WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (AP) — Goals from Livano Conencia and Kenji Gore gave Curacao a 2-0 win over Jamaica on Friday, moving the home team one step closer to its first World Cup appearance.
Conencia took the lead in the 11th minute, and Gore added another goal in the 68th minute for the Blue Stars, who moved to first place in Group B after three games in the CONCACAF World Cup Final Qualifier.
Curaçao, part of the Netherlands Antilles until 2010, is a group of islands with internal autonomy. dick advocaatHe has coached the Dutch national team for three stints, and has also coached teams in South Korea, Belgium and Russia.
With the win, Advocaat’s side remain unbeaten and take seven points, one more than second-placed Jamaica, led by former England manager Steve McLaren.
Trinidad and Tobago are second in the table with four points after a 3-0 win over Bermuda on Friday.
Goals for the Soca Warriors were Dante Seeley in the 10th minute, Tyrese Spicer in the 30th minute, and Coby Henry in the 49th minute.
Bermuda suffered three consecutive losses and was on the verge of elimination with zero points.
The 12 teams are divided into three groups and are competing for three spots directly from the regional qualifiers for next year’s World Cup. The United States, Canada and Mexico automatically qualified. As co-host of the World Cup.
Also on Friday, Virgil Misijan scored in stoppage time to save Suriname from a 1-1 draw with Guatemala and take first place in Group A.
Guatemala took the lead in the 75th minute with a goal from Darwin Lom, but a goal from Michijan in the 94th minute tied the game.
Suriname earned five points, won the tie-break with Panama, and defeated El Salvador 1-0 at home to earn their first win of the final round and also earned five points.
Jose Fajardo, who represented Panama in his first and only World Cup in Russia in 2018, scored in the 55th minute.
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