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Haiti
Republic of Haiti
Latest Morocco 4–2 Haiti · Group C
Title probability
0.0%
as of 2026-07-20
Overview
Haiti arrive at their first World Cup since 1974 carrying the hopes of a football-mad island that has endured immense hardship off the pitch. Les Grenadiers earned their berth through a resilient CONCACAF campaign built on athleticism, organization and flashes of individual brilliance.
This is a squad that mixes hardened European and MLS professionals with talented domestic players. Expectations are modest, but the sense of occasion is enormous — simply being here is historic, and the players will run themselves into the ground for the badge.
Capital
Port-au-Prince
Population
11,600,000
Confederation
CONCACAF
FIFA code
HAI
From Wikipedia
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western side of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean…
Source: Wikipedia →Squad
- 158caps
Johny Placide
SC Bastia · Veteran captain and No. 1 keeper
- 12
Alexandre Pierre
FC Sochaux
- 236caps
Josué Duverger
FC Cosmos Koblenz · Promising young goalkeeper
- 242caps
Carlens Arcus
Angers SCO · Reliable overlapping right-back
- 3
Keeto Thermoncy
BSC Young Boys · Youngest squad member
- 450caps
Ricardo Adé
LDU Quito · Commanding central defender
- 5
Hannes Delcroix
FC Lugano · Former Belgium youth international
- 8
Martin Expérience
AS Nancy Lorraine
- 13
Duke LaCroix
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
- 14
Garven-Michee Metusala
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
- 2228caps
Jean-Kevin Duverne
KAA Gent · Ligue 1 calm in defence
- 24
Wilguens Paugain
SV Zulte Waregem
- 6
Carl Sainté
El Paso Locomotive FC
- 7
Derrick Etienne
Toronto FC · Experienced MLS attacker
- 109caps
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Wolverhampton Wanderers · Premier League playmaker, key creator
- 1722caps
Danley Jean Jacques
Philadelphia Union · Tireless central engine
- 25
Dominique Simon
FC Tatran Prešov
- 26
Woodensky Pierre
Violette AC · Home-based domestic league player
- 974caps
Duckens Nazon
Esteghlal FC · All-time leading scorer for Haiti
- 11
Louicius Don Deedson
FC Dallas
- 15
Ruben Providence
Amiens SC
- 16
Lenny Joseph
Ferencvárosi TC
- 18
Wilson Isidor
Sunderland · Premier League forward, recent debutant
- 19
Yassin Fortune
FC Vizela
- 2047caps
Frantzdy Pierrot
Çaykur Rizespor · Top active scorer, 33 goals
- 21
Josué Casimir
AJ Auxerre
Model
as of 2026-07-20Exp. points
0.00
Proj. finish
40.5
Seed Elo
1520
Title-probability trajectory
Champion chance across the last 14 snapshots
Matches
History
1974
Group stage
2026
Group stage
Culture
Football culture
Football is by far the most popular sport in Haiti, played barefoot in dusty streets and on rocky pitches across Port-au-Prince and beyond. Fans idolize the heroes of 1974 and pour fierce devotion into every fixture. The diaspora supplies much of the modern talent pool.
Did you know
- Haiti became the world's first independent Black republic in 1804.
- Emmanuel Sanon scored Haiti's iconic 1974 goal against Italy's Dino Zoff.
- Kompa music is the heartbeat of Haitian celebrations and matchdays.
- Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.
- A huge diaspora in the US, Canada and France fuels the national team.