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 Verde is the second smallest country to make it to the men's World Cup since the first tournament in 1930.

Here's a look at the tiniest countries in World Cup history, based on their population when they appeared at the tournament: Iceland With a population of just over 350,000, Iceland became the smallest country to reach the World Cup when it qualified for the tournament in Russia in 2018. That was two years after the team famously eliminated England to reach the quarterfinals of the 2016 European Championship. In Russia, Iceland managed a draw against Argentina but losses to Croatia and N

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