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Haiti Qualifies for 2026 World Cup, Ending 51-Year Absence

Built from expatriate players, the team is coached remotely with home matches in Curaçao due to the security crisis.

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Overview

  • Haiti clinched its spot with a 2–0 win over Nicaragua in Willemstad on Tuesday.
  • It is the country’s first World Cup appearance since 1974, when it exited in the group stage.
  • Head coach Sébastien Migne, a Frenchman, says he has never entered Haiti and has managed the squad remotely because travel is too dangerous and flights are suspended.
  • The roster has been drawn from players based abroad, with the federation recruiting from the diaspora, including Jean‑Ricner Bellegarde, and pursuing Wilson Isidor.
  • Home qualifiers have been played in Curaçao as gangs control much of Port‑au‑Prince, and Honduras’s draw at Costa Rica also contributed to securing qualification.