Overview
- A 0-0 draw in Kingston secured Curaçao’s spot, with a stoppage-time penalty for Jamaica overturned after VAR review.
- Jamaica coach Steve McClaren announced his resignation at the post-match press conference.
- The island of roughly 156,000 residents becomes the smallest country by population to qualify for a World Cup.
- Curaçao’s roster is built largely from Netherlands-born players, including Leandro and Juninho Bacuna, Thahith Chong, Jordi Paulina and Jürgen Locadia.
- FIFA’s 48-team expansion and automatic host berths for the United States, Canada and Mexico opened the path, building on Curaçao’s recent regional pedigree.