From tiny Curaçao, to troubled Haiti's remarkable comeback, discover how some of the smallest nations in the world are defying the odds to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

A super-sized World Cup has paved the way for tiny Curaçao and Cape Verde to book their places at sport's biggest global event next year.

Historic qualification for CuraçaoFor the very first time, Curaçao will take part in a FIFA World Cup. The small Caribbean nation, home to just 150,000 people, secured qualification

Curaçao shocks football by qualifying for the 2026 World Cup as the smallest nation ever. Inside the dramatic night, the key players, and what happens next.

People in Curacao went wild on November 18 after their nation became the smallest by population to ever qualify for the FIFA World Cup.The achievement was secured after the Curacao team played to a 0-0 draw against Jamaica in a Confederation of North,

Curaçao completed an unbeaten Concacaf qualifying campaign to clinch their first ever berth in the FIFA World Cup.

The 2026 World Cup is nearly six months away from taking place in North America, and for the first time ever a Concacaf country with under 200,000 residents will be debut at the massive soccer tournament.

The Caribbean Island with a population of just over 150,000 have become the smallest nation to reach the World Cup finals.