What is the smallest country to win the World Cup?
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
International football is often a numbers game. Not in terms of scores, but rather in terms of population. Unlike club competitions, national teams can only call up players who are native to that nation. While a team like Real Madrid can sign anyone from anywhere in the world, the national team of Brazil can only field players with Brazilian heritage. Therefore, a country like Brazil— which had a population of over 216 million in 2022— would have a much higher likelihood of forming a strong starting eleven to win a tournament than a country like Iceland, which has a population of around 340,000.
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