Brazil, held to a 1-1 draw by Morocco in their first match, will try to get their World Cup back on track in a seemingly lopsided match against Haiti on paper, but not on the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s a team from Brazil, always present at the World Cup, crowned with its five championship titles (1958, 62, 70, 94, and 2002) and its many stars playing in top European clubs, getting ready to face Haiti, who are only making their second appearance at the football party, 52 years later. The imbalance in this little matchup is more than obvious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What can you say about all the Brazilian stars who make FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Newcastle, Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain happy, just to name a few. On the other side, Haiti, except for Carlens Arcus (Angers) and Josu\u00e9 Casimir (AJ Auxerre) in France, Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), and Jean Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton) relegated to the Championship in England, none of our Grenadiers play in the top 5 leagues in EuropeOther considerations about the two protagonists: the market value of the Brazilian team is 1.06 billion euros with an average age of 29.2 years. On the other hand, Haiti’s market value is around 55.95 million euros with an average age of 27.6 years..What about the showdown on the field?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before the match kicks off, scheduled for Friday, June 19 in Philadelphia starting at 8:30 a.m. (Port-au-Prince time), the Brazilians, considering previous results\u20144-0 in 1974 and 6-0 in 2004 in friendly matches, not to mention the crushing 7-1 defeat of the Grenadiers during the group stage of the Copa Am\u00e9rica Centenario in 2016 in Orlando, USA\u2014are the favorites according to predictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the Grenadiers, with their motivation, focus, and desire to prove something on the field, have a card to play. The loss against Scotland 0-1 is proof that Haiti didn\u2019t come to the World Cup to hand gifts to their opponents. On the contrary, they are here to, as Danley Jean Jacques says, “show the whole world that Haitian football is solid and capable of competing with the great football nations.”On the Brazilian side, Ronaldo, former star of the Sele\u00e7\u00e3o, believes that his country should take advantage of the match against Haiti to boost their goal difference. On the other hand, the Grenadiers aren\u2019t taking it lying down. They actually want to give Vinicius Jr and his teammates a tough time, while also trying, why not, to snatch all three points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The match is set for this Friday, June 19, at 8:30 a.m. in Philadelphia, for this important showdown between Haiti and Brazil in the second matchday of Group C of the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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