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Dancing Dutch royals join two World Cup parties in a day, advise Infantino on Peace Prize

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands joined in on two separate dressing room parties in one night as the Netherlands and Curacao celebrated World Cup milestones.

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'Wasn't thinking about it': Curacao hero Room edged history in milestone draw

Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room needed two minutes to make one of the World Cup's most impressive saves so ⁠far, stopping Ecuador forward Enner Valencia from close range and setting the tone for a career-defining performance that created history on Saturday.

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Ecuador's Beccacece insists World Cup hopes 'not over yet' after shock Curacao draw

Ecuador coach Sebastian ⁠Beccacece insisted "it is not over yet" after his side's World Cup hopes were left hanging ‌by a thread after a shock 0-0 draw with Curacao, ‌whose goalkeeper Eloy Room gave a historic ‌15-save performance to deny the South Americans.

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'They fought like lions': Advocaat proud after Curacao battle to World Cup point

As Curacao's players celebrated their first ever World Cup point after a ⁠0-0 draw with Ecuador on Saturday, coach Dick Advocaat's thoughts went to the streets, bars and homes of the tiny Caribbean island where ‌a nation of 156,000 was rejoicing.

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World Cup highlights: Curacao earn historic point as Tunisia eliminated

We're into double digits at the FIFA World Cup as we reach day 10, and the headlines keep rolling with Curacao making history against Ecuador and Japan ending Tunisia's hopes at the tournament.

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Eloy Room sets new saves record as Curacao earn first-ever World Cup point

Curacao's Eloy Room set the record for most saves (15) in a 90-minute World Cup match (no extra time) as Ecuador’s hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup (WC) are now in doubt after they failed to score again and were held to a goalless draw in Kansas City. Meanwhile, the Caribbean nation picked up their first-ever WC point in the process. 

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Quizzing in Houston: Do Americans understand football & how excited are Curacao's fans?

After a wild and rainy start in Mexico City, where we introduced the opening episode of our World Cup Questions series, another storm welcomed us in Houston. Fortunately, this time it was a football storm, happening right in front of the stadium, thanks to Curacao fans. Houston is a proud sports city, but how football-savvy are the locals at the current 2026 World Cup? We decided to test random passersby as well as die-hard fans in jerseys. And the results? Judge for yourself!

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World Cup LIVE: Japan thrash Tunisia in Group F after Curacao hold off Ecuador

The second round of group-stage action continues on Saturday, with the Netherlands, Germany and Japan among the sides taking to the field. As always, follow all the key moments from today's four games with our live tracker!

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'We are not Germany': Ecuador coach urges caution ahead of Curacao match

Ecuador coach Sebastian Beccacece sought on ⁠Friday to distance his team from Germany's 7-1 demolition of Curacao, urging focus and respect ‌ahead of a must-win World Cup clash against the Caribbean ‌side.