Former football player of the USSR and Russian national teams, **[Andrei Kanchelskis](https://www.championat.com/tags/1208-kanchelskis/)**, extended his congratulations to the head coach of the Curaçao national team, Dick Advocaat, on their qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

“We congratulate Dick Advocaat and the Curaçao team on qualifying for the World Cup! For a country like this, it’s truly a remarkable achievement. Dick Advocaat has always been someone who established discipline, making sure the team played with ease and met his expectations. The results speak for themselves; he is a great coach! To lead such a team to the World Cup is commendable,” Kanchelskis remarked in an interview with Championship’s correspondent, Vladimir Chetverikov.

Previously, Dick Advocaat managed the Zenit Saint Petersburg club and the Russian national team.