An old man never dies Advocaat, 78, with ties to Korea, will go to the World Cup for the first time in 20 years if he doesn't lose to Jamaica
Nov 18, 2025
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Quiraso, led by Dutch coach Advocaat, has only 90 minutes left to advance to the 2026 North-China World Cup finals. In Group B of the third qualifying round between North Korea and the U.S., Curaçao is leading the tournament by beating second-place Jamaica (10 points) by one point, with three wins and two draws (11 points) unbeaten. Third place Trinidad and Tobago (six points) and fourth place Bermuda (zero points) have already been confirmed to be eliminated. Coincidentally, Jamaica is the final match that will take place at 10 a.m. on the 19th (Korea time). If you don't lose the game at the National Stadium in Kingstone, Jamaica, you'll finish first in the group. In the third qualifying round between North Korea and China, three top teams in the group will go straight to the finals, and two teams with good performance among the second-place teams will compete in the intercontinental playoff (PO).
Quiraso, which has a population of just over 150,000 people, will become the smallest country in World Cup history when it reaches the finals. Iceland, which advanced to the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia, is larger than Curaçao. Midfielder Juninho Bakuna, who has played for Huddersfield, Rangers and Birmingham City in the past, has been "It's absolutely insane. It will be the biggest thing in the history of Quiraso,' he said in an interview with British public broadcaster `BBC.' Curaçao, who was ranked 150th in the FIFA rankings 10 years ago, has jumped to 82nd place. As the number of countries advancing to the North Korea-China World Cup finals expanded from 32 to 48, and the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, which belong to the North Korea-China Federation, automatically advanced to the finals as co-hosts, Quiraso was in a more advantageous situation.
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He also led various European clubs including PSV Eindhoven, Rangers, Zenit St Petersburg, Sunderland and Feyenoord.
If Advocaat reaches the finals of the North-China U.S. World Cup, he will be the oldest coach in the history of the World Cup. The previous oldest record was held by coach Otto Rehagel, who led Greece at the age of 71 at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. His first advance to the World Cup in 20 years is an unprecedented milestone.
However, Advocaat will not directly lead the match against Jamaica due to the most important game in Curaçao's history. Curaçao is mainly made up of Dutch players such as midfielder Tyty Chong (Sheffield United), a former Manchester United youth midfielder.
In Group A of the third qualifying round between North Korea and China, Suriname is dreaming of advancing to the finals for the first time ever. Suriname leads the group with two wins, three draws and nine points in five games. They have the same points as second-place Panama (nine points), but they are three goals ahead of each other. Suriname will leave for Guatemala on the 18th, and Panama will bring El Salvador home at the same time.
So far, three teams, Jordan, Uzbekistan and Cabo Verde, have won tickets to the finals for the first time ever. Norway, led by Erling Holan (Man City), confirmed its advance to the finals for the first time in 27 years since the 1998 World Cup in France. Quiraso and Suriname (126th place), who are in the fourth port, may be the opponents of Hong Myung-bo, who confirmed the second port, in the group stage of the World Cup.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
