Curacao, Haiti, and Panama all secured automatic spots at the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday, leaving familiar CONCACAF faces out in the cold.
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Jamaica and Suriname will participate in the inter-confederation playoffs , meaning Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, and Honduras all will be absent from the tournament proper.
CONCACAF World Cup qualifying was always going to be look different with tri-hosts Canada, the United States, and Mexico getting automatic berths at the 2026 World Cup, but few saw this coming.
Curacao qualify for first World Cup
Curacao and Jamaica were in Kingston in search of the goal that would seal their spot in the World Cup. When one did not arrive, that meant Curacao made history.
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