An island 160 thousand people and countries dominated in 2024 by bands criminalafter a mass escape from the capital’s prison Port au Princeis the latest surprise from 2026 world championships (US-Canada-Mexico). They got their respective passes thanks to a 0-0 draw at home Jamaica and at 2-0 Nicaragua. The third national team to win the final group was North-Central America Panamaalready present at Russia 2018: the 3-0 win against El Salvador was decisive.
Curaçao it’s there surprise of surprises. Its population is lower than that of Rome’s first municipality (164 thousand). Dissolution products Netherlands Antilles (2010), is an autonomous entity in the Netherlands. Government Amsterdam has responsibility for defense, foreign policy and financial control, but relations have not always been good: when in July 2017 Curaçao’s prime minister asked for help to improve the economic situation, the Netherlands responded that it had provided assistance in the past in negotiations for crude oil refineries with Venezuelaonly 6 km away. Oil is wealth, but also pollution: Curaçao is one of the leading countries in the world in the ranking emission From CO2. Colonized first by Spaniard and then came under Dutch rule (1634), the island has absorbed deeply culture from Village Bass. The sport that is most often done is football And baseball. The World Cup qualifiers are taking place under the sign of the old football pirates: Dick Advocate78 years old, Minor General. Curaçao is the eighth national team he has led in a long career that began in 1981 and was inspired by the figure of the saint. Rinus Michael.
Advocaat was not present on the bench personal reasons in a 0-0 draw in Jamaica. A tie bravein a real challenge elimination round: if successful, i Reggae Kid in fact they will overtake their rivals and will land in the world championship. In the 94th minute, the overtake seemed complete. Referee Barton he granted a stiffness to Jamaica, but VAR Ha rejected whistle decision Salvador and Curaçao fly towards the world cup. A deserved victory: seven wins in ten qualifying races. Advocaat only became Curaçao’s coach later that year dispute about payments between players and federations. Most citizens are born in the Netherlandsto. Within the team there is also a fair representation of those involved in English football: defenders Brent (Livingston), midfielder Martha (Rotherham), striker Hansen (Middlesbrough) and midfielder Chongformer Manchester United (Sheffield Utd). In the squad, there is a former Juventus Next Gen (59 appearances and 2 goals): midfielder Livano beginningnow in Zurich. Curaçao’s development is proven by the numbers: in 2015 they were ranked 150th in the FIFA world rankings, now they are ranked 82nd. There Blue Waveblue waves, sweeping across the island after qualifying: in the capital Willemstad the celebration continues until dawn.
Haiti it’s in second participation to the world championships, after the German adventure 1974where he scaresItaly in the first match, lead with a very fast player Immanuel Sanonwho opened fire in the 46th minute Thorny and dribbled Zoff, before putting the ball into the net. The Azzurri recovered and won 3-1but the agony of that afternoon, which went down in history also because the “fuck you…” was broadcast around the world to the coach Ferruccio Valcareggi from George Cinaglia after replacement, announce defeat of our national team, eliminated after a 1-1 draw withArgentina and KO fight Poland. Even Haiti, which was beaten 7-0 by Poland and 4-1 by Argentina, went straight home. Sanon, who also scored against Argentina, is the team’s tragic hero. He plays Europewith Belgians from birschot (1974-1980) and ended his career in American Union. He retired at the age of 31, Haiti’s best striker 47 goalsafter a serious knee injury. He wrote books, coached, became an honorary citizen of Miami and died in 2008, a 56 years oldbecause of pancreatic cancer.
The national team is currently led by a Frenchman Sebastian Migne52 years old, forced to work under certain conditions very precarious. He has never been able to set foot in Haiti since being inaugurated 18 months ago, because gang war who destroyed the country, drowned in a hunger which had starved its twelve million inhabitants, forcing teams to play 800 kilometers away, right on Curaçao. “I usually live in the country where I work, but in Haiti I can’t too dangerous and they are no longer there international flights that land in that country. I manage the team remotely,” said Migné a French Football. The national team consists entirely of elements which will come from abroadamong them the French midfielder from Wolverhampton stands out Bellegarde. There is also an “Italian” in the squad: midfielder Christopher Attyborn in 2001, born in France, qualified from the youth teamBetween (2018-2020), 3 appearances in Serie B together Feralpisalònow at Triestina in C.
