Curacao was withdrawn from the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Friday due to positive COVID tests and replaced by Guatemala.
Ranked 76th, Curacao was scheduled to open Group A on Saturday against El Salvador in Frisco, TX, then face Mexico on Wednesday in Dallas and Trinidad & Tobago on July 18 in Frisco.
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“Before the start of the Gold Cup group stage, all the competing national teams underwent several rounds of tests and unfortunately the Curaçao delegation returned a significant number of positive results among their staff and players during the the latest round of testing, ”CONCACAF said in a statement.
“Although several players from Curacao have returned a negative test result, local state guidelines require several of them to be isolated due to close contact with those who have tested positive. In light of these circumstances, CONCACAF and the Curaçao Football Federation have agreed that Curaçao will not participate in the Gold Cup. “
Guatemala, ranked 127th, lost their qualifying match in the second round to Guadeloupe 10-9 on penalties after a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
CONCACAF said Guatemala were the next highest-ranked team available from qualifying, where Guatemala beat Guyana 4-0 in the first round.
“CONCACAF and the Curaçao Football Federation have made every effort to find a solution that will allow Curaçao to compete, but the health and safety of Curaçao players and staff, as well as all tournament participants, must be a priority, ”CONCACAF said.
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