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Curaçao

Group EFIFA ranking #82CONCACAFCUW

World Cup debutants · Smallest nation ever to qualify

Profile

With a population of around 156,000, Curaçao are the smallest country ever to reach a World Cup. Dick Advocaat's Dutch-Caribbean side stunned the region in qualifying and now face the Netherlands' neighbours Germany in a fairytale debut.

Curaçao fixtures

Players to watch

  • Leandro Bacuna

    Midfielder · Willem II

  • Juninho Bacuna

    Midfielder · Birmingham City

  • Tahith Chong

    Forward · Sheffield United

Group E table

Group E

Top 2 advance · best 3rds may qualify
TeamPGDPts
1Germany000
2Ecuador000
3Ivory Coast000
4Curaçao000