No clarity yet about the future: “I still need a bit more time for that.”

Dick Advocaat was the oldest national team coach at the World Cup. Advocaat was eliminated as coach of Curaçao in the group stage, but nonetheless has a hero status on the island.

The 78-year-old former PSV coach has also still not made a decision about his future. Earlier, several squad players from The Blue Wave indicated they would like to continue with Advocaat.

The born Hague native has, in conversation with Curacao.nu, said that a longer commitment as head coach of Curaçao is still a serious option. ''I’m not saying no in advance. I still need a bit more time for that,'' the coach says to the outlet.

Despite the early exit, De Kleine Generaal looks back positively on the World Cup in North America. ''I thought it was a great experience, especially with this group and also in the way we did it. In the first match after losing to Germany, we did pretty well. We kept standing firm against Ecuador and Ivory Coast. You shouldn’t underestimate the caliber of the countries we played against,'' Advocaat says.

The coach also emphasizes that only a longer term as Curaçao national team coach is an option, as opposed to a new job in the Netherlands. ''I think someone else has done that. In any case, I don't know anything about it. If anything happens, it will happen in Curaçao and otherwise not,'' the coach makes it clear.

Despite his age of 78, Advocaat does not see it as a hindrance to continue as a coach. ''I feel physically very well, so that's not the problem at all'', said the former PSV coach.