Curaçao clinched a spot in the 2026 World Cup on a wild final night of Concacaf qualification, becoming the smallest nation (since World War II) to qualify for international soccer's biggest event.

Curaçao soccer fans were elated Tuesday after the Caribbean island became the smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup.

The tiny island nation, located in the Caribbean, boast a population of just 156,115 people and a land mass of just 444 square kilometers.