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Goalkeeper Eloy Room makes history as tiny Curacao gets first World Cup point originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Entering the World Cup, you’d have forgiven Curacao if the team was just happy to be here.
You’ve likely heard at least parts of the underdog story. The tiny island nation of fewer than 160,000 people. The smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup. One of the lowest ranked teams in the field.
All the signs of a team that potentially would be in awe of the sights and sounds from the world’s biggest stage — which seemed to be validated after a 7-1 blowout loss to Germany in its opening game.
Then came their second match Saturday night against Ecuador.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Entering the World Cup, you’d have forgiven Curacao if the team was just happy to be here.
You’ve likely heard at least parts of the underdog story. The tiny island nation of fewer than 160,000 people. The smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup. One of the lowest ranked teams in the field.
All the signs of a team that potentially would be in awe of the sights and sounds from the world’s biggest stage — which seemed to be validated after a 7-1 blowout loss to Germany in its opening game.
Then came their second match Saturday night against Ecuador.
