Haiti lost all three at the World Cup. Their home leg against the USA is in Jamaica.
Haiti reached their first World Cup since 1974, lost all three games, then won three of four to set up a Nations League quarter-final against the USA, whose first leg they must host in Kingston, Jamaica.
Haiti's home leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarter-final against the United States is at Sabina Park in Kingston on Saturday 14 November (4:30pm local and ET, 1:30pm PT). 12
Haiti cannot stage it themselves. Gangs overran the Stade Sylvio Cator in 2024, and Haiti have not played a home match since 2021. 34
Their two home games this autumn, in Kingston, averaged 297 people. 3
At the World Cup
Haiti's first World Cup since 1974 lasted three games: 0-1 to Scotland in Boston, 0-3 to Brazil in Philadelphia, 2-4 to Morocco in Atlanta. 567
Those were Haiti's first World Cup goals in 52 years. The first went in off Morocco's goalkeeper Yassine Bounou after Lenny Joseph's backheel; the second was Wilson Isidor's shot from distance, third in the tournament's goal vote. 78
In 1974 Haiti lost all three games: 3-1 to Italy, 7-0 to Poland and 4-1 to Argentina. Emmanuel Sanon scored both goals, the first ending Dino Zoff's 1,142 minutes without conceding. 910
New coach, four games
Sébastien Migné, who took Haiti to the World Cup, left in July. Haiti appointed David Badía, 51, who worked at Barcelona's La Masia and coached in Cyprus and Poland. 11
| Date | Match | Score |
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| 24 September | Haiti v Trinidad & Tobago, Sabina Park | 3-2 12 |
| 27 September | Haiti v Costa Rica, Sabina Park | 2-0 13 |
| 1 October | Dominican Republic v Haiti, Santo Domingo | 1-4 14 |
| 4 October | Costa Rica v Haiti | 2-0 15 |
Second place in Group A behind Curaçao took Haiti into the quarter-finals. 16
How they play
Migné built Haiti to defend with discipline and break in rapid transitions: a 4-4-2 with attacking full-backs that becomes a 4-2-3-1 without the ball. 17
Badía won three of his first four games. The XI that won 4-1 in Santo Domingo on 1 October: Alexandre Pierre; Carl Sainte, Hannes Delcroix, Carlens Arcus, Martin Expérience; Danley Jean Jacques, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde; Ruben Providence, Louicius Deedson, Fafà Picault; Wilson Isidor. 14
Isidor, of Sunderland, has three goals and two assists in four games. Bellegarde plays for Wolves, Jean Jacques for the Philadelphia Union. 1417
What 17 November decides
The second leg is at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati on Tuesday 17 November (7pm local and ET, 4pm PT). 318
The USA are unbeaten in their last 10 meetings with Haiti, since 1973, and won 2-1 at the 2025 Gold Cup. 3
The winners reach the finals at SoFi Stadium outside Los Angeles in March. 3
The big question
Can Haiti's autumn, three wins in four, hold up against a team that has not lost to them since 1973? 3 The first leg is played in Kingston, in front of a few hundred people. 3
Quote of the Day
"I wanted people to think about things other than what's happening in the country, and I think I succeeded in my mission." — Wilson Isidor, Haiti forward, on his goal against Morocco at the World Cup 8
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- 17Haiti World Cup 2026 team guide | The Guardian
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