World Cup Debutant Curaçao Parts with Coach Amid Reports Advocaat Could Return
The federation ended Fred Rutten’s tenure after two March losses, and players reportedly want Dick Advocaat back before the World Cup opener.
- On Monday, World Cup debutant Curaçao parted company with coach Fred Rutten amid reports that Dutch veteran Dick Advocaat is returning to the team he led through qualifying.
- Rutten took the job in February after the 78-year-old Advocaat stepped down citing family health issues, but the team lost two warmup games in March against Australia and China.
- Players reportedly wanted the veteran coach back, creating uncertainty for the Caribbean territory of about 156,000 people just five weeks before their opening World Cup match against Germany in Houston.
- Federation officials will address the coaching change during a news conference on Tuesday, as the team struggles to integrate players primarily born and raised in the Netherlands.
- Curaçao joins Ghana, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia in changing coaches since the December draw, while preparing for group-stage matches against Ecuador in Kansas City and Ivory Coast in Philadelphia.
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Fred Rutten resigned amid a major internal conflict within the Federation. Dick Advocaat will return after stepping away due to family issues. The Dutchman will be the oldest coach in World Championship history.
Rutten's departure occurs after a series of internal dialogues that revealed a fracture in the professional relationship between the technical body, the player's establishment and the leadership.
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Before the World Cup start of the DFB against Curacao, coach Fred Rutten must go. Players and officials demand an old confidant.
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