The road leading to the 2027 World Cup in Brazil is full of obstacles, and to get there, Haiti, which must overcome Mexico in November, is preparing to play against New Zealand on June 5 in Spain.
The road to the 2027 World Cup in Brazil is full of obstacles, and to get there, Haiti, which must overcome Mexico in November, is preparing to play against New Zealand on June 5 in Spain.
While all eyes are on the men’s World Cup, which will take place from June 11 to July 19 in North America (USA, Canada, and Mexico), where the Grenadiers have already set their sights on facing Scotland, Brazil, and Morocco, the Haitian women’s national team has not been idle. On the contrary, they are preparing to play two international friendly matches on June 5 and 8.In the meantime, this Friday, June 5, starting at 12 p.m. (Port-au-Prince time), in Malaga, Spain, Haiti will face the national team of New Zealand. Three days later, still in Malaga, the Grenadières will take on Equatorial Guinea.
While the FHF has not announced any list regarding the girls who will compete in these two matches, a reliable source has confirmed to the editorial team of the newspaper Le Nouvelliste that several girls, including Anyssa Ibrahim, Bethina Petit-Frère, Lourdjina Etienne, and Dougenie Kerbie Tabita Joseph, are already on site awaiting the arrival of the other Grenadières.
Milan Pierre Jérôme and Chelsea Surpris, absent from the national team since the 2023 World Cup in Australia, should in principle make their return, not forgetting that new faces are expected to fine-tune the preparation of the national team, which is aiming for the 2027 World Cup in Brazil and the 2028 Olympic Games in the USA.Haiti remains undefeated in the race for the World Cup
During the qualifying campaign for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Brazil 2027, Haiti has already played four matches against Belize: 9-0, Suriname: 2-0, Anguilla: 5-0, and the Dominican Republic: 1-1.
The Grenadières scored 17 goals by Nérilia Mondésir (4), Melchie Daëlle Dumornay (3), Batcheba Louis (2), Roseline Eloissaint (2), Sherly Jeudy (2), Florsie-Love Darlina Joseph (2), Claire Constant (1), and Chelsea Amanda Domond (1). They have only conceded one goal so far, and it was in the match against their neighbor, the Dominican Republic.As a reminder, the two international friendly matches of the Grenadières against New Zealand on Friday, June 5, and on Monday, June 8 against Equatorial Guinea, will be played in Malaga, Spain, starting at 12 PM (Port-au-Prince time).
