Yahoo Sports reports: Dick Advocaat said World Cup minnows Curacao had given "unprecedented joy" to the people of the small Caribbean island but tempered expectations on the eve of their clash against Ecuador."When you still see the joy of those people, that is unprecedented and not everyone has realised that yet," Dutch coach Advocaat, 78, said ahead of Saturday's match in Kansas City.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 20, 2026 12:42 AM
Advocaat urges realism as Curacao live World Cup dream
Dick Advocaat said World Cup minnows Curacao had given "unprecedented joy" to the people of the small Caribbean island but tempered expectations on the eve of their clash against Ecuador."When you still see the joy of those people, that is unprecedented and not everyone has realised that yet," Dutch coach Advocaat, 78, said ahead of Saturday's match in Kansas City.
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