Curaçao, Haiti, Panama and Scotland qualified Tuesday for next year’s men's FIFA World Cup in North America, while the USMNT thrashed Uruguay 5-1 to boost its standing.

A super-sized World Cup has paved the way for tiny Curaçao and Cape Verde to book their places at sport’s biggest global event next year. Just as FIFA president Gianni Infantino predicted. It was back in 2017 when world soccer's governing body announced controversial plans to expand the sport's flagship tournament from 32 teams to 48 in 2026.

Curaçao, the national team without players born in their own country that will play in the 2026 World Cup The qualification was achieved with players mostly born in the Netherlands, hailing from cities like Rotterdam,

To celebrate the one-year anniversary, the Minister unveiled a new campaign jingle, sung by Jada van Dijk, composed by Roshendly Martina (Roshdrums), and arranged by Angelo Borrell Dopwell (Dopwell Music). The song aims to help children understand that their bodies deserve protection—and that no adult is allowed to touch their private parts.

Soccer fans celebrated at Curaçao International Airport in Willemstad on Wednesday as the country's men's soccer team arrived home after making World Cup history as the smallest nation by population ever to qualify.