The Curaçao squad’s celebration after the draw against Ecuador in the World Cup this Saturday (20) included a visit from the Dutch royal family.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima went to the team’s locker room to celebrate the result with the players.
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They greeted the players and joined the group in the dance that fueled the celebration. See below:
Curaçao is an autonomous territory, but it is still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Among the 26 called-up players, only one was born in the country located in Central America.
The others are from the Netherlands, in Europe, but have Curaçaoan ancestry.
With the result achieved this Saturday, Curaçao earned its first point in World Cup history.
In their tournament debut, the team was crushed 7-1 by Germany. Their next challenge is against Ivory Coast next Thursday (25).
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