Cape Verde, a tiny island nation off the West African coast, is among the smallest countries to ever qualify for the World Cup. Fans marveled that it held the line against a tournament favorite.
For supporters of the Cape Verde national team, just making it to the World Cup and playing Spain, one of the world’s top-ranked teams, felt like history in the making.
Members of Iran’s national soccer team training in Carson, Calif., on Sunday. Many Iranians say their problems are too big these days for them to care much about how the team does.
Curaçao qualified for the World Cup for the first time in its history. The country’s fans, decked out in blue, came to watch their team take on Germany.
John Sorochan, a turf scientist at the University of Tennessee, has led the yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort to develop perfect playing fields for the 2026 World Cup.
Competing for the first time, Curaçao is brimming with joy. Most of the Caribbean nation’s team was born and raised in the Netherlands, but residents say the players represent them.
Soccer players and artists at a celebration this month in Curaçao, a Caribbean island and constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Competing for the first time, Curaçao is brimming with joy. Most of the Caribbean nation’s team was born and raised in the Netherlands, but residents say the players represent them.
Soccer players and artists at a celebration this month in Curaçao, a Caribbean island and constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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