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Haiti Are Back: 52 Years On, Les Grenadiers Return to the World Cup
Haiti play their first World Cup match since 1974 today against Scotland in Boston, opening a historic Group C campaign.
Jun 13, 2026 · 3 min
From Sunderland to Philadelphia, the players carrying Haiti's flag in 2026.
Haiti''s 26-man World Cup squad tells the story of a nation that lives everywhere. Drawn largely from the diaspora, it blends players raised and developed across Europe and North America with the pride of representing the island of their roots.
The spine is experienced and ambitious. Captain Johny Placide is the most-capped man in the group, while Wolverhampton''s Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Philadelphia Union''s Danley Jean-Jacques anchor the midfield. Up front, record scorer Duckens Nazon leads a forward line bolstered by Sunderland''s Wilson Isidor, who switched allegiance from France earlier this year.
It is a squad built by migration and bound by identity — the clearest expression yet of how Haitian football reaches far beyond its borders and still beats with one heart.
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