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Iraq at FIFA World Cup 2026
Iraq are making their second appearance at a FIFA World Cup and their first since Mexico 1986, one of the longest gaps in modern World Cup history. The return was sealed through one of the most dramatic qualifying paths of the entire 2026 cycle, with the Lions of Mesopotamia claiming the tournament's final 48th spot via the intercontinental playoff in Monterrey on 31 March 2026.
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DR Congo at FIFA World Cup 2026
DR Congo are making their second appearance at a FIFA World Cup and their first since West Germany 1974, a 52-year absence that is the joint-fourth longest gap in tournament history alongside Haiti, behind only Wales (64 years between 1958 and 2022), Egypt (56 years between 1934 and 1990), and Norway (56 years between 1938 and 1994).
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New Zealand at FIFA World Cup 2026
New Zealand are making their third appearance at a FIFA World Cup and their first since South Africa 2010, a 16-year absence that ended with the All Whites becoming the first Oceania team to claim a direct World Cup qualification spot under the 48-team format.
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Panama at FIFA World Cup 2026
Panama are making their second appearance at a FIFA World Cup and their first since Russia 2018. Los Canaleros' return is built on an eight-year project under different coaches that has culminated in the Christiansen era and the unbeaten qualifying campaign that took them to North America.
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Haiti at FIFA World Cup 2026
Haiti are making their second appearance at a FIFA World Cup and their first since West Germany 1974, a 52-year absence that is the joint-fourth longest gap in the tournament's history alongside DR Congo (who also return at this tournament after 52 years), behind only Wales (64 years between 1958 and 2022), Egypt (56 years between 1934 and 1990), and Norway (56 years between 1938 and 1994).
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Curaçao at FIFA World Cup 2026
Curaçao are making their first-ever appearance at a FIFA World Cup, a historic debut that makes them the smallest nation by population ever to qualify for the tournament.
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Paraguay at FIFA World Cup 2026
Paraguay are making their ninth appearance at a FIFA World Cup and their first since South Africa 2010, a 16-year absence that defines the emotional weight of the 2026 campaign. Their previous appearances came in 1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010.
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Uruguay at FIFA World Cup 2026
Uruguay are making their 15th World Cup appearance and a fifth consecutive tournament after 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022. One of football's most decorated nations, they have won the World Cup twice
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Ecuador at FIFA World Cup 2026
Ecuador's best-ever World Cup finish was the Round of 16 at Germany 2006, when La Tri topped Group A ahead of Poland and Costa Rica before losing 1-0 to England in the Round of 16 at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart. Ecuador have never progressed beyond the Round of 16 at a World Cup.
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Colombia at FIFA World Cup 2026
Colombia are making their seventh appearance at a FIFA World Cup, having previously played at the 1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014, and 2018 tournaments. Colombia's best-ever World Cup finish remains the quarter-final run at Brazil 2014, when James Rodríguez won the Golden Boot with six goals and the Cafeteros captured global imagination before losing 2-1 to the host nation.