Where is Curacao?
Curacao have their first-ever World Cup goal - against all odds
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Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Sign Up By submitting your information, you confirm you are aged 16 or over, have read our Privacy Policy and agree to the Terms & Conditions. Geographical rules apply. Referee Jalal Jayed (C) and match officials prepare to warm up (Image credit: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Pinterest Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Curacao have made history at the World Cup.
World Cup 2026 is the first in history for Curacao, with the minnows taking on Germany at the NRG Stadium in Houston – and even scoring against them.But where even is the country?Where is Curacao?
Curacao is a tiny country in the southern Caribbean Sea, around 40 miles north of Venezuela, and 50 miles southeast of Aruba, another territory within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.Curacao is an island nation – but contains a much smaller, uninhabited island of Klein Curacao: which simply translates to “Little Curaçao”. Curacao warm up (Image credit: Getty Images)To put the size of Curacao into context, there are just 155,000 citizens on the island, meaning that you could essentially fit the entire population into two World Cup stadiums.
Curacao was colonised by the Spanish in 1499, before the Netherlands took the nation in 1600s – and the island is still part of the Netherlands, with Dutch one of three official languages, which also includes English.Get the FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsNot too many countries in this part of the world have English as an official language, with Guyana the only nation on mainland South America with English as an official language.
Curacao has an area of 171 square miles, meaning that it's smaller than Leeds, with just one player in the squad – Tahith Chong – born in the country itself. Curacao are playing in their first World Cup (Image credit: RICARDO MAKYN/AFP via Getty Images)It is speculated that the name ‘Curacao’ comes from the Spanish word ‘corazon’, meaning ‘heart’.Will Curacao get out of their group?
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