Curaçao at the FIFA World Cup
Curaçao will appear in the finals of the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2026. On 18 November 2025, they topped their qualifying group and qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, becoming the smallest nation by both population and area to qualify for the tournament.[1]
Records
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
as  Territory of Curaçao
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as Territory of Curaçao
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 1930
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Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 1934
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Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
 1938
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.svg.png){kind=small} 1950
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.svg.png){kind=small} 1954
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 1958 |
Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||
as .svg.png){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles
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as Netherlands Antilles
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 1962 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||
 1966
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
 1970
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||
 1974
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | ||||||||||
 1978
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
 1982
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4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1986
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
 1990
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
 1994
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 1998
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small}  2002
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2006
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||
 2010
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
as  Curaçao
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as Curaçao
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 2014 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
 2018
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
 2022
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | ||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 2026
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Qualified | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |||||||||
 .svg.png){kind=small} 2030
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To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
 2034
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| Total | - | 1/23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 76 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 94 | 125 | ||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Tournaments
2026 FIFA World Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Curaçao
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Ivory Coast
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 |  Ecuador
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: June 14, 2026. Source: FIFA
See also
- North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup
- Curaçao at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
References
- ^ "Population of... 156,000: Caribbean minnows break wild record to secure WC spot — Wrap". Fox Sports Australia. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.