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Haiti heads to the World Cup, bringing rare unity to a country beset by crisis
- Haiti secured a place in the World Cup for the first time in over 50 years after beating Nicaragua in a qualifier, bringing euphoric fans to the streets of Port-au-Prince in a rare moment of national unity.
- Armed groups control an estimated 80 to 90% of Port-au-Prince, according to the United Nations, forcing the national team to train in Florida and New Jersey instead of using Haitian stadiums.
- When gangs set fire to the FIFA Goal Center this year, they destroyed a vital youth sports hub; Haitian midfielder Louicius Deedson, who plays for Major League Soccer's FC Dallas, lamented that local talent is wasting.
- Woodensky Pierre remains the only national team member playing in Haiti's local league, hailing from the impoverished Cite Soleil neighborhood where he hopes the historic World Cup participation might inspire positive change.
- The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Civic Action aims to build facilities for vulnerable youth, though ambitions remain stunted by unrest; nearly half of Haiti's gangs are made up of minors, according to the United Nations.
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When gangs set fire to the FIFA Goles Center in Haiti’s capital this year, they not only burned down a major sports venue.
Haiti heads to the World Cup, bringing rare unity to a country beset by crisis
When gangs set fire to the FIFA Goal Center in Haiti’s capital this year, it wasn’t just a key sports ground that went up in flames. It was the center of Haitian youth sports, a training ground for talent and home to the dreams held by young athletes in a country battered by violence.
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