Overview
- Curaçao clinched its first-ever World Cup with a 0-0 draw against Jamaica, becoming the smallest country by population to reach the tournament.
- The draw put Curaçao top of its group on 12 points ahead of Jamaica on 11, with Trinidad and Tobago on 9 and Bermuda on 0.
- The push to qualification followed a 7-0 win over Bermuda that set up the decisive final matchday scenario.
- Head coach Dick Advocaat had returned home for family reasons before the decider, leaving the team to finish the job without him on the touchline.
- Elsewhere in CONCACAF, Panama and Haiti qualified, while Jamaica and Suriname progressed to the intercontinental playoff.