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No nation this small — by people or by land — has ever crashed the World Cup party before, and Curaçao have done it with one of the game's great old hands at the wheel. Dick Advocaat has stitched together a side leaning on the island's diaspora and a patient, possession-minded style, though both may be tested to the limit in a brutal group. First up? Germany. No easing-in period here.
That's that, then. Curaçao are out at the group stage — the maths finally caught up. A disappointing end, but there'll be stories to tell and lessons to take from it.
Leandro Bacuna
The experienced midfielder is the man Curaçao will look to when they need to steady the ship and dictate play.
Dick Advocaat
Not a player, but the seasoned coach whose return has driven this fairytale qualification and shaped the team's identity.
Age profile
Club homes
FC Volendam2
TelstarDefenders
Waalwijk2
Al-Hazm1
Bandırmaspor1
Cercle Brugge1+17 more clubs
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Experience
The most-capped head in the squad — FC Volendam.
Who's getting on the scoresheet.
