Before this World Cup, none of the players from Czechia, Austria, Norway, Scotland, Turkey, South Africa, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Paraguay, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Haiti, Jordan, Curacao, or Cape Verde had ever appeared in a World Cup

Teams such as Norway, Austria, Scotland, Turkey, Czechia, Paraguay, and Côte d'Ivoire are quite anticipated, however they also share a limitation: their squads have no players with prior World Cup match experience before early June 2026.

​Will they be able to overcome this lack of experience in this World Cup?