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Haiti’s Local-League Standout Becomes a Symbol at the 2026 World Cup
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100% centerFirst reported by N12 · 6 days ago
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Haiti has returned to the World Cup for the first time since 1974, with local-league midfielder Wodensky Pierre emerging as a symbolic selection. After visa trouble and training alone in Port-au-Prince, he may finally get his chance in the 2026 tournament.
- 01Haiti reaches the World Cup for the first time since 1974.
- 02Wodensky Pierre is the squad’s only domestic-league player.
- 03U.S. visa issues nearly blocked his World Cup participation.
- 04Pierre grew up in gang-controlled Cite Soleil and became a local leader.
- 05Haiti hopes the 21-year-old can earn a contract abroad after the tournament.
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