The 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico

For many football fans, it is truly a pity that the Italian national football team, which has won the World Cup four times, has once again failed to participate in the tournament. Such a tragedy has occurred three times in a row, which is truly very sad. Looking back 20 years ago, in 2006, Italy won the World Cup. At that time, many football fans around the world were very excited. Compared with that, the current situation is much more desolate. I wish the Italian national football team good luck in their future matches and hope that Italian football will get better and better!

In contrast, some countries that entered and participated in the World Cup for the first time had very good performances in the qualifying rounds. For example, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Cape Verde and Curaçao. Uzbekistan: As the first team from Central Asia to qualify for the World Cup, it broke the history of no teams from this region participating. Jordan: Continuing the strong performance of being the runner-up in the 2024 Asian Cup, the team has made its first appearance in the World Cup. Cape Verde: An African island country with a population of only about 550,000, it defeated strong teams such as Cameroon in the qualifying rounds and created history. Curaçao: A Dutch autonomous territory in the Caribbean, it set new records for the "smallest area" and "least population" participating teams in the World Cup. I wish these football teams good results in this year's World Cup.