A major setback has hit Curaçao national football team ahead of their historic World Cup debut.
Head coach Dick Advocaat has been forced to resign from his role due to family reasons that prevent him from leading the team into the tournament.
Curaçao had enjoyed a remarkable and historic qualifying campaign under Advocaat’s guidance. In November, he helped steer the Caribbean nation to qualification, making them the smallest country by both population and land area ever to reach the tournament.
The achievement was widely celebrated as one of international football’s most inspiring underdog stories.
Advocaat has expressed his hope that the players will go on to have a great World Cup and dedicate their performances to him in his absence.
While his departure is undoubtedly a huge emotional blow, Curaçao will now aim to rally together and continue the dream they built under his leadership.
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