The FIFA World Cup, usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.
The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 48 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup final is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on 6 June 2007.
Haiti have appeared twice at the FIFA World Cup, in 1974 and 2026. They lost all of their matches and exited in the first round on both occasions.
Before Haiti ever qualified for a major tournament, a Haitian player earned some notable World Cup glory: Joe Gaetjens, who had been playing for a New York–based club for several years at the time, represented the United States at the 1950 World Cup and scored the winning goal in a legendary 1–0 victory over England.
Overall record FIFA World Cup recordYearRoundPosition*Squad 1930 Not a FIFA member 1934 Did not qualify 1938 Did not participate 1950 1954 Did not qualify 1958 Did not participate 1962 1966 1970 Did not qualify 1974 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 14 Squad 1978 Did not qualify 1982 1986 1990 Did not participate 1994 Did not qualify 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Group stage 45th 3 0 0 3 2 8 Squad 2030 To be determined 2034Total Group stage 2/23 6 0 0 6 4 22 *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out
By match World CupRoundOpponentScoreResultVenueHaiti scorers1974Group stage1–3LossMunichE. Sanon0–7LossMunich1–4LossMunichE. Sanon2026Group stage0–1LossFoxborough0–3LossPhiladelphia2–4LossAtlantaY. Bounou (o.g.), W. Isidor
Head-to-head record OpponentWin %Total
Haiti at the 1974 World Cup
Squad Head coach: Antoine Tassy
Group 4
Team3300123+96311175+23311154+133003214−120
Haiti at the 2026 World Cup
Group C
Player records Most appearances Seven players were fielded in all three of Haiti's matches at the 1974 World Cup, and thirteen players in all three of their matches at the 2026 World Cup, making them record World Cup players for their country:
RankPlayerMatchesWorld Cups1Eddy Antoine31974Pierre Bayonne31974Jean-Claude Désir31974Henri Françillon31974Wilner Nazaire31974Emmanuel Sanon31974Philippe Vorbe31974Ricardo Adé32026Carlens Arcus32026Jean-Ricner Bellegarde32026Josué Casimir32026Louicius Deedson32026Hannes Delcroix32026Martin Expérience32026Wilson Isidor32026Danley Jean Jacques32026Lenny Joseph32026Frantzdy Pierrot32026Johny Placide32026Ruben Providence32026
Goalscorers On 15 June 1974, Emmanuel Sanon made history by scoring Haiti's first-ever FIFA World Cup goal, coming in their first match against Italy in Munich.
Player Goals 1974 2026 Emmanuel Sanon 22 Wilson Isidor 1 1 Own goals 1 1 Total 4 2 2
See also Haiti at the CONCACAF Gold Cup Haiti at the Copa América North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup
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