Here’s a full look at the smallest countries to ever record a World Cup final appearance.
. The Middle Eastern nation had never made the World Cup in the event’s 90-plus-year history, but will now be making its debut after automatically qualifying as the host.
Unsurprisingly, Qatar is considered a longshot to win the tournament. A host country has emerged victorious in the World Cup six times, and Qatar has +50000 odds to become the seventh, according toSo has a country of similar size to Qatar ever made it all the way to the World Cup final?Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.If Qatar makes a Cinderella run to the final, it wouldn’t be the smallest country to pull off the feat.
As host of the inaugural 1930 World Cup, Uruguay reached the final with a population of about 1.5 million. And the Uruguayans made even more history by defeating Argentina 4-2 in the final, becoming the first World Cup champions, first World Cup host champions and the smallest country to ever win the tournament.
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