Dick Advocaat will return as Curaçao manager for the World Cup, but the nation's president has denied that Fred Rutten's exit was due to "friction."
Advocaat, 78, led Curaçao to become the smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup last year, but stepped down due to his daughter's health.
Rutten replaced him but lost friendly matches to China and Australia and has now resigned.
Federation president Gilbert Martina said: "I contacted Advocaat on Monday, after Rutten submitted his resignation on Sunday.
"Curaçao is going to Scotland at the end of the season for a friendly. That will be a tough, difficult match. There is a chance that Curaçao will not get a result, and then, 14 days before the World Cup, you have a whole discussion about the national coach, which is not good for the team. In the context of what is good for the team, he made that decision."
Martina added: "There is always friction during a changing of the guard. Dick has a coaching style, Rutten a completely different one. It is logical that friction arises, but that is not the reason why he quit."
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Advocaat, who formerly managed his native Netherlands national team, Sunderland and Rangers, will become the oldest-ever World Cup coach at 78. Curaçao will play Germany in their first World Cup game on June 14.
They have also been grouped with Ecuador and Ivory Coast. First, they visit Hampden Park on May 30 to face Scotland in a pre-World Cup friendly, with Advocaat back in the dugout.
ESPN Netherlands contributed to this report.
