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Haiti forced to alter kit design before World Cup opener
Key takeaways
- Haiti are in their first World Cup finals since 1974
- Haiti have been forced to change their kit design just four days before their World Cup opener against Scotland after their shirt, depicting a war scene, failed to comply with Fifa rules.
- An illustration of the Battle of Vertieres in 1803, which secured Haiti's independence, with the country's flag had been embedded on the shirts worn in both of their pre-tournament friendlies.
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Haiti are in their first World Cup finals since 1974
Haiti have been forced to change their kit design just four days before their World Cup opener against Scotland after their shirt, depicting a war scene, failed to comply with Fifa rules.
An illustration of the Battle of Vertieres in 1803, which secured Haiti's independence, with the country's flag had been embedded on the shirts worn in both of their pre-tournament friendlies.
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