Curacao could become the smallest country to compete at the World Cup, conflict-torn Haiti may defy the odds, and another small nation Suriname has a chance to qualify for the first time when the Concacaf qualifiers conclude on Tuesday.

But there are four other countries - Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica and Panama - also in the running for the three automatic berths reserved at the expanded 48-nation 2026 finals for teams from the Central and North American and Caribbean confederation.

Each of the three group winners advances to the tournament in Canada, Mexico and the U.S next June while the two best-ranked runners-up will go into the inter-confederation playoffs in March where two more World Cup places will be decided.

Curacao, a self-governing part of the Netherlands with a population

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