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WILLEMSTAD, Cura\u00e7ao (AP) \u2014 There won\u2019t be millions of people from Cura\u00e7ao cheering on their national team in the World Cup, because Cura\u00e7ao doesn\u2019t have millions of people.<\/p>\n

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Not even close.<\/p>\n

Before the tournament even begins, Cura\u00e7ao has already crafted a story like none other in World Cup history. A tiny island country \u2014 autonomous territory, if you prefer \u2014 of about 156,000 residents in the Caribbean is now the smallest, both in terms of population and land mass, to make it to soccer\u2019s biggest stage. And if that wasn\u2019t enough, it\u2019s doing so under a coach in Dick Advocaat who, at 78, is about to become the oldest the tournament has ever seen.<\/p>\n

They know what the world is probably thinking: Their country is too small, their coach is too old, they don\u2019t have a chance.<\/p>\n

They heard all that through the qualifying process as well \u2014 and here they are.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have made history,\u201d Cura\u00e7ao defender Sherel Floranus said. \u201cWe are writing our own history, for this island.\u201d<\/p>\n

The way they see it, they\u2019ve already won.<\/p>\n

They rolled through qualifying, going 4-0-0 against Haiti, Saint Lucia, Aruba and Barbados in their opening round, then going 3-0-3 against Jamaica, Bermuda and Trinidad and Tobago in the next round to grab their spot \u2014 one of three that were available for 32 teams who went to qualifying from North America, Central American and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

Just how small is Cura\u00e7ao? Its first World Cup stop \u2014 a June 14 match against Germany in Houston \u2014 is to a city with 15 times as many people as the island. The stadium in Houston could hold about one-half of Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s entire population.<\/p>\n

It has been a perfect storm to get here. First, the three host nations for this World Cup \u2014 the U.S., Mexico and Canada \u2014 were exempt from qualifying and already were in the tournament field. And this inaugural edition of an expanded 48-team tournament made it inevitable that there would be some surprise teams getting to the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Like, for example, Cura\u00e7ao. Surprise! With odds of +250000 at some sportsbooks, Cura\u00e7ao is the longest of long shots in the field. And on the island, they do understand the reality of what that means.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know there is a big chance that we don\u2019t win the World Cup, but that we (made it) there \u2026 for Cura\u00e7ao, a very, very, very good moment,\u201d said Remko Bicentini, a former pro player and Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s former national team head coach. \u201cWe are proud of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a party for the whole Cura\u00e7ao. It\u2019s a big level and all the players \u2026 we worked years, for years, for years, very hard to become where we now are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s sports history is sometimes masked by its Dutch ties<\/h3>\n

The island was part of the Netherlands Antilles until October 2010, when it became a more autonomous \u201cconstituent country\u201d of the Netherlands. The Dutch monarchy still reigns, the citizens remain Dutch nationals and the Netherlands government oversees defense and foreign affairs. And this week, Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s World Cup preparations are happening in the Netherlands \u2014 a nine-hour direct flight away, but a place where the team was greeted with \u201cwelcome home\u201d signage.<\/p>\n

The sense is clearly that the results at the tournament won\u2019t mean much. Winning a match would be magical. Tying one would be cause for celebration. Just being there, for those from Cura\u00e7ao, is a victory in itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always saw other countries play the World Cup,\u201d said Michael Stokkel, a policeman. \u201cI was a fan of Brazil, but now I will be a fan of my own country. It\u2019s an incredible feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s going to the World Cup, but by himself. It\u2019s just too expensive to bring others, he said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not unheard of for athletes from Cura\u00e7ao to compete on the international stage. The rare part here is that they\u2019re doing it actually as \u201cCura\u00e7ao.\u201d There have been unsuccessful attempts for the nation to be recognized as its own Olympic team; athletes compete in the Summer Games either for the Netherlands or independent athletes. At the World Baseball Classic earlier this year, players played for the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

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Ozzie Albies of the Atlanta Braves, a native of Willemstad \u2014 the island\u2019s capital and biggest city \u2014 said his nation getting to the World Cup is \u201chistory for the guys and the accomplishment is super special for Cura\u00e7ao.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSoccer has always been a sport we play but never made it to the World Cup,\u201d said Albies, one of three Cura\u00e7ao natives currently on a Major League Baseball roster. \u201cSo, to be able to do it is very, very, very special.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dutch are a World Cup contender with their own national team. Cura\u00e7ao, which will have its base camp at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, when it shifts its full operation to the U.S. in the coming days, is simply savoring its moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s been amazing for the whole island,\u201d said Tahith Chong, one of the national team\u2019s top players. \u201cJust seeing how the island has lived with it and just knowing, I think that a lot of people don\u2019t know about Cura\u00e7ao. It loves football and it\u2019s quite big here. So, to be present this year at the World Cup is obviously something amazing for the island.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018So the world knows who we are\u2019<\/h3>\n

The hope, politically, is that the team will be a unifying force.<\/p>\n

At 171 square miles, Cura\u00e7ao has roughly as much land mass as New Orleans. There are at least 125 U.S. cities with larger populations than the entire island. Its population is about the same as Hollywood \u2014 no, not the one in California, but the city in Florida that sits between Miami and Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n

Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s Prime Minister, Gilmar Pisas, sees this World Cup as an opportunity. The team known as the Blue Wave \u2014 a nod to the shimmering turquoise water that surrounds the island \u2014 and blue is a theme for everything in the country, right down to the Blue Cura\u00e7ao liquor that is popular around the world (even though it has an orange flavor).<\/p>\n

For the next few weeks, Pisas wants the nation to be Blue Nation as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will become part of something larger than ourselves, something that, despite our differences, brings us together,\u201d Pisas said. \u201cWe share a single anthem and a single flag \u2026 rather than being divided into separate camps. We are, finally, truly united. It is a project dedicated to the construction of a nation. It acknowledges that your people, and you yourself, are an integral part of this collective mission \u2014 the \u2018Blue Nation.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

This will not require Brenton Balentien to change much about his regular day-to-day routine.<\/p>\n

If you see a bald, bearded, muscular man with his head and face painted blue for Cura\u00e7ao games, you\u2019ve likely found Balentien \u2014 simply known around the island as \u201cBlue Face.\u201d He\u2019s a longtime soccer fan who took notice of how fans in Brazil, Colombia and other places would show up at matches in wigs and elaborate costumes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said, \u2018Cura\u00e7ao needs that,\u2019\u201d Balentien said. \u201cCura\u00e7ao is a very passive island. We watch the games and clap, sure, but we\u2019re not the kind of fans who go out there and scream for the full 90 minutes. And I said, \u2018No, we have to change that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

So, in 2015, Blue Face \u2014 someone who began chanting in largely empty stadiums and now has a huge following \u2014 was born. He applies the paint himself before every match. He\u2019s basically a national mascot; a bartender, influencer and event organizer in real life, a soccer superfan when the paint comes out. He\u2019s become a motivational speaker, someone whose home overlooking Willemstad has Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s flag waving in the wind and whose car has two more flags attached to that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do this for this island,\u201d Balentien said, \u201cso the world knows who we are.\u201d<\/p>\n

The underdogs hope to be \u2018giants in the World Cup\u2019<\/h3>\n

If the world doesn\u2019t know yet, they\u2019ll see soon enough.<\/p>\n

Cura\u00e7ao, currently ranked No. 82 in FIFA\u2019s global rankings, opens World Cup play against global power and 10th-ranked Germany. It then plays No. 23 Ecuador in Kansas City on June 20 and finishes group stage play against No. 34 Ivory Coast on June 25 in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

It will be underdogs in all three matches, barring something very unusual.<\/p>\n

No problem. The Blue Wave is coming, the pressure is off and confidence is high.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, this is the biggest World Cup because our flag will be there in America,\u201d said Ricardo Martinez, a radio broadcaster who calls the matches. \u201cGermany, watch out. Cura\u00e7ao is coming. We are small \u2014 but giants in the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP Sports Writer Charles Odum in Atlanta contributed to this story. Reynolds reported from Boca Raton, Florida.<\/p>\n

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___<\/p>\n

AP World Cup: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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