Some 18 players in the squad have represented the Netherlands at youth levels, with two - Riechedly Bazoer and Joshua Brenet - winning senior caps.
The shift from the Curacao national team, from local amateur players to members of the diaspora, started when they started to hire big-name Dutch managers - starting with Patrick Kluivert in 2015.
Miami FC goalkeeper Eloy Room, 37, was the first member of this squad to play for Curacao that year, with ex-Aston Villa and Cardiff midfielder Leandro Bacuna among those to follow in 2016.
Bacuna said: "We've done something so nice for Curacao. I started this journey 10 years ago and wanted to make the people from Curacao proud.
"The manager keeps saying we are not finished. We want to show people as small as we are, we have a big heart. If you have a big heart I believe you can get far."
His brother Juninho, who has played for Huddersfield, Rangers and Birmingham, followed in 2019.
The 28-year-old told the BBC: "It's one thing that we always wished for - when we were kids we dreamed of playing together in one team on one pitch.
"That's why I decided early on to play for Curacao so I could be with him in one team, make my parents proud, make the island proud."
The biggest influx of Dutch-born talent has taken place quite recently, with 15 of this squad making their debut since 2023.
That includes Chong, who represented the Netherlands up to under-21 level before switching to Curacao last year.
"We've got a lot of players that have been playing in Holland that never thought about playing for Curacao," continued Juninho Bacuna.
"But you can see the heart, the belief and the connection they have with Curacao.
"They feel the love from the people, they feel everything from the island, so the connection got stronger and stronger for them."
In other countries, it may be more of an issue not calling up many local players.
But the importance placed in Curacao's diaspora in the Netherlands - which is roughly the same population as the island - makes this different.
"I don't think it's an issue whatsoever," said Curacao native Boudino de Jong, the co-founder of Profound, who are the FFK's digital partners.
"We're very used to our diaspora also being outside the island. So that's not necessarily a factor in how we would identify ourselves. Even if a player is not born here, they feel an extreme connection and identify as Curacaoan."
