WILLEMSTAD (DA) — Curaçao will begin its next phase of World Cup preparation in Noordwijk with a busy training camp built around open sessions, a public team activity in Rotterdam and a historic hotel long tied to Dutch football.
The national team will stay at Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin, the Noordwijk seaside landmark associated with Dick Advocaat’s 1994 World Cup preparation with the Netherlands. Advocaat used Noordwijk during that Oranje cycle before leading the Netherlands to the quarterfinals of the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
Curaçao’s schedule shows a serious short camp. The team has six 90-minute training sessions in the Netherlands from May 25 to May 28, including two double-session days, before moving to Scotland for a final matchday-minus-one session at Hampden Park.
The public can attend open training at SJC Noordwijk on May 25 from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m.; May 26 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5 to 6:30 p.m.; May 27 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and May 28 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5:45 to 7:15 p.m.
The team also has a clinic and meet-and-greet scheduled for May 27 at 3 p.m. at RVV Blijdorp in Rotterdam, giving supporters another public opportunity to see the squad during the camp.
The structure is demanding but controlled. Curaçao will do most of its heavier work early in the week, with two-a-day sessions on May 26 and May 28, then reduce the workload before the May 30 friendly against Scotland at Hampden Park.
Huis ter Duin adds a symbolic layer to the camp. The hotel dates back to Noordwijk’s rise as a seaside resort in the late 19th century and has long been linked to Dutch society, major events and elite hospitality. It sits by the beach on Noordwijk’s dunes and includes hotel, dining, wellness, meeting and event facilities suited for a national team camp.
For Curaçao, the week is both practical and historical: a concentrated football camp at a familiar Dutch base under a coach whose own World Cup history already runs through Noordwijk.