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Les Grenadiers' 26: Inside Haiti's Diaspora-Built World Cup Squad
Haiti's 26-man World Cup squad is built largely from the diaspora, blending European and North American clubs with national pride.
Jun 13, 2026 · 3 min
Haiti open their 2026 campaign against Scotland in Boston — a first World Cup match since 1974.
Fifty-two years of waiting end today. When Haiti walk out against Scotland in Boston, Les Grenadiers will play their first FIFA World Cup match since 1974 — only the second appearance in the nation's history.
Haiti earned their place the hard way, topping Group C in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying to seal direct passage to the expanded 48-team tournament. The gap between Haiti's two World Cup appearances — 1974 and 2026 — is among the longest any nation has endured.
Group C will test them immediately: Scotland today, Brazil in Philadelphia on June 19, and Morocco in Atlanta on June 24. For a country that has carried football through every hardship, simply being here is already history. Now the players have the chance to write the next chapter on the biggest stage of all.
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