JAKARTA - Haiti confirmed their place in the 2026 World Cup with a 2-0 win over Nicaragua on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, early morning WIB.
Interestingly, since dealing with Haiti in 2024, their French coach, Sebastien Migne, has never visited the island because of the ongoing riots.
You see, Haiti was forced to play their 800-kilometer match in Curacao. Even so, they gave a final touch to the surprising 2026 Concaf Zone World Cup Qualifiers where they won Group C, winning over Honduras and Costa Rica's favorite teams.
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This will be Haiti's first appearance at the World Cup in 52 years, after their previous participation in the 1974 World Cup in West Germany.
Tourists are warned not to visit Haiti, where violence and civil unrest have become common since the 2010 earthquake.
Their squad, led by French-born Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, is all based overseas.
"It's impossible (to visit) because it's too dangerous. Usually I live in the country where I work, but here I don't."
"No more international flights landed there," Migne told France Football magazine.
Apart from that, Haiti hopes the Sunderland striker who is in his best form, Wilson Isisdor, can join.
So far, Isidor is known to have defended the French national team from the U-17 to U-20 levels. However, he can still defend Haiti.
"I want to set a target to go to the World Cup, it will always be a dream. I have two choices, France and Haiti."
"Haiti has contacted me, but I have not made a decision. I am currently focusing on my club. In the French National Team, I know the players, I have played together and fought them," said Isidor to the French sports daily, L'Equipe.
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