Haiti's national soccer team has qualified for next summer's 2026 World Cup, marking only the second time in history the country will compete in the tournament. The team's 2-0 victory over Nicaragua on Tuesday night landed Haiti one of three direct slots for the CONCACAF (that's the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football) region; Panama and Curacao grabbed the other two. The achievement is remarkable on a number of fronts:
- As CONCACAF reports, it ends a 51-year drought for the country. The last time Haiti qualified was in Germany in 1974, when they lost to Italy, Poland, and Argentina and were eliminated in the first round.