Overview
- Curaçao, in Fred Rutten's first match in charge, lost 2–0 to China at Sydney's Accor Stadium with goals from Wei Shihao and Zhang Yuning.
- The side saw more possession but produced too little from it, exposing issues in turning control into shots and goals.
- A friendly against Australia is up next in Sydney, with further tune-ups scheduled in Scotland on May 30 and against Aruba on June 6.
- Rutten will be without three players for the Australia trip, as Armando Obispo and Deveron Fonville have minor injuries and Jürgen Locadia's absence was not explained.
- Dick Advocaat stepped down in February for family reasons after leading Curaçao to its first World Cup, where group games start against Germany on June 14 before Ecuador on June 20 and Ivory Coast on June 25.