Curaçao clinched a spot in the 2026 World Cup on a wild final night of Concacaf qualification, becoming the smallest nation (since World War II) to qualify for international soccer's biggest event.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The tiny Caribbean island country Curaçao will go to the 2026 World Cup as the smallest nation by population ever to qualify for the marquee event in men's soccer. Curaçao, an ...

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The tiny African island nation of Cape Verde qualified for the World Cup for the first time on Monday after beating Eswatini 3-0. With a population smaller than that of the U.S. state of Vermont, Cape ...

All eyes will be on teams such as France, England and Spain at the 2026 World Cup – today, however, we’d like to look at the tournament’s minnows. We will list the five smallest countries at this year ...

Fans celebrate in the stands after Cape Verde defeated Eswatini in a World Cup qualifying soccer match at Estdio Nacional in Praia, Cape Verde, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, to clinch their qualification for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The tiny African island nation of Cape Verde ...