How Haiti Overcame Instability and Restrictions to Reach World Cup 2026

After a friendly against Iceland in Toronto, Wolverhampton midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde described that reality:
“We don’t play at home, but we can feel the energy from the fans and we need to fight for them.”
That sentence captures the duality of Haitian soccer.

The team has often been geographically displaced, but emotionally present. The diaspora became the home crowd.