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Curacao

Curacao's Dutch connection suggests they should not be underestimated

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - CONCACAF Qualifiers - Group B - Jamaica v Curacao - National Stadium Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica - November 18, 2025 Curacao players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - CONCACAF Qualifiers - Group B - Jamaica v Curacao - National Stadium Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica - November 18, 2025 Curacao players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy

Scotland's Gilmour ruled out of World Cup with knee injury

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Scotland v Curacao - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - May 30, 2026 Scotland's Billy Gilmour reacts as Kenny McLean, Ryan Christie and referee Goga Kikacheishvil look over REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Soccer Football - International Friendly - Scotland v Curacao - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - May 30, 2026 Scotland's Billy Gilmour reacts as Kenny McLean, Ryan Christie and referee Goga Kikacheishvil look over REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Advocaat happy to be back at the helm of an excited Curacao

Jun 21, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Curacao head coach Dick Advocaat reacts during the first half against Canada during a group stage match of the 2025 Gold Cup at Shell Energy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
Jun 21, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Curacao head coach Dick Advocaat reacts during the first half against Canada during a group stage match of the 2025 Gold Cup at Shell Energy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

No looking back for coach Advocaat as he steers Curacao through turbulent World Cup build-up

Then Iraq coach Dick Advocaat barking instructions to his players during the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian qualifier against South Korea in the Qatari capital Doha, on Nov 16, 2021.
Then Iraq coach Dick Advocaat barking instructions to his players during the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian qualifier against South Korea in the Qatari capital Doha, on Nov 16, 2021.

Coach Dick Advocaat names unchanged Curacao squad for island nation’s World Cup debut

Curacao coach Dick Advocaat inside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC on Dec 5, 2025 ahead of the 2026 World Cup draw.
Curacao coach Dick Advocaat inside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC on Dec 5, 2025 ahead of the 2026 World Cup draw.

Advocaat's return as Curacao coach confirmed

Soccer Football - Europa League - Group K - Wolfsberger AC v Feyenoord - Worthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria - December 10, 2020 Feyenoord coach Dick Advocaat is interviewed before the match REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Soccer Football - Europa League - Group K - Wolfsberger AC v Feyenoord - Worthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria - December 10, 2020 Feyenoord coach Dick Advocaat is interviewed before the match REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

US ‘golden generation’ raises World Cup co-hosts’ expectations

US coach Mauricio Pochettino in the stands before the Premier League match between Fulham and Bournemouth.
US coach Mauricio Pochettino in the stands before the Premier League match between Fulham and Bournemouth.

Rutten resigns as Curacao coach amid talk of Advocaat return

The first 48-team World Cup – more opportunities, less jeopardy?

The New York New Jersey Stadium, temporarily renamed from MetLife stadium, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in New Jersey on May 7.
The New York New Jersey Stadium, temporarily renamed from MetLife stadium, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in New Jersey on May 7.

Inter Milan striker Bonny cleared to play for Ivory Coast at World Cup

Soccer Football - Serie A - Torino v Inter Milan - Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy - April 26, 2026 Inter Milan's Ange-Yoan Bonny in action with Torino's Alieu Njie REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
Soccer Football - Serie A - Torino v Inter Milan - Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy - April 26, 2026 Inter Milan's Ange-Yoan Bonny in action with Torino's Alieu Njie REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.