HomeWorld Cup 2026 is complete. This page preserves the final hierarchy filed on 3 June 2026 and the evidence available at that point. Verified tournament penalty outcomes will be added as a separate audit layer rather than rewritten into the original call.
Curacao penalty taker
Our final filed Curacao hierarchy for World Cup 2026 had Leandro Bacuna first, with Juninho Bacuna as the closest backup.
Who is Curacao's penalty taker?
Our final filed Curacao hierarchy had Leandro Bacuna first, with Juninho Bacuna next in line.
Leandro Bacuna is the clearest Curacao penalty call after converting from the spot against Bermuda in World Cup qualifying. Jordi Paulina also scored a penalty in that match, but he is absent from the final World Cup squad. Juninho Bacuna is therefore the best in-squad fallback after Paulina's omission, based on squad status, seniority, set-piece profile and career penalty record. This is an inferred backup call, not a recent national-team penalty conversion, so treat the secondary slot as lower confidence than Leandro.
If you searched for Curacao penalty taker, the hierarchy at the top is the final tournament-cycle answer we filed. The evidence trail underneath shows why that order was published.
Who takes penalties for Curacao at World Cup 2026?
For World Cup 2026, the final filed order placed Leandro Bacuna first for Curacao, with Juninho Bacuna as the closest backup.
Squad check: Leandro Bacuna and Juninho Bacuna are named in the 26-man World Cup squad.
Coach: Dick Advocaat Curaçao announced their final squad on May 18.
This section records the squad and hierarchy context that informed the published World Cup call.
Tournament outcomes are being checked separately so the original forecast remains distinguishable from the final event record.
Spot a hierarchy shift, a squad-specific wrinkle or a stronger team signal? Contact us here. If you are close to the Curacao setup and have stronger information, that is exactly the kind of update we want.
Why the board looks like this
Internal hierarchy checks
We keep the public archive focused on the filed primary, closest backup and the match evidence that shaped the hierarchy.
The internal file stays broader so we can re-check squad context, event timing and backup pressure without turning the page into a raw research appendix.
More routes through the field
Follow the 2026/27 club hierarchies
The same evidence-first format now covers every current club in Europe's top five leagues, with provisional carryovers clearly labelled during preseason.