1 9 9 8 ▁UEFA ▁European ▁Under - 2 1 ▁Football ▁Championship ▁qual ification ▁play - off ▁game ▁against ▁Greece , ▁but ▁remained ▁an ▁un used ▁substitute . ▁After ▁the ▁game , ▁he ▁said : ▁" My ▁ch ances ▁with ▁England ▁are ▁virt ually ▁gone ▁now .. I ▁am ▁ready ▁if ▁J ama ica ▁come ▁in ▁for ▁me . ▁I ▁was ▁hoping ▁for ▁a ▁game ▁on ▁Wed nes day ▁– ▁and ▁I ▁still ▁might ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁chance ▁with ▁England ▁had ▁they ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁eight ▁but ▁that ' s ▁the ▁way ▁it ▁goes . ▁I ▁have ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁being ▁with ▁England ▁but ▁I ▁am ▁hoping ▁to ▁hear ▁from ▁J ama ica ." ▁Johnson ▁played ▁his ▁first ▁senior ▁international ▁football ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁making ▁a ▁nine - min ute ▁came o ▁for ▁the ▁England ▁B ▁team ▁under ▁Gl enn ▁H odd le ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 – 1 ▁victory ▁over ▁Russia ▁at ▁Lo ft us ▁Road . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Johnson ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁for ▁his ▁native ▁J ama ica ▁by ▁Brazil ian ▁coach ▁René ▁Sim ões . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁against ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁March , ▁coming ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁half - time ▁substitute ▁for ▁Paul ▁Hall ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁loss ▁in ▁Port ▁of ▁Spain , ▁and ▁then ▁scored ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Par agu ay ▁in ▁King ston ▁three ▁days ▁later , ▁after ▁coming