On the night of November 19, three more participants for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, were determined. They are the national teams of Curaçao, Panama, and Haiti.
Thus, the complete list of known participants in the 2026 World Cup now looks like this: USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan, New Zealand, Iran, Argentina, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan, Australia, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Colombia, Paraguay, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde, South Africa, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, England, Senegal, Ivory Coast, France, Croatia, Norway, Portugal, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Scotland, Austria, Belgium, Curaçao, Panama, and Haiti.
It should be noted that the Curaçao national team achieved a historic milestone by becoming the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup.
The island nation, with a population of just 156,000, surpassed Iceland's record and qualified for the world's premier football tournament for the first time. A significant role in this success was played by Dutch specialist Dick Advocaat, who took charge of the Curaçao national team in January 2024.
The key match was the 6th round of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament against Jamaica. The match took place in the Jamaican capital, Kingston, and ended in a 0-0 draw. This result directly qualified the Curaçao national team for the 2026 World Cup.
