Gilbert Martina, President of the Curacao Football Federation, speaks with AFP during an interview in Willemstad, Curacao, in the Dutch Caribbean, on April 8, 2026. Small island, big dreams. The poster of Curacao's national football team hangs at the entrance of Marchena, a working-class neighborhood of Willemstad, the capital of the smallest territory ever to qualify for a World Cup. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP via Getty Images)