WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (AP) — Goals from Livano Comenencia and Kenji Gorre led Curacao to a 2-0 win over Jamaica on Friday to take the home side another step closer to its first World Cup appearance.

Comenencia opened the scoring in the 11th minute, and Gorre added a goal in the 68th for the “Blue Stars” that moved them into first place in Group B after three matches of the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers.

Curacao, which until 2010 was part of the Netherlands Antilles, a group of islands with internal autonomy, is coached by Dick Advocaat , who was at the helm of the Netherlands national team for three stints and has managed South Korea, Belgium and Russia.

With the win, Advocaat’s squad remains undefeated and has seven points, one more than the Jamaicans, who are in second

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