Curaçao unlucky not to make final stage CONCACAF WC qualifying. Losing a 2 legged 2nd round tie 1-2 on aggregate to Panama, back in June. Not being able to score in the 2nd leg at home (0-0) proving costly.
Seems Roly missed those 2 games, and who knows with Covid travel restrictions, Curaçao may have struggled to assemble their top side then.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/06/16/nc-america/wc-qualifying-concacaf/netherlands-antilles/panama/3490515/
Early stages of final stage CONCACAF qualifying (3 of 14 rounds played), but Panama currently occupy 4th spot - the Intercontinental Playoff slot.
So yeah Curaçao the perfect opponent to have in many ways. Especially if the AWs get lucky, and OFC draws a CONCACAF team (weakest looking Confederation on paper) for June next year. Hopefully they can assemble close to their top side in Bahrain.
Seems Roly missed those 2 games, and who knows with Covid travel restrictions, Curaçao may have struggled to assemble their top side then.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/06/16/nc-america/wc-qualifying-concacaf/netherlands-antilles/panama/3490515/
Early stages of final stage CONCACAF qualifying (3 of 14 rounds played), but Panama currently occupy 4th spot - the Intercontinental Playoff slot.
So yeah Curaçao the perfect opponent to have in many ways. Especially if the AWs get lucky, and OFC draws a CONCACAF team (weakest looking Confederation on paper) for June next year. Hopefully they can assemble close to their top side in Bahrain.
Edit - as a side note my understanding is any black Dutch players will highly likely have heritage from either Suriname (where a brother lived for 3 years) or Curaçao. So no surprises maybe to now see Kluivert as the Curaçao gaffer. And why a country of only 150,000 people has a bigger player talent pool than you'd first think.