Sébastien Migné named Haiti’s squad on May 15, 2026, ending a 52-year World Cup absence. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Wilson Isidor both switched allegiance from France for this campaign. Goalkeeper Johny Placide, 38, captains the side.
Haiti topped CONCACAF Group C with W3 D2 L1 in six qualifying matches, all played outside the country. Duckens Nazon, Les Grenadiers’ all-time leading scorer with 44 goals in 74 caps, anchors the attack. Ranked 83rd in the world, the Haiti World Cup Squad 2026 faces Brazil, Morocco, and Scotland in Group C.
This is your full Haiti World Cup Squad 2026, schedule, and key player breakdown for the 2026 tournament.
Haiti 26-Player Squad for World Cup 2026
| Position | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Johny Placide (C) | Bastia |
| GK | Alexandre Pierre | Sochaux |
| GK | Josue Duverger | Cosmos Koblenz |
| DF | Ricardo Ade | LDU Quito |
| DF | Carlens Arcus | Angers |
| DF | Martin Experience | Nancy |
| DF | Jean-Kevin Duverne | Gent |
| DF | Duke Lacroix | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC |
| DF | Wilguens Paugain | Zulte Waregem |
| DF | Hannes Delcroix | FC Lugano |
| DF | Keeto Thermoncy | Young Boys |
| MF | Leverton Pierre | Vizela |
| MF | Danley Jean Jacques | Philadelphia Union |
| MF | Carl Sainte | El Paso Locomotive FC |
| MF | Jean-Ricner Bellegarde | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| MF | Woodensky Pierre | Violette AC |
| MF | Dominique Simon | Tatran Presov |
| FW | Duckens Nazon | Esteghlal |
| FW | Frantzdy Pierrot | Caykur Rizespor |
| FW | Derrick Etienne Jr. | Toronto FC |
| FW | Louicius Deedson | FC Dallas |
| FW | Ruben Providence | Almere City |
| FW | Josue Casimir | Auxerre |
| FW | Yassin Fortune | Vizela |
| FW | Wilson Isidor | Sunderland |
| FW | Lenny Joseph | Ferencvaros |
(C) = captain. Squad as confirmed on May 15, 2026.
For all 48 team rosters, see our World Cup 2026 squads tracker.
Quick Stats
Key numbers from Migné’s squad for the 2026 tournament:
- Average age: 24 years
- Most-capped player: Duckens Nazon (74 caps)
- Top scorer in squad: Duckens Nazon (44 international goals)
- Oldest player: Johny Placide (38)
- Premier League player: 1 (Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- MLS players: 4 (Jean Jacques, Sainte, Etienne Jr., Deedson)
- Only Haiti-based player: Woodensky Pierre (Violette AC, Port-au-Prince)
Key Players to Watch
Wilson Isidor, Sunderland. Isidor committed to Haiti from France in early 2026 and made his international debut in the March warm-up window. His pace and finishing inside the box give Migné a goal threat Haiti hasn’t had at this level in decades. He has been one of the Premier League’s sharpest attackers this season at Sunderland.
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bellegarde joined Wolves from Strasbourg in 2023 and has become a Premier League regular. Direct, ball-carrying, and capable of finding the right pass under pressure, he switched allegiance to Haiti in August 2025. Opposition teams will set up to limit his influence from central midfield. How he copes with that will define Haiti’s tournament.
Duckens Nazon, Esteghlal. Nazon holds Haiti’s all-time scoring record: 44 goals in 74 international appearances. Now 32 and playing in Iran with Esteghlal, he brings physical presence and the composure that comes from six clubs across six countries. Migné uses him as the focal point in attack.
Hannes Delcroix, FC Lugano. Delcroix was born in Haiti and developed through Belgian academies at Anderlecht before reaching the Premier League with Burnley. He joined FC Lugano in January 2026. The Belgian-trained centre-back provides aerial strength and positional discipline in a backline that faces Brazil and Morocco.
Johny Placide (C), Bastia. Placide captains Haiti at 38, making this his first World Cup after a career across France, Belgium, and Turkey. Now at Bastia in Ligue 2, he commands his box and gives his defenders clear direction. He’ll face some of the world’s sharpest attacks across three Group C fixtures.
Haiti World Cup 2026 Schedule
Haiti play all three group stage matches along the east coast of the United States. Haiti sits at UTC-5 and doesn’t observe daylight saving time in June, putting match times one hour behind Eastern Time (ET). The table shows both ET and Haiti Time (HT).
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Kickoff (ET) | Kickoff (HT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2026 | Scotland | Boston Stadium (Gillette Stadium), Foxborough | 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Brazil | Philadelphia Stadium (Lincoln Financial Field), Philadelphia | 8:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Morocco | Atlanta Stadium (Mercedes-Benz Stadium), Atlanta | 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
All kick-off times follow the official FIFA match schedule confirmed from the December 5, 2025 draw. The Scotland match on June 13 is Haiti’s most important opening fixture. Check the full 2026 World Cup schedule for knockout fixtures once the group stage ends. Haiti played two March 2026 warm-ups at BMO Field in Toronto, losing 0-1 to Tunisia on March 29 and drawing 1-1 with Iceland on March 31.
How Haiti Qualified for World Cup 2026
Haiti qualified through CONCACAF third-round Group C alongside Honduras, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. Haiti played every qualifying match outside the country due to ongoing instability at home, with fixtures in Curaçao, Nicaragua, and Honduras.
The campaign opened with a 0-0 draw against Honduras in Curaçao on September 6, 2025. Three days later in San José, Haiti trailed Costa Rica 2-0 before Duckens Nazon came off the bench and scored a second-half hat-trick to put Haiti ahead 3-2. Costa Rica levelled in injury time for a 3-3 draw. October brought contrasting results: a 3-0 win over Nicaragua away and a 3-0 defeat in Honduras. That loss was the campaign’s low point.
Haiti responded in November. On November 14, they beat Costa Rica 1-0 in Curaçao: their first World Cup qualifying win over Los Ticos, ending Costa Rica’s 15-game unbeaten qualifying run. A 2-0 win over Nicaragua on November 19 confirmed first place in the group and ended a 52-year World Cup drought. Haiti’s final record: W3 D2 L1, nine goals scored, six conceded.
Head Coach: Sébastien Migné
Sébastien Migné is French and played as a midfielder in the late 1990s, with a stint at Leyton Orient in England. He moved into international management through African football and took charge of Haiti in March 2024.
His head coaching career spans three African senior teams: Republic of Congo (2017-18), Kenya (2018-19), and Equatorial Guinea. He guided Kenya to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, where they exited in the group stage, and later worked as assistant to Rigobert Song with Cameroon at the 2023 AFCON. A notable fact: Migné has never been to Haiti. Every competitive session and qualifying match this cycle has taken place outside the country.
His preferred system was a compact 4-2-3-1, built for defensive shape and rapid transitions. Migné set up Haiti to absorb pressure and counter through the pace of Isidor and Nazon rather than seeking to dominate possession.
Group C at a Glance
Haiti are in Group C at the 2026 World Cup alongside Brazil, Morocco, and Scotland.
| Team | FIFA Ranking | World Cup Appearances | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6th | 22 (1930-2022) | Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) |
| Morocco | 11th | 6 (1970-2022) | Fourth place (2022) |
| Scotland | 36th | 8 (1954-1998) | Group stage |
| Haiti | 83rd | 1 (1974) | Group stage (1974) |
Brazil and Haiti rankings from April 1, 2026. Morocco and Scotland rankings from November 2025. Appearances are pre-2026 figures.
Brazil are five-time world champions and clear favourites. Morocco reached the semi-finals in 2022. Scotland end a 28-year World Cup absence. Haiti face the toughest group draw in their short World Cup history: the last time Brazil and Haiti met was a 7-1 Brazil win at the 2016 Copa América Centenario.
FAQ About Haiti World Cup Squad 2026
What is Haiti’s nickname?
Haiti’s team is known as Les Grenadiers. The name references the grenadier soldiers from Haiti’s revolutionary history, fighters who helped establish the world’s first Black republic in 1804. It became the national team’s identity and reflects the resilience Haiti brings to international competition.
What is Haiti’s best-ever World Cup finish?
Haiti’s only previous World Cup was 1974 in West Germany, where they went out at the group stage. They lost all three matches: 1-3 to Italy, 0-7 to Poland, and 1-4 to Argentina. The 2026 tournament is their second-ever World Cup appearance.
How many times has Haiti qualified for the World Cup?
Haiti have qualified twice: in 1974 and 2026. The 52-year gap between those campaigns is one of the longest for any nation at this tournament. Both qualifications came through CONCACAF.
What is Haiti’s FIFA ranking for the 2026 World Cup?
Haiti enter the tournament ranked 83rd in the world per the April 1, 2026 FIFA update, placing them bottom of Group C. At the November 2025 draw they were 84th and placed in Pot 4.
Why did Haiti play their qualifying matches outside Haiti?
Haiti played every qualifying match outside the country due to security concerns and ongoing instability at home. Curaçao hosted several CONCACAF third-round fixtures. Migné has yet to coach a competitive match on Haitian soil during this entire qualifying cycle.
Haiti’s World Cup 2026 Hopes
The Haiti World Cup Squad 2026 draws almost entirely on diaspora talent, with only Woodensky Pierre playing his football at home. Most players developed in France or Belgium before spreading across Europe, North America, and the Middle East. The squad averages 24 years old and they don’t fold under pressure, as their qualifying record proved.
Scotland on June 13 in Foxborough is the match that defines this tournament for Haiti. A win there opens everything up. Brazil and Morocco are steep climbs, but Isidor’s pace and Bellegarde’s craft in midfield give Migné genuine options. The Haiti World Cup Squad 2026 isn’t chasing history for its own sake. They want results, and Scotland gives them the best shot at one.
