Brazil 3-0 Haiti — World Cup

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Haiti spent 52 years fighting to get back to the World Cup, only for Brazil to clinically end the dream in 90 minutes.

Brazil cruised to a 3-0 victory in Philadelphia, officially eliminating Haiti from the World Cup.

’s side set up in a rigid, compact 4-4-2 low block to frustrate the five-time champions. For a while, right-back did his job, tracking closely. But ’s side eventually bypassed the defensive wall with their rapid vertical transitions and elite wing play. The 3-0 defeat, paired with Haiti's opening loss to Scotland, mathematically knocks the Caribbean nation out of the tournament. For Brazil, this dominant display gets their campaign back on track after a frustrating opening draw with Morocco.

— and get this
To even reach the tournament, Haiti had to play every single qualifying match away from home due to domestic instability.
Haiti's all-time top scorer had to flee conflict in Iran in February 2026, driving 20 hours to the Azerbaijan border just to secure a visa for the tournament.
At Haiti's only other World Cup in 1974, defender Ernst Jean-Joseph became the first player in tournament history to fail a doping test. He was kidnapped from the team hotel, beaten by his own team officials, and sent to a labor camp.