How Mexico's World Cup run brought a small Oregon town to life

The World Cup melds communities, cultures, homelands, and those left behind. In Woodburn, OR, soccer is more than just a game ...
AZ Central

Curacao, the smallest nation to ever qualify for the World Cup, has big dreams

Everything shifted for Tahith Chong with an infamous headbutt and a penalty shootout. While Zinedine Zidane was expelled from the 2006 World Cup final that Italy went on to win, thousands of miles ...

Cape Verde carries a small nation’s dream into historic World Cup round-of-32 match

Cape Verde reached the World Cup knockout stage for the first time, continuing a historic run for one of the smallest nations ...
Associated Press

The Blue Wave from tiny Curaçao is making World Cup history

There won’t be millions of people from Curaçao cheering on their national team in the World Cup, because Curaçao doesn’t have millions of people. Not even close. Before the tournament even begins, ...