What a spectacle! An island country with a population of 160,000 gave birth to two World Cup teams on the same day, qualifying without a home court.

The World Cup qualifiers have completed most of the matches, leaving only the intercontinental play-offs and the European play-offs to be played. Among the 42 qualified teams, there are many unfamiliar faces. Uzbekistan and Jordan from Asia, Cape Verde from Africa, and Curacao from Central and North America are all participating in the World Cup for the first time.

What is interesting is that Curacao, an island country with a population of only 160,000, gave birth to two World Cup qualifying teams on the same day. What is going on?

In the final round of the World Cup CONCACAF qualifiers, Curacao, the leader of Group B, challenged Jamaica away from home. After withstanding the opponent's offensive for 90 minutes, it ended with 0-0. Curacao defeated Jamaica by one point and went straight to the World Cup. After the game, Jamaica coach McClaren, the former England coach and an old assistant to Ferguson and Ten Hag, announced his resignation and will not even participate in the intercontinental play-offs.

According to the data on the encyclopedia, Curacao is an overseas autonomous country of the Netherlands, a small island located in the southern Caribbean, with an area of ​​about 444 square kilometers and a population of about 160,000. In terms of scale, it is even smaller than the county towns in China. However, it is such a place that Curacao became the first in the group, qualified for the World Cup for the first time under the expansion of the World Cup, and surpassed Cape Verde to become the participating team with the smallest population.

For Manchester United fans, the name Chen Dayi, or the commonly used name Zhong Taxi, will definitely be familiar. Today, Chen Dayi has represented Curacao and scored twice against Bermuda, helping the team score a key three points. Missed the final game due to injury. In next summer's World Cup, this 25-year-old young man of domestic origin will realize his football dream and stand on the highest stage in the world.

In addition, according to FIFA’s official website, the Group C Haiti match venue is located in Willemstad, the capital of Curacao. In the end, Haiti at home defeated its opponent 2-0, and Honduras in the same group drew with Costa Rica. Haiti jumped from second place in Group C to first place, and entered the World Cup for the second time after 49 years.

Since all the matches of the three groups in the final round of the qualifiers start at the same time, that is to say, at this moment, Curacao has qualified for the World Cup in the away game, and Haiti has also obtained a ticket to the World Cup in the capital of Curacao. The birth of two World Cup participating teams on a small island at the same time may be a rare spectacle in the history of the World Cup. The question is, why is Haiti’s home game scheduled to be played in Curacao?

It turns out that, as we all know, the situation in Haiti is very bad and safety cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, all of Haiti's World Cup qualifiers are scheduled to be played in other countries. In the previous group stage, since Haiti and Curacao were in the same group, Haiti's home game was arranged in Barbados. In the final group stage, Curacao was used as the home court.

Sebastien Migne, the French coach of Haiti, said after the game that as a Frenchman, he deeply understands that football in these countries represents the national heritage. No matter who the opponent is, all teams will show the style of Haiti. After learning that the other game was a draw, he felt that he had lived up to the trust of the team and achieved his goal.

At the same time, Migne also admitted that he has never returned to Haiti since he became the coach of the national team because it is too dangerous there and there are no international flights landing now. All players play in overseas leagues. Bellegarde, the midfielder of the Premier League Wolves, is a familiar name to everyone.

Mine also revealed some short stories. As an assistant coach in the last World Cup, he followed Cameroon in the competition. At that time, he hoped to be drawn to Brazil. Many people thought he was crazy. In the end, Cameroon defeated Brazil 1-0 in the group stage. Although it was unable to advance to the knockout rounds, it was enough to show the outside world the power of the African Lions. Therefore, in the World Cup group stage draw ceremony two weeks later, no matter which opponent Haiti encounters, it will be the best platform to show itself.

Haiti did not have its own home court, but it was able to reverse course and advance to the World Cup. Curacao participated for the first time. In the World Cup held every four years, magical stories have been unfolding. Perhaps, this is the charm of football.