An expanded tournament means we have four debutants and several other nations making a rare appearance at this summer's FIFA World Cup.
The field is now set for the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico after the final window of qualification officially concluded, with DR Congo and Iraq the last teams to book their spot in the competition.
With the full set now finalised, we've taken a look at the lowest ranks teams that will be looking to cause a stir at this year's World Cup.
New Zealand (85th)
New Zealand might be the lowest ranked team in the tournament, but they're not novices on the World Cup stage having made two previous appearances in 1982 and 2010.
The All Whites secured the sole automatic spot from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and have been pitted in Group G alongside European heavyweights Belgium, Egypt and Iran.
Coached by an Englishman in Darren Bazeley, captain and record goalscorer Chris Wood will be hoping to be fit for the tournament.
Haiti (83rd)
Haiti qualified for just their second ever World Cup after finishing top of Group C in the CONCACAF qualifiers, an achievement made all the more impressive by the fact the Caribbean nation have been forced to play their home matches 500 miles away in Curacao.
Even the team's 52-year-old French coach, Sebastien Migne, has been unable to set foot on the island since he was appointed in 2024.
Haiti, who have Wolves midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde within their ranks, feature in Group C alongside Brazil, Scotland and Morocco.
Curaçao (82nd)
One of four countries making their debut at the World Cup, Curaçao became the smallest nation ever to qualify for the tournament as they pipped Jamaica to top spot in Group B of CONCACAF qualification, benefiting from the absence of the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Curaçao will be led by former Rangers and Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat, despite the Dutchman resigning from his position as head coach in February due to personal reasons. Advocaat, 78, returned in early May after his successor, Fred Rutten, resigned a month out from the World Cup.
The Caribbean island will face four-time winners Germany, Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Group E.
Ghana (74th)
Ghana's preparations for the upcoming FIFA World Cup have been disrupted by the sacking of Otto Addo, who had led the Black Stars to an unbeaten qualification campaign.
Qualifying for five of the previous six World Cups, Ghana will be hoping to advance to the knockout stages for the first time since they reached the quarter-finals in 2010, where they were controversially eliminated by Uruguay following Luis Suarez's handball.
The Black Stars, who will now be led by former Portugal boss Carlos Queiroz, feature in a group alongside England, Croatia and Panama.
Cape Verde (69th)
Accompanying Curaçao on the debutants list is Cape Verde, who are the third-smallest nation to qualify for the World Cup.
The Blue Sharks, who were Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finalists in 2013 and 2023, finished top of their qualification group by pipping Cameroon to top spot.
Cape Verde have been drawn in Group H to face tournament favourites Spain, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia.
