Curaçao qualified for the World Cup for the first time in its history. The country’s fans, decked out in blue, came to watch their team take on Germany.
John Sorochan, a turf scientist at the University of Tennessee, has led the yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort to develop perfect playing fields for the 2026 World Cup.
Competing for the first time, Curaçao is brimming with joy. Most of the Caribbean nation’s team was born and raised in the Netherlands, but residents say the players represent them.
Soccer players and artists at a celebration this month in Curaçao, a Caribbean island and constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Competing for the first time, Curaçao is brimming with joy. Most of the Caribbean nation’s team was born and raised in the Netherlands, but residents say the players represent them.
Soccer players and artists at a celebration this month in Curaçao, a Caribbean island and constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The referee, Omar Artan, was turned away by immigration officials in Miami, but the governing body for soccer in Europe said he would officiate a high-profile club match in September.
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