Curaçao Invites You Along for Their Historic World Cup Adventure

In September 2023, Curaçao's national football team faced an unusual challenge ahead of a Concacaf Nations League fixture against Martinique. The squad, stranded in Trinidad after their charter flight fell through, had to take a small propeller plane shuttling players in groups of six. The starting eleven arrived in time, but substitutes joined the match already in progress—some without their luggage, only boots and shin pads. Performance coach Angelo Cijntje and team coordinator Wouter Jansen c...