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Curaçao salvaged a 0-0 gully with Jamaica connected Tuesday (November 18, 2025) to go the smallest federation by colonisation to suffice for a World Cup and volition beryllium joined by CONCACAF sides Panama and Haiti which besides booked their spots.
Curaçao finished arsenic the lone undefeated federation successful the tourney and finished atop of Group B with 12 points to beforehand to the World Cup for the archetypal clip successful its history.
Curaçao got the historical effect contempt not having its manager Dick Advocaat connected the bench. The 78-year-old Advocaat missed the important lucifer due to the fact that helium had to instrumentality to the Netherlands past play for household reasons.
Advocaat was astatine the helm of the Netherlands nationalist squad for 3 stints and managed South Korea, Belgium and Russia earlier taking the occupation with Curaçao.
Curacao fans observe aft they suffice for the World Cup | Photo Credit: Reuters
Jamaica came adjacent to taking the pb successful the 54th infinitesimal with a header from Greg Leigh that bounced disconnected the close post. Two much headers rattled the posts arsenic Jamaica pushed successful hunt of the winner, with Shamar Nicholson hitting the crossbar successful the 70th infinitesimal and Bailey Cadamarteri the close station successful the 87th.
In stoppage time, Jamaica was awarded a punishment aft substitute Jeremy Antonisse’s sliding tackle brought down Dujuan Richards successful the area. But it was overturned aft a video review.
Beating Iceland’s record
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics successful Curaçao, the state has a colonisation of 156,115 persons arsenic of past January. Iceland, with a colonisation of conscionable implicit 350,000 was the smallest state to scope the World Cup erstwhile it qualified for the tourney successful Russia successful 2018.
Panama precocious to its 2nd World Cup aft defeating El Salvador 3-0 connected first-half goals from César Blackman (17) and Erick Davis (45). Jose Luis Rodriguez (85) added a extremity for the Panamanians, who person Russia 2018 arsenic their lone World Cup appearance.
Panama finished arsenic the champion squad successful Group A with 12 points portion Suriname, which came into the past circular starring the mode connected extremity difference, mislaid 3-1 against Guatemala and finished successful 2nd spot with 9 points.
Haiti, a troubled Caribbean country, had a astonishing campaign, winning Group C implicit favourites Honduras and Costa Rica aft beating Nicaragua 2-0.
Loicious Deedson opened the scoring successful the ninth infinitesimal and Ruben Providence added a extremity successful the 45th. Haiti’s lone erstwhile travel to the World Cup was successful Germany successful 1974.
The CONCAFAC results Tuesday finalised the six teams which volition instrumentality portion successful the intercontinental playoffs successful Mexico successful March of adjacent year. Two teams volition suffice from the playoffs which includes Iraq successful Asia, Congo successful Africa, Jamaica and Suriname from CONCACAF, Bolivia from South America and New Caledonia from Oceania.
