Crenston Boxhill, president of the Jamaica Football Federation, said he expects the Serbian-born Milutinovic to sign a coaching contract soon.

Milutinovic is the only man to coach five different teams at the World Cup, having led Mexico, Costa Rica, the United States, Nigeria and China.

Jamaica, which qualified for the 1998 World Cup in France, was eliminated in the qualifying stages for the 2002 and 2006 championships. Two weeks ago, it was knocked out in the qualifying round of the Digicel Caribbean Cup.

Carl Brown was named interim coach of the Reggae Boyz in August while a search began for a permanent replacement for Wendell Downswell, who stepped down in the midst of a winless streak.

Jamaica recently split a series with Canada, losing 1-0 in Montreal and winning 2-1 at home in Kingston.