Overview
- Curacao’s 0-0 draw in Kingston clinched top spot in Group B on 12 points, leaving Jamaica second on 11.
- Curaçao qualified for their first World Cup and became the smallest nation ever to reach the finals.
- Jamaica must win through a six-team inter-confederation play-off in Mexico in March, with potential opponents including Iraq and DR Congo.
- McClaren’s 18-month tenure ended after 24 games with 13 wins and six losses.
- Curaçao were led by assistant Dean Gorre with Dick Advocaat absent for family reasons, and Gorre said McClaren was in tears after the match.