Port-au-Prince, April 15, 2026 (AFP) - World Cup 2026: Haiti, a ravaged nation whose heart beats for football

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2026-04-15

On a street in a suburb of Port-au-Prince, a dozen teenagers using stones for goalposts are immersed in a Sunday game of football as traffic winds around them. Haiti has many problems, including political instability, poverty and crime. But through it all, the heart of the nation beats for football. Haiti's qualification for this summer's World Cup has come like a breath of fresh air for the poorest nation in the Americas, whose nearly 12 million......

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