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Haiti has qualified for the FIFA World Cup twice, in 1974 and 2026. The 2026 qualification broke a 52-year absence and made Haiti the only Caribbean nation to have qualified for the tournament more than once.
Emmanuel Sanon's goal against Italy ended goalkeeper Dino Zoff's run of 1,143 minutes without conceding a goal in international matches. The goal gave Haiti a brief 1-0 lead before Italy recovered to win 3-1.
Haiti won the CONCACAF Championship once, in 1973, making them the only Caribbean team to have claimed the title. They also reached the final in 1971 and 1977, finishing as runners-up on both occasions.
Duckens Nazon is Haiti's all-time leading goalscorer with 44 goals in 80 caps, a career that began in 2014 and is still active. Emmanuel Sanon is second with 37 goals in 65 appearances across a career from 1970 to 1981.
The January 2010 earthquake killed at least 30 people with direct ties to Haitian football, including players, coaches, referees, and administrative and medical staff. Twenty more connected to the team were feared buried in the ruins.
Haiti qualified by defeating Nicaragua 2-0 in Curaçao on the final matchday of CONCACAF third-round qualifying, topping Group C ahead of Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua. All of Haiti's qualifying matches were played at neutral sites due to the ongoing security and political crisis in the country.