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Haiti's national football team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 52 years, despite the majority of its players living abroad and its coach managing remotely due to safety concerns in Port-au-Prince.

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Curacao, Port-au-Prince, Miami, West Germany (1974), Foxborough (upcoming)

Who
Haiti national football team, Duckens Nazon, Sébastien Migne, Emmanuel Sanon, Woodensky Pierre
What
Haiti's national football team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 52 years, despite the majority of its players living abroad and its coach managing remotely due to safety concerns in Port-au-Prince.
When
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:28:27 GMT · 6h 37m ago
Where
Curacao, Port-au-Prince, Miami, West Germany (1974), Foxborough (upcoming) ·
Why
Political instability and armed gangs controlling Port-au-Prince forced the team to play qualifiers in Curacao and prevent the coach from entering the country, while players like Duckens Nazon have fled war zones.
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This qualification represents a significant source of national pride and hope for Haiti, a country grappling with widespread violence and instability, as the team carries the aspirations of a diaspora and a population in need of a unifying sign.

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    The Haiti national football team qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026, with players celebrating in Curacao due to ongoing conflict in Port-au-Prince.
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