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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
The Frenchman arrived in June 2024 and delivered a first World Cup in over five decades.
When Sébastien Migné took charge of Haiti in June 2024, qualification felt like a distant hope. Less than two years later, the 53-year-old Frenchman has guided Les Grenadiers to their first World Cup since 1974 — and the first of his own coaching career.
Migné''s African experience, including spells leading national teams on the continent, shaped a pragmatic, disciplined approach that suits Haiti''s talented but young group. He built belief, organised the defence and got the best from a squad scattered across the globe.
Now he faces his sternest test: out-thinking Brazil, Morocco and Scotland on the world''s biggest stage. Whatever the results, Migné has already given Haitian football a moment generations will remember.
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