The Caribbean island nation of Curaçao, the smallest by population, has qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals, while Haiti secured its spot in the tournament for the first time in 52 years, alongside Panama. The three teams joined the United States, Canada, and Mexico, which will host the 2026 finals next summer. Curaçao maintained its lead in Group 2 with a 0-0 draw against Jamaica in Kingston, becoming the least populous country to qualify for the World Cup (156,000 people). This is the first time in the history of this small Caribbean island, located north of Venezuela. The "Blue Wave" finished the qualifiers at the top of Group 2 with 12 points from six matches, one point ahead of Jamaica. Curaçao is the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup, which will be expanded to 48 teams for the first time next year. Previously, the record holder was Iceland, which qualified for the 2018 World Cup with a population of about 350,000. In Curaçao's group, Haiti also secured its ticket to the finals for the second time since 1974 with a 2-0 win over Nicaragua. Thanks to this victory and Honduras' 0-0 draw with hosts Costa Rica, Haiti topped Group 3 with 11 points, two points ahead of Honduras, which failed to advance to the intercontinental playoff due to goal difference compared to Suriname. Panama topped Group 1 after a 3-0 win over hosts El Salvador and will participate in the football festival for the second time since 2018. Suriname and Jamaica, the second-best teams in CONCACAF, will join Iraq, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bolivia, and New Caledonia in the March intercontinental playoff to compete for two spots in the finals.