Curaçao

A small Caribbean island with a population of around 150,000, this team punches well above its weight by leaning heavily on players with Dutch heritage who grew up and play professionally in the Netherlands. They've been quietly climbing the rankings over the past decade and made it to the Gold Cup final in 2023, which was a massive deal for a nation their size. Watch to see if they can keep that momentum going, because their success pretty much lives and dies with how many top Dutch-league players choose to represent the island over the Netherlands.