Livi gamble on Curacao star looks a winner

DAVID MARTINDALE went to bed on one World Cup high and woke up to another after Scotland were joined by the smallest nation to ever qualify for the greatest show on earth.

- BY ALAN ROBERTSON

And this week's heroics mean Livingston could be quids in after snapping up a free agent bound for the finals with Curacao.

Joshua Brenet pitched up in West Lothian last month and hooked up with Dick Advocaat’s squad as they got the draw with Jamaica they needed to make next summer's showpiece.

The ex-Twente and PSV fullback, 31, has won 14 caps for the tiny Caribbean island since switching allegiances from the Netherlands.

While he’s made just three starts for the Lions so far, the Premiership new boys could be in line for a payday if he retains his spot for the USA, Canada and Mexico.