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With a record 48 national teams taking part, some countries will get their first taste of playing at a World Cup next summer. While Brazil have played in all 22 tournaments, 132 of the 211 Fifa member associations have never been involved. BBC Sport takes a closer look at some of those who will be making their World Cup debut in 2026. The surprise success stories to follow at the World Cup When is the 2026 World Cup draw? Egypt seal place at 2026 World Cup - who else has qualified? Cape Verde, left, and Curacao - managed by Dick Advocaat (right) - will make their World Cup debuts With a population of around 600, 000, Cape Verde - an archipelago off Africa's west coast - became the second smallest country to reach a World Cup finals, after Iceland in 2018, when they qualified in October, but it was a record that was swiftly taken from them by Curacao. Cape Verde beat Eswatini to secure their place at next year's tournament and complete a remarkable rise in football over the last 40 years. They played their first World Cup qualifiers in 1990 and their progress towards eventually qualifying for the global tournament was aided by their search for players who had links to Cape Verde from around the world. In their squad at the moment they have six Dutch-born players and one from Ireland - Shamrock Rovers defender Roberto Lopes. The 33-year-old was born in Dublin but qualifies for Cape Verde through his father and was recruited to play for them through Linked In. Cape Verde become second-smallest nation to reach World Cup The tiny Caribbean island of Curacao will become the smallest nation to ever play at the World Cup after drawing with Steve Mc Claren's Jamaica to secure their place at the tournament. The record was held by Iceland, who reached the 2018 finals, but their country is far bigger than Curacao, which has a population of just over 150, 000 (similar to Cambridge or Huddersfield) and a land area of 171 square miles, smaller than the Isle of Man. Former England manager Mc Claren resigned as Jamaica boss after his side, who needed a win in Kingston to qualify for their first World Cup since 1998, were held to a goalless draw, including having an injury-time penalty overruled by the video assistant referee (VAR). And Curacao boss Dick Advocaat, who was not at the game for personal reasons, will become the oldest coach at a World Cup, aged 78, beating Otto Rehhagel's record when he was in charge of Greece aged 71 in 2010. Curacao, 37 miles off the Venezuela coast, only became a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 2010, following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. Ten years ago they were 150th in Fifa's world rankings. Now they are 82nd. Curacao become smallest nation to qualify for World Cup It has been a long road, but Jordan have finally qualified for a World Cup. The Arab nation took part in qualifying for the first time 40 years ago but had not managed to go any further until this year. They secured their place at next year's tournament by finishing runners-up in AFC qualifying Group B, behind South Korea. In 2016, former Tottenham, Portsmouth and QPR boss Harry Redknapp managed Jordan for two World Cup qualifying games for the 2018 tournament in Russia. Redknapp oversaw an 8-0 victory over Bangladesh, as well as a 5-1 loss to Australia. History made: Debutants Uzbekistan and Jordan celebrate World Cup places Uzbekistan defender Abdukodir Khusanov joined Manchester City in January Another one to have progressed for the first time from the Asian section of qualifying. Uzbekistan have come agonisingly close to securing a World Cup spot on a couple of occasions, namely for Germany 2006 and Brazil 2014 when they suffered defeat in the final round of qualifying. They feature some talented players among their ranks, including Manchester City defender Abdukodir Khusanov - who is the first Uzbek player to play in the Premier League. Send us your questions Suriname came incredibly close to securing a first appearance at a World Cup after leading their qualifying group for most of the campaign, but defeat by Guatemala in the final round of fixtures saw Panama - who beat El Salvador 3-0 - leapfrog them to secure automatic qualification instead. But Suriname have another chance to reach the World Cup when they play in the inter-confederations play-off in March and should they make it they would become the lowest-ranked team to ever qualify for the tournament - they are currently 123rd in the world. The small South American nation has a population of a little over 600, 000 - roughly similar to Leeds. Also taking part in the inter-confederations play-off are New Caledonia. The French territory comprises of dozens of islands in the South Pacific, with an overall population of just under 300, 000. Their squad is made up of part-time players from New Caledonia's 10-team Super Ligue and some who play no higher than the fifth-tier of French football. This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your questions. We want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you do. The team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and pundits. We will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest sporting events. 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