Haiti returns to World Cup for the first time in 50 years.
The World Cup qualifying games ended for Europe last night, but also for Central and North America (CONCACAF), with Panama, Haiti and Curaçao grabbing the top spots and securing direct qualification to 2026 World Cup (United States, Canada and Mexico all got secured qualification as host contries).
It is a landmark because it is the second ever qualification for Haiti at a World Cup (the first one was in 1974) and happened in a period of strife, de facto ruled by criminal gangs, with its national stadium invaded forcing the players to play their home matches in Curaçao.
