Tag: 2026 FIFA World Cup
Curaçao Makes History as Smallest Nation to Qualify for World Cup as Italy Falls
Nov, 21 2025
World
Ryder Callahan
Curaçao became the smallest nation ever to qualify for the 2026 World Cup with just 165,138 people, thanks to a diaspora squad led by Patrick Kluivert, while four-time champion Italy failed to qualify for the second straight tournament.