Curaçao's World Cup adventure ends in group stage

Curaçao has lost 0-2 to Ivory Coast and is therefore eliminated from the World Cup group stage. Jürgen Locadia and his teammates could not keep up with the Ivorians.

What happened?

The Ivorians opened the score after seven minutes with a goal from Nicolas Pepe. Curaçao came close to equalizing, but the shot from one of the players went just outside the sixteen-meter line.

How did the match go?

Ivory Coast created a number of chances and doubled the score with a second goal from Pepe. Curaçao could not come back and lost 0-2.

What does this mean for Curaçao?

Curaçao can look back on its first World Cup participation with its head held high. Although Locadia did not score, he wrote football history with Curaçao by drawing 0-0 against Ecuador. This means the first point ever for the Caribbean island at the global finals.

What does the future look like?

Curaçao must now look to the future and prepare for the next matches. With a recent form of 0W-3D-2L (LDDDL, most recent first), the team must improve to have success in the future.