playing before a home crowd. Bermuda may very well be in for a surprise."

If Cayman should advance to the next qualifying stage, Dr. Brown will plant the Wild Banana Orchid, Cayman's national flower, at the Cabinet Office.

If Bermuda should advance to the next qualifying stage, Mr. Tibbetts will plant the Bermudiana, Bermuda's national flower, at the Government Administration Building in the Cayman Islands.

The gentleman on the losing end of the arrangement agrees to proudly display the other's national flower for the remainder of the spring.

In the first leg of the World Cup qualifying round Bermuda and Cayman finished in a 1-1 draw. The next leg is played on Sunday, March 30th in the Cayman Islands at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex. The team to successfully advance will play Trinidad and Tobago in the next stage.