Curaçao coach becomes the oldest to lead a team in World Cups

A record was broken for the third time in this World Cup. This Sunday (14), Dick Advocaat, 78 years old, coach of Curaçao, became the oldest coach to play in a World Cup.

In this edition, two other technicians had held the brand.

First, Hugo Broos, from South Africa, at 74 years and two months, had become the record holder in the match between the Bafana Bafana team, on Thursday (11), against Mexico.

Hours later, however, Miroslav Koubek, coach of Czechia, took the lead in the rankings in the match against South Korea. The Czech commander is 74 years and nine months old.

This Sunday (14), Advocaat became the oldest coach to lead a team in a World Cup in the game against Germany.

In addition to Curaçao, Dick coached the teams of the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Belgium, Russia, Serbia and Iraq.

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Source: CNN