Curaçao soccer fans were elated Tuesday after the Caribbean island became the smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup. According to official statistics, the country had a population ...

Every four years, giants like Brazil, Germany, France and Argentina dominate the conversation. They’re expected to be there, expected to go far, expected to compete for the trophy. But the FIFA World ...

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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 ...

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.