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Haiti breaks its 50-year World Cup drought

WBUR | By Simón Rios
Published June 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM EDT
Haiti fans wave flags and cheer for their team on game day in Mattapan. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
Robin Lubbock/WBUR
Haiti fans wave flags and cheer for their team on game day in Mattapan. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

In Boston, Haiti returns to the World Cup for the first time in half a century.

WBUR’s Simón Rios witnessed the exciting first game with Haitian fans in Boston, home to one of the largest diaspora communities in the country.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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Simón Rios