Hansen scores as Curacao edge closer to World Cup

Sontje Hansen in action for MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough forward Sontje Hansen scored his first international goal for Curacao to set up a deciding game against Jamaica to qualify for next year's World Cup.

The 23-year-old scored the fourth goal in a 7-0 thrashing of Bermuda in Hamilton to move the Caribbean island nation back to the top of their CONCACAF qualifying group.

They went above Jamaica who, managed by former Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren, were held to a 1-1 draw by Trinidad & Tobago.

Curacao will now travel to Kingston next Wednesday needing just one point to qualify for the World Cup for the first time, while the side finishing in second place will go through to a Fifa play-off…