Small Island Goes to World Cup

Curaçao is a small island in the Caribbean Sea. It has only 156,115 people. This week, Curaçao made history. They are going to the World Cup!

On Tuesday, Curaçao played Jamaica. The game finished 0-0. This result was good for Curaçao. They are now the smallest country to go to the World Cup.

Before Curaçao, Iceland was the smallest country at the World Cup. Iceland has 350,000 people. Curaçao is much smaller.

Curaçao won their group. They got 12 points. They did not lose any games. This is very good.

The coach of Curaçao is Dick Advocaat. He is from the Netherlands. He is 78 years old. He was not at the game on Tuesday. He went home to the Netherlands for family reasons.

Jamaica tried to score many times. They hit the post three times. In the last minutes, Jamaica got a penalty. But the referee looked at the video. He changed his decision. No penalty.

Curaçao has good players. Some players play in England and Germany. Juninho Bacuna and Leandro Bacuna are brothers. They both play for Curaçao.

Other countries also qualified. Panama beat El Salvador 3-0. Haiti beat Nicaragua 2-0. They are all going to the World Cup.

This is a big moment for Curaçao. The people are very happy. It is their first World Cup ever.