Advocaat sticks with familiar faces for debutants Curacao's 2026 World Cup squad

[p]With a population of about 156,000 and a land area of only 171 square miles, the Caribbean nation is the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup. They secured qualification after topping their CONCACAF group with a goalless draw against Jamaica. [/p][p]Veteran Dutch coach Dick Advocaat, who guided the Netherlands at USA 1994 and South Korea at Germany 2006, returns to lead the team after briefly stepping down in February. [/p][p]At 78, he will become the oldest manager in World Cup history.[/p][p]The squad includes former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a] winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chong-tahith/KxziU4tD/"]Tahith Chong[/a], now playing for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sheffield-utd/MeKPSerA/"]Sheffield United[/a] in the Championship.[/p][h2][b]Curacao's 2026 World Cup squad [/b][/h2][p][b]Goalkeepers:[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bodak-tyrick/G091B1NL/"]Tyrick Bodak[/a] (Telstar), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doornbusch-trevor/bDSDAlUp/"]Trevor Doornbusch[/a] (VVV-Venlo), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/room-eloy/QkUYeBt5/"]Eloy Room[/a] (Miami FC)[/p][p][b]Defenders: [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bazoer-riechedly/YVhDaoID/"]Riechedly Bazoer[/a] (Konyaspor), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brenet-joshua/AiIfuEh9/"]Joshua Brenet[/a] (Kayserispor), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-eijma-roshon/IkyOf2am/"]Roshon Van Eijma[/a] (RKC Waalwijk), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/floranus-sheral/lURzLW93/"]Sherel Floranus[/a] (PEC Zwolle), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fonville-deveron/OhpzpIJC/"]Deveron Fonville[/a] (NEC Nijmegen), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gaari-jurien/SMJcD0at/"]Jurien Gaari[/a] (Abha Club), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/obispo-armando/dzZ57CXC/"]Armando Obispo[/a] (PSV Eindhoven), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sambo-shurandy/Amv9Myos/"]Shurandy Sambo[/a] (Sparta Rotterdam)[/p][p][b]Midfielders:[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bacuna-juninho/MJcaY9pe/"]Juninho Bacuna[/a] (FC Volendam), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bacuna-leandro/lfGzIOJg/"]Leandro Bacuna[/a] (Iğdır), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/comenencia-livano/QVwOF3CH/"]Livano Comenencia[/a] (FC Zürich), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/felida-kevin/tEPc5EF2/"]Kevin Felida[/a] (Den Bosch), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martha-arjany/jD6wkPIH/"]Ar’Jany Martha[/a] (Rotherham United), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noslin-tyrese/KElJ2HDn/"]Tyrese Noslin[/a] (Telstar), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/roemeratoe-godfried/4KG2w9JQ/"]Godfried Roemeratoe[/a] (RKC Waalwijk)[/p][p][b]Forwards:[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/antonisse-jeremy/Q19pA573/"]Jeremy Antonisse[/a] (AE Kifisia), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chong-tahith/KxziU4tD/"]Tahith Chong[/a] (Sheffield United), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gorre-kenji/tMNiQtw0/"]Kenji Gorre[/a] (Maccabi Haifa), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hansen-sontje/2VKZg6FN/"]Sontje Hansen[/a] (Middlesbrough), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kastaneer-gervane/G2zMycep/"]Gervane Kastaneer[/a] (Terengganu FC), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kuwas-brandley/8WoNwYtk/"]Brandley Kuwas[/a] (FC Volendam), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/locadia-jurgen/0EA6GzzT/"]Jurgen Locadia[/a] (Miami FC), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/margaritha-jearl/WvaW7LyI/"]Jearl Margaritha[/a] (SK Beveren)[/p]