VIDEO SHOWS: SOCCER FANS IN PORT-AU-PRINCE CELEBRATING HAITI'S WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION / SOUNDBITES OF FANS RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (NOVEMBER 18, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. FANS DANCING AND WATCHING THE MATCH BETWEEN HAITI AND NICARAGUA ON TELEVISION 2. VARIOUS OF HAITIAN SOCCER FANS WATCHING MATCH AND REACTING 3. VARIOUS OF HAITIAN SOCCER FANS CELEBRATING HAITI’S GOAL 4. (SOUNDBITE) (CREOLE) EXANTUS OLIVIER, HAITIAN SOCCER FAN SAYING: “Good, because what makes things go well? It’s trust and determination. Once we’re determined, I think that we will go so far in that World Cup. Whatever the team we will play with, like Brazil or Italy, if we are determined we will beat them. I believe that (it’s) good at least we will play the semi-final.” 5. VARIOUS OF FANS CELEBRATING HAITI’S WIN OVER NICARAGUA IN A 2026 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 6. (SOUNDBITE) (CREOLE) LAMOUR LEVAINCEUR, HAITIAN SOCCER FAN SAYING: “The victory is because there is a Haitian family who is Krisla (gang leader)....and he said something in a video that I watched, if Haiti qualifies for the World Cup he will put down the guns, if Haiti qualifies it’s a chance for Haiti to change. Yes Haiti wins, I am waiting for a response from Viv Ansanm, from Krisla, from BBQ (Gang leaders) and from everyone who did that declaration, thank you.” 7. VARIOUS OF HAITIAN SOCCER FANS CELEBRATING IN THE STREETS STORY: Haiti defied the odds to book a place at next year's World Cup on Tuesday (November 18) and they will be joined by both Panama and Curacao, who became the smallest country to ever win a berth at the finals. The three clinched top spots in their respective groups to advance from the North and Central American and Caribbean (CONCACAF) region to the 48-team finals in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. Haiti beat Nicaragua 2-0 in Curacao, where they have been forced to play their home fixtures because of the strife in their country, to finish top of Group C, while Panama's 3-0 home win over El Salvador ensured they ended up as winners of Group A. Haiti's qualification was remarkable given that armed gangs have taken control of almost all of the capital, Port-au-Prince, in a conflict that has forced some 1.3 million people from their homes and fuelled famine-level hunger. The levels of danger in Haiti are such that their coach, Sébastien Migne, has not been there since being appointed 18 months ago but the Frenchmanhas nevertheless managed to engineer a fairytale qualification – their second after a first appearance in 1974. Haiti started the final round of fixtures on Tuesday behind Honduras on goal difference, but goals from Louicious Deedson and Ruben Providence lifted them to 11 points, while Honduras drew 0-0 away at Costa Rica and finished on nine. (Production: Ives Surin, Herbert Villarraga, Bhagya Ayyavoo) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
