11/19/2025
Haiti Qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup: A Victory Beyond Football
For the first time in 52 years, Haiti has achieved this feat again. Against all odds, the Haitian National Team has officially qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking a historic moment that transcends sports.
In a decisive match in Willemstad, Haiti secured their ticket to the world’s biggest stage with a 2–0 victory over Nicaragua, a win that sent shockwaves of joy across the Haitian diaspora and every corner of the country.
A Triumph Born in Difficult Times
Haiti’s qualification is more than a sporting achievement; it’s a symbol of hope in a nation facing unprecedented challenges. While Haiti continues to battle political instability, gang violence, economic hardship, and natural disasters, its national team delivered a message the world could not ignore: “Nou kapab. Nou la. Nou pap lage.”
This team represents millions of Haitians who wake up every day fighting to survive, to progress, to make their families proud. Qualifying for the World Cup shows that Haiti is still standing, still dreaming, and still rising.
Only the 2nd Time in History
Haiti last played in a World Cup in 1974. Since then, generations have waited for this moment. Now, in 2026, our flag will fly again on the global stage. This achievement reunites an entire nation and its diaspora, from Port-au-Prince to Miami, Montreal, Paris, Santiago, New York, and everywhere Haitians walk with dignity and pride.
A New Chapter in Haitian Football
With their qualification, Haiti will now compete among 48 nations in the largest World Cup ever, showcase new talents to the world, attract new sponsorships and investment, inspire thousands of young Haitian players, and strengthen national identity and unity.
This team is more than football; it is a reminder that Haiti’s story is not finished.
A Victory for Every Haitian
This qualification belongs to the players who sacrificed everything, the coaches and staff working in extremely difficult conditions, the Haitian diaspora supporting from afar, every Haitian child dreaming with a ball at their feet, and a country that refuses to give up.
Haiti is going to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. And this time, the world will remember us.
Ayiti leve kanpe! Nou prale nan Coupe du Monde!