Group C fixtures
Sun 14 Jun02:00 BST
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (Boston)
Sat 20 Jun02:00 BST
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Wed 24 Jun23:00 BST
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Key players to watch
Wilson Isidor
FW · Sunderland
Arguably the best player Haiti have produced; switched from France in early 2026. Pace and directness give Les Grenadiers a genuine threat.
Pace · main threat
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
MF · Wolves
The squad's highest-profile name and technical heartbeat; a Premier League regular who switched allegiance from France. How he copes with being targeted defines Haiti's tournament.
Technical hub
Duckens Nazon
FW · Esteghlal
All-time top scorer (44 in 74) and the qualifying talisman — six goals including a hat-trick against Costa Rica. The penalty taker and attacking focal point at 32.
All-time top scorer · penalties
Frantzdy Pierrot
FW · Çaykur Rizespor
Physical centre-forward and a secondary goal threat who can hold the ball up against bigger defences.
Target man
Leverton Pierre
MF · Vizela
Part of the double pivot that shields the back four and springs Haiti's transitions.
Midfield shield
Hannes Delcroix
DF · Lugano
Haiti-born centre-back developed in Belgium's Anderlecht academy; adds composure and pedigree at the back.
Ball-playing CB
Goals & output
Light on firepower at this level: Nazon's experience and Isidor's directness are the main hopes, with Pierrot offering a physical option. Chance volume will be low in a group with Brazil and Morocco, so efficiency on the rare opening matters.
Set-piece duties
Free kicks
Louicius Deedson / Nazon
Corners
Deedson / Bellegarde
Nazon takes penalties. Free kicks and corners fall to Louicius Deedson, Nazon and Bellegarde. Set pieces and quick transitions are realistically Haiti's likeliest route to a goal against far stronger opposition.
Discipline read
▲Migné sets up in a compact block (4-2-3-1 shifting to 4-4-2 out of possession), so expect plenty of defending, fouls to break up play and a bookings-friendly profile under sustained pressure.
Recent form
A first World Cup in 52 years — only their second ever — secured by topping a CONCACAF qualifying group ahead of Honduras and Costa Rica, with every 'home' game played in Curaçao because of unrest at home. Remarkably, French coach Sébastien Migné has never set foot in the country he manages. In 1974 they lost all three but Manno Sanon famously scored against Italy, ending Dino Zoff's clean-sheet record.
Head-to-head history
v Scotland (14 Jun)
No meaningful history
Effectively a first competitive meeting, and realistically Haiti's best chance of a result — a huge opener for both in Foxborough.
v Brazil (20 Jun)
Heavily one-sided
Rare and lopsided history (Brazil won a 2004 friendly 6-0). A daunting night in Philadelphia.
v Morocco (24 Jun)
No meaningful history
First competitive meeting, likely against a Morocco side chasing top spot in Atlanta.
Underdog & betting read
The verdict
Clear outsiders of the group and one of the tournament's feel-good stories. The realistic ambition is a competitive showing and a first-ever World Cup point — most likely against Scotland. Markets point to opponent handicaps and unders, but the diaspora-built side is spirited.