June 14, 2026
(Top, L-R) Curacao’s midfielder #21 Tahith Chong, Curacao’s defender #23 Riechedly Bazoer, Curacao’s defender #18 Armando Obispo, Curacao’s forward #09 Juergen Locadia, Curacao’s goalkeeper #01 Eloy Room, Curacao’s midfielder #10 Leandro Bacuna, (bottom L-R) Curacao’s midfielder #08 Livano Comenencia, Curacao’s defender #05 Sherel Floranus, Curacao’s forward #12 Sontje Hansen, Curacao’s defender #24 Deveron Fonville and Curacao’s midfielder #07 Juninho Bacuna pose prior to the 2026 World Cup Group E football match between Germany and Curacao at the Houston Stadium in Houston on June 14, 2026. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
Curacao’s World Cup debut may have ended in a reality check of a 7-1 hammering by four-time champions Germany on Sunday but it “is nothing to be ashamed of” said their head coach Dick Advocaat.
The 78-year-old, the oldest coach to appear at a World Cup finals, had been out of his seat when a deflected strike from Livano Comenencia levelled the match at 1-1.
However, Nico Schlotterbeck, Kai Havertz with a double, Jamal Musiala, Nathaniel Brown and Deniz Undav scored to put to bed any possibility of one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history.
