Curacao boss Advocaat steps down and misses making World Cup history

Advocaat to miss Scotland friendly and World Cup history Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Dick Advocaat was poised to be the oldest coach at World Cup finalsPublished37 minutes agoCuracao will have a new head coach in charge for their World Cup warm-up friendly against Scotland on 30 May after Dick Advocaat stood down for personal reasons.The former Rangers manager had led the Caribbean island’s team to the finals for the first time but will be replaced with fellow Dutchman Fred Rutten.At 78, Advocaat would have become the oldest coach in World Cup finals history.He had described leading the island with a population of around 150,000 to the World Cup as the “craziest thing” he had achieved in a managerial career spanning nearly four decades.But Dutch media revealed on Monday that he has stood down because of his daughter’s health.”I’ve always mentioned family is above football,” he mentioned. “So this is a self-evident decision. Edinburgh pubs allowed to open late for all World Cup matches