Crucial phase for Curaçao
Curaçao is led by Dick Advocaat and houses a number of players raised in the Netherlands with, for example, Eloy Room, Jürgen Locadia and Leandro Bacuna. For the team of The Little General There are a few heavy and also crucial competitions on the menu.
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First, Curaçao is opposite leader Jamaica (in the night from Friday to Saturday at 1 am Dutch time) and exactly four days later number three Trinidad and Tobago is the opponent. The advantage is that they are two home games for Curaçao. If both duels are won, it takes over the leading position in the group from Jamaica with two more games to go.
The leading position is also crucial in the battle for the World Cup tickets. Only the number 1 place immediately in front of the World Cup. The two best songs two – of the total of three groups – then play a play -off for the last ticket for countries from North America. With Canada, Mexico and the US, that continent of course also supplies three countries, namely the organizers.
The stand
Jamaica 6 (+6)
Curaçao 4 (+1)
Trinidad & Tobago 1 (-2)
Bermuda 0 (-5)
Indonesia starts with clean slate
A new phase starts for Indonesia. After the team of Patrick Kluivert – including Mees Hilgers, Ole Romeny, Thom Haye and Milano Jonathans – in the group finished fourth behind Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia, the play -off phase has now arrived.
Patrick Kluivert © AFP
In it, Indonesia again affects Saudi Arabia (Wednesday at 7.15 pm) and also Iraq (Saturday at 9.30 pm). If Saudi Arabia and Iraq have played against each other on Tuesday, the number 1 of this group will be allowed to go directly to the World Cup. The number two plays another play-off against the number two of the other Play-Offpoule. The number three is then ready.
The United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman are active in the other play-off group.
Suriname on World Cup course
The Suriname led by Stanley Menzo is best for the three selections. Suriname – including Etienne Vaessen, Sheraldo Becker, Jean -Paul Boëtius and Richonell Margaret – is in his lead in his qualifying group.
Stanley Menzo. © ANP / Gerrit van Keulen
This week there are competitions with the closing player Guatemala (Friday at 11 p.m.) and number three Panama (Wednesday night) on the menu. If Menzo’s team manages to win both duels, then World Cup placement will come very close; Although there will be a duel at home in November against number two El Salvador on the menu.
The same applies to Suriname as to Curaçao. Group win is a ticket to the World Cup. With a second place there may be a play-off around the last ticket. So it is possible that Menzo and lawyer will then face each other.
The stand
Suriname 4 (+1)
El Salvador 3 (0)
Panama 2 (0)
Guatemala 1 (-1)