The 2026 FIFA World Cup marks the first edition of the tournament expanded to 48 teams, jointly hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico — the only three-nation host arrangement in the competition's history. Canada's inclusion is particularly notable given the country had never previously qualified for a men's World Cup since 1986, and here co-hosts a tournament on home soil.
Solomon Islands has no history of FIFA World Cup participation and issues coins of this type purely as legal-tender bullion for the collector market, a practice common among Pacific island nations whose mints operate through licensing arrangements with private producers, typically in Europe or Australia.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup marks the first edition of the tournament expanded to 48 teams, jointly hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico — the only three-nation host arrangement in the competition's history. Canada's inclusion is particularly notable given the country had never previously qualified for a men's World Cup since 1986, and here co-hosts a tournament on home soil.
Solomon Islands has no history of FIFA World Cup participation and issues coins of this type purely as legal-tender bullion for the collector market, a practice common among Pacific island nations whose mints operate through licensing arrangements with private producers, typically in Europe or Australia.