Haiti at the FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 48 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup final is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]

Haiti have appeared twice at the FIFA World Cup, in 1974 and 2026.[2] They lost all of their matches and exited in the first round on both occasions.

Before Haiti ever qualified for a major tournament, a Haitian player earned some notable World Cup glory: Joe Gaetjens, who had been playing for a New York–based club for several years at the time, represented the United States at the 1950 World Cup and scored the winning goal in a legendary 1–0 victory over England.

Overall record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Uruguay 1930Not a FIFA member
Italy 1934Did not qualify
France 1938Did not participate
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954Did not qualify
Sweden 1958Did not participate
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970Did not qualify
West Germany 1974Group stage15th3003214Squad
Argentina 1978Did not qualify
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990Did not participate
United States 1994Did not qualify
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Canada Mexico United States 2026Group stage45th300328Squad
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
TotalGroup stage2/236006422
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out

By match

World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Haiti scorers
1974Group stage Italy1–3LossMunichE. Sanon
 Poland0–7LossMunich—
 Argentina1–4LossMunichE. Sanon
2026Group stage Scotland0–1LossFoxborough—
 Brazil0–3LossPhiladelphia—
 Morocco2–4LossAtlantaY. Bounou (o.g.), W. Isidor

Head-to-head record

Haiti at the 1974 World Cup

Squad

Head coach: Antoine Tassy

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Henri Françillon (1946-05-26)26 May 1946 (aged 28) Haiti Victory SC
2 1GK Wilner Piquant (1949-10-12)12 October 1949 (aged 24) Haiti Violette
3 2DF Arsène Auguste (1951-02-03)3 February 1951 (aged 23) Haiti Racing Club Haïtien
4 2DF Fritz André (1946-09-18)18 September 1946 (aged 27) Haiti Violette
5 2DF Serge Ducosté (1944-02-04)4 February 1944 (aged 30) Haiti Aigle Noir AC
6 2DF Pierre Bayonne (1949-06-11)11 June 1949 (aged 25) Haiti Violette
7 3MF Philippe Vorbe (1947-09-14)14 September 1947 (aged 26) Haiti Violette
8 3MF Jean-Claude Désir (1946-08-08)8 August 1946 (aged 27) Haiti Aigle Noir AC
9 3MF Eddy Antoine (1949-08-27)27 August 1949 (aged 24) Haiti Racing Club Haïtien
10 3MF Guy François (1947-09-18)18 September 1947 (aged 26) Haiti Violette
11 4FW Guy Saint-Vil (1942-10-21)21 October 1942 (aged 31) Haiti Racing Club Haïtien
12 3MF Ernst Jean-Joseph (1948-06-11)11 June 1948 (aged 26) Haiti Violette
13 2DF Serge Racine (1951-10-09)9 October 1951 (aged 22) Haiti Aigle Noir AC
14 2DF Wilner Nazaire (1950-03-30)30 March 1950 (aged 24) France Valenciennes
15 4FW Roger Saint-Vil (1949-12-08)8 December 1949 (aged 24) Trinidad and Tobago Archibald FC
16 4FW Fritz Leandré (1948-03-13)13 March 1948 (aged 26) Haiti Racing Club Haïtien
17 3MF Joseph-Marion Leandré (1945-05-09)9 May 1945 (aged 29) Haiti Racing Club Haïtien
18 4FW Claude Barthélemy (1945-05-09)9 May 1945 (aged 29) Haiti Racing Club Haïtien
19 2DF Jean-Herbert Austin (1950-02-23)23 February 1950 (aged 24) Haiti Violette
20 4FW Emmanuel Sanon (1951-06-25)25 June 1951 (aged 22) Haiti Don Bosco
21 2DF Wilfried Louis (1949-10-25)25 October 1949 (aged 24) Haiti Don Bosco
22 1GK Gérard Joseph (1949-10-22)22 October 1949 (aged 24) Haiti Racing Club Haïtien

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 3300123+96
 Argentina 311175+23
 Italy 311154+13
 Haiti 3003214−120
Italy 3 – 1 Haiti
Rivera 52'
Benetti 64'
Anastasi 78'		 Report Sanon 46'
Attendance: 51,100
Referee: Vicente Llobregat (Venezuela)
Haiti 0 – 7 Poland
Report Lato 17', 87'
Deyna 18'
Szarmach 30', 34', 50'
Gorgoń 31'
Attendance: 23,400
Referee: Govindasamay Suppiah (Singapore)
Argentina 4 – 1 Haiti
Yazalde 15', 68'
Houseman 18'
Ayala 55'		 Report Sanon 63'
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain)

Haiti at the 2026 World Cup

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Morocco 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7[a]
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4  Haiti 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Brazil 1–1 Morocco). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Haiti 0–1 Scotland
[Report 1]
Attendance: 64,146
Brazil 3–0 Haiti
 [Report 2]
Attendance: 68,324
Morocco 4–2 Haiti
 [Report 3]
Attendance: 68,239

Player records

Most appearances

Seven players were fielded in all three of Haiti's matches at the 1974 World Cup, and thirteen players in all three of their matches at the 2026 World Cup, making them record World Cup players for their country:

Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Eddy Antoine31974
Pierre Bayonne31974
Jean-Claude Désir31974
Henri Françillon31974
Wilner Nazaire31974
Emmanuel Sanon31974
Philippe Vorbe31974
Ricardo Adé32026
Carlens Arcus32026
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde32026
Josué Casimir32026
Louicius Deedson32026
Hannes Delcroix32026
Martin Expérience32026
Wilson Isidor32026
Danley Jean Jacques32026
Lenny Joseph32026
Frantzdy Pierrot32026
Johny Placide32026
Ruben Providence32026

Goalscorers

On 15 June 1974, Emmanuel Sanon made history by scoring Haiti's first-ever FIFA World Cup goal, coming in their first match against Italy in Munich.

Player Goals 1974 2026
Emmanuel Sanon 2 2
Wilson Isidor 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 4 22

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on 6 June 2007.
  2. ↑ "World Cup: 25 stunning moments ... No12: Haiti stun Dino Zoff's Italy". The Guardian. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
Reports
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