Dick Advocaat Wept. Then Curaçao Scored Against Germany and the World Cup Found Its Soul. (opens in new tab)

Livano Comenencia's 21st-minute equalizer against four-time champions Germany gave Curaçao, a Caribbean island of 158,000, its first World Cup goal — but the deeper story belongs to 78-year-old Dick Advocaat, who returned from his daughter's sickbed to make history on soccer's biggest stage.