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

Brandon London provides all of the details on the island country of Curacao, which became the smallest nation to ever qualify ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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It's what the FIFA World Cup is all about. Curaçao kept its dreams alive by entering Tuesday's qualifying game against Jamaica just needing to avoid a loss. A draw would be enough to fulfill a ...

The draw ceremony begins at 12 p.m. ET (11 a.m. CT, 9 a.m. PT) at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the ...