Aruba national football team

The national football team of Aruba is the national football team of the Dutch island and part of the state Aruba in the Caribbean and one of the three recognized by FIFA national football teams of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It belongs to the North and Central American confederation CONCACAF. So far, it's the team not been able to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup or the Football World Cup.

World Cup Qualifiers

Aruba first participated in the qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 1998 in France. In 1996, both first-round matches were held against the national football team of the Dominican Republic. Both matches were close with 2:3 and 1:3 lost, which had early exit Aruba result.

In qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2002 Aruba was able to reach the second round of CONCACAF. First, the team defeated in two games 4-2 and Puerto Rico 2-2, but the second round meant the end. Against the national football team of Barbados, they lost in two games with 1:3 and 0:4.

The 2006 World Cup was not for Aruba to achieve also. Already in the first round would retire significantly compared Suriname from ( first leg 1:2 Second leg 1:8 ).

As part of the qualification for the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, the team met in the first round of the CONCACAF region on the National Team of Antigua and Barbuda. The first leg lost Aruba in Oranjestad (Aruba ) on February 6, 2008, 0:3, the return match in St. John's (Antigua and Barbuda) on March 26, 2008 ended 0:1 from the perspective of Aruba. Thus, Aruba was excreted.

Tournaments

World cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Caribbean Cup

Known player

• David Abdul, until 2011 at Sparta Rotterdam
• Reinhard Breinburg until 2010 FC Dordrecht