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How have debutant teams performed at the FIFA World Cup?

Four nations will make debuts at the 2026 World Cup, with Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan set to grace the grandest stage in international football for the first time. It will be the tournament with the most newcomers since 2006 and all will have ambitions of ending a 16-year wait for a debutant to reach the knockout stages.

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
8	Rayo Vallecano	38	12	14	12	41	44	-3	50	W W D D W
9	Valencia	38	13	10	15	46	55	-9	49	W W D W L
10	Real Sociedad	38	11	13	14	59	61	-2	46	D L D D L
11	Espanyol	38	12	10	16	43	55	-12	46	D W W L L
12	Athletic Bilbao	38	13	6	19	43	58	-15	45	L D L L W

How have debutant teams performed at the FIFA World Cup?

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