Overview
- Haiti beat Nicaragua 2-0 in Willemstad to win Group C and secure a first World Cup appearance in 52 years.
- Coach Sébastien Migne has not set foot in Haiti due to security concerns and directed the campaign remotely with home matches relocated to Curaçao.
- Migne said he hopes to travel to Haiti before the March international window to assess local options, with qualifying squads drawn entirely from foreign-based players led by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- Curaçao clinched a debut after a 0-0 draw in Jamaica to top Group B and set a new mark as the smallest nation by population to reach a World Cup.
- Dick Advocaat was absent for Curaçao’s decisive match for family reasons as a Netherlands-rooted squad held firm; the World Cup draw takes place on Dec. 5.