The expanded 48-team World Cup has given some of world soccer's minnows the chance to join the sport's biggest party.

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.

The Caribbean island nation of Curacao has made history, becoming the smallest country by population to qualify for a World Cup. They secured their spot with a goalless draw against Jamaica on the ...

Countries come in all shapes and sizes. Some of the largest sovereign countries by measure of surface area include Russia, Canada and the U.S., according to nationsonline.org. But what is the smallest ...

Curaçao, the team without players born in their country that will play in the 2026 World Cup The qualification was achieved with players mostly born in the Netherlands, hailing from cities like ...