Shurandy Sambo
Curaçao
DEF
Age
24
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Shurandy Sambo
Curaçao have named Shurandy Sambo in their 26 for the 2026 World Cup, the defender making Dick Advocaat's cut. The Sparta Rotterdam defender is 24 at kick-off, valued at around €1.30m and a former Netherlands youth international.
Curaçao were drawn in Group E, alongside Germany, the Ivory Coast and Ecuador. They open against Germany at NRG Stadium in Houston on 14 June, then face Ecuador at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on 20 June before meeting the Ivory Coast at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on 25 June. Curaçao reached the finals by winning CONCACAF third-round Group B, qualifying on 18 November 2025.
Curaçao were drawn in Group E, alongside Germany, the Ivory Coast and Ecuador. They open against Germany at NRG Stadium in Houston on 14 June, then face Ecuador at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on 20 June before meeting the Ivory Coast at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on 25 June. Curaçao reached the finals by winning CONCACAF third-round Group B, qualifying on 18 November 2025.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clearances
0
Blocks
0
Playing Style
An attacking, right-footed right-back who can also fill in at left-back, Sambo is an overlapping full-back who supplies width for Curaçao. He stands 1.74 m, is right-footed, and has played 1,622 minutes this season, an adventurous defender Advocaat can use down the right at 24.
World Cup History
Shurandy Sambo reaches a first senior World Cup in 2026. Dick Advocaat has named him in Curaçao's 26, the full-back arriving with no senior tournament behind him. He joins the defensive options Advocaat carries into the island's maiden finals.
National Team
Curaçao
Tier 5
£4m
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Goal Rush Impact
The Sparta Rotterdam defender has 7 caps for Curaçao on the back of 25 club games this season, an overlapping full-back who gets forward down the right. As an outsider pick, Curaçao carry a Tier 5 billing of £4m, a team figure on the card.
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Sambo at the 2026 World Cup
Sambo is a confirmed defender in Dick Advocaat's 26-man Curaçao squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the Curaçao side opening their Group E campaign in June.
Picking Curaçao in Goal Rush
Rated at £4m, Curaçao are a Tier 5 pick. They were drawn in Group E for the finals.
Shurandy Sambo World Cup 2026 FAQs
The card lists Curaçao in Tier 5 at £4m. They face Germany, the Ivory Coast and Ecuador in their group, and the card treats Curaçao as a unit in this slot.
A defender by trade, Sambo lines up for Curaçao. His club football is with Sparta Rotterdam, and Dick Advocaat keeps him in the 2026 World Cup squad, named in Curaçao's final 26.
No. Sambo steps into his first senior World Cup in 2026, none before it, once his place in Curaçao's 26-man squad was confirmed.
Sparta Rotterdam are the club side for Sambo. Dick Advocaat has him among Curaçao's defenders in the final 26, with Curaçao opening their Group E campaign against Germany in mid-June.
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