At just 44 hectares, Vatican City is officially the smallest country in the world. It’s so small that many visitors are ...

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 clinched a spot in the 2026 World Cup, becoming the smallest nation to ever qualify.

This country has just become the smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup - The nation carries a land mass of 171 square miles and boasts a population of less than 157,000 ...

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 ...

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

The tiny African island nation of Cape Verde qualified for the World Cup for the first time on Monday after beating Eswatini 3-0. With a population smaller than that of the U.S. state of Vermont, Cape ...

Fans celebrate in the stands after Cape Verde defeated Eswatini in a World Cup qualifying soccer match at Estdio Nacional in Praia, Cape Verde, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, to clinch their qualification for ...