Three Haitian World Cup players were welcomed in Port-au-Prince as the country continued celebrating its first FIFA World Cup appearance in 52 years. %

Members of Haiti’s national team on Tuesday toured Port-au-Prince under heavy security to celebrate their valiant play in the FIFA World Cup following their historic qualification to the tournament in November last year.

When Haiti’s soccer team lines up against Scotland on June 13, 2026, its players will be representing the Caribbean nation at a World Cup for the first time since 1974. They will also embody the complexities and possibilities of Haiti and its diaspora.

The Haiti Men's National Soccer Team will train in Port St. Lucie for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, their first since 1974.

Haiti might be leaving the World Cup without any wins, but they showed no fear against some of the best teams in the tournament.

Fans cheer the arrival of members of Haiti’s national soccer team during a tour to celebrate their participation in the World Cup, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 7, 2026

‘Football for me, is the oxygen of the Haitian people. It's the only thing that really unites us, puts us in agreement.'

When gangs set fire to the FIFA Goal Center in Haiti’s capital this year, it wasn’t just a key sports ground that went up in flames. It was the center of Haitian youth sports, a training ground for talent and home to the dreams held by young athletes ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.S. government has given a visa to Woodensky Pierre, the only member of Haiti’s national soccer team who lives in the Caribbean country, to travel and participate in the World Cup,

It’s one of the most enduring images of Haitian soccer: a young boy in a red Haiti soccer jersey walking across the field with a ball in his hand, just ahead of the national team’s first World Cup match. The boy, 3 years old at the time, was both ...