Houston, June 14 -- World Cup debutant Curacao will look to make history when it facesfour-time champion Germany in their opening Group E match on Sunday, with head coach Dick Advocaat expressing confidence that the Caribbean side can compete against one of football's traditional powers.
The team, which relies heavily on players of Curacaoan heritage born in the Netherlands, arrives at the tournament determined to prove it belongs on the world's biggest stage.
Advocaat, 78, will become the oldest coach in World Cup history on Sunday. The Dutchman is also set to coach a third different team at the tournament after previously leading the Netherlands and South Korea.
Despite the challenge of facing Germany, Ecuador and Cote d'Ivoire in the ...