Controversy arose even before leaving: the Haitian national team will not have its supporters in the matches in the United States
An opportunity that comes once every fifty years. To be precise, that’s once every 52 for the Central American national team. Yet for his second World in its history, theHaiti could be have no supporters of their own in the stands of US stadiums. The reason? The president’s policy of restriction Donald Trump towards entries into the United States of America.
2026 World Cup, no Haiti fans will be able to enter the USA
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In the last round of the World Cup qualifiers of Mexico, USA and Canada – which will be played in summer 2026 -, Haiti managed to obtain its historic second qualification at the World Cup. A moment that team and fans of Les Grenadiers they had been waiting since the last time in 1974 (when played in the Federal Republic of Germany), 52 years ago.
However, it could be a return to the FIFA World Cup without the support of its fans. Confirmation of this prohibition to reach their national team in the United States comes from the Trump administration, to the media channel Political.
The US president’s collaborators have, in fact, declared: “The Trump administration will not make any special exceptions for Haitian soccer fans who wish to travel to the United States to watch their team at the FIFA World Cup next year, according to the State Department.Haiti is under an entry ban in the United States signed by President Donald Trump in June“. The only ones exceptions they will concern the families of the players, as well as all the national team workers.
The role of FIFA
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At the end of this summer, reassurances were received from FIFA. It was the federal president himself who spoke, Gianni Infantino. “There are many misconceptions. Everyone will be welcome in Canada, Mexico and the United States for the FIFA World Cup next year. This is precisely what we are working for“, declares the manager.
But the international football body must also step aside. In fact, FIFA has no decision-making power and influence on regulations and bilateral relations between states. In fact, Trump has already denied visas to representatives of the Iranian national team (theIran is on the list of enemy states of the USA) for the draw on December 5th. A fate that should also befall the Haitian national team.
In the meantime, for fans of other national teams, the FIFA Pass. In this way, those in possession of tickets for the World Cup matches will be able to benefit from facilitations for their administrative procedures for traveling to the United States. An initiative which, however, will not be useful to fans coming from nations in the “blacklist” by Trump.
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