World Cup 2026: Haiti fans feel excluded from first tournament since 1974
Key takeaways
- Expensive tickets and transport prices and a US travel ban mean few Haitians will be able to attend the matches.
- Haiti, who were drawn in Group C, will play Scotland on June 13 in Foxborough, near Boston.
- “We are happy Haiti is back in the World Cup after 52 years,” Julio Midy, founder of Boston-based Radio Concorde, which caters to the local Haitian community, told Al Jazeera.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Expensive tickets and transport prices and a US travel ban mean few Haitians will be able to attend the matches.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Haiti forward Frantzdy Pierrot shields the ball from US defender Chris Richards during a 2025 Gold Cup game [Jerome Miron-Imagn Images via Reuters]By Frank Dell’Apa Published On 23 May 202623 May 2026Boston, United States – Haitians are looking forward to their national team’s first World Cup appearance since 1974, but high prices for tickets and transport, plus a travel ban, are preventing many from attending the games.
Haiti, who were drawn in Group C, will play Scotland on June 13 in Foxborough, near Boston. They then face Brazil on June 19 in Philadelphia and Morocco on June 24 in Atlanta.