Curacao have become the smallest ever country to qualify for a World Cup finals after hanging on for a 0-0 draw against Jamaica on the last day of Concacaf qualfiying.

Panama and Haiti also booked their spots in a tense final round of qualifying for the region that is also home to host nations and automatic qualifiers the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The tiny island nation, located in the Caribbean, boasts a population of just 156,115 people and a land mass of just 444 square kilometers. Curaçao finished as the only undefeated nation in the tournament and finished atop of Group B with 12 points.

They surpassed Iceland's record when they qualified in 2018 with a population of just over 350,000.

Curacao, managed by former Premier League boss Dick Advocaat, who missed the ma

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