Haiti embraces World Cup dream after 54-year wait

No Comment Video. Haiti embraces World Cup dream after 54-year wait Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 11/06/2026 - 10:08 GMT+2 Haiti's Ti Mondial 2026 tournament brings together 48 schools to celebrate the World Cup and promote peace, unity and hope. As Haiti prepares for its first World Cup appearance in 54 years, schools across the country are joining the celebrations through a football tournament designed to promote peace. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Organised by the UN Bureau in Haiti and NGO Viva Rio, the Ti Mondial 2026 competition brings together 48 schools, each representing one of the 48 nations taking part in the World Cup. The tournament opened with children gathering beneath the flags of their assigned countries. Organisers hope the event will encourage trust and unity in a nation facing persistent violence. "Let's play for peace," said Viva Rio education coordinator Delynoi Christel. Haiti's qualification has become a source of national pride. Forced to play home qualifiers in Curaçao because of insecurity in the capital, the team still secured its place at the tournament. As Haiti prepares to face Scotland in its opening Group C match on 13 June, many Haitians at home and abroad are rallying behind the national side. Children footballer Haiti World Cup Nation Top stories Now playing Next Haiti embraces World Cup dream after 54-year wait Now playing Next Clashes erupt as police use water cannon near Belfast Now playing Next Spain: Pope Leo XIV blesses new Sagrada Familia tower, now world’s tallest church Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | June 11th, 2026 – Morning Now playing Next US and Iran trade fresh strikes in second day of tit-for-tat attacks Now playing Next World Cup: Has Trump already ruined the vibes? MEPs debate in The Ring Now playing Next Somalia's World Cup referee returns home to hero's welcome after US entry denial Now playing Next Nearly eight hours apart: Who works the longest weeks in Europe? Now playing Next Tehran fires missiles at three countries after US strikes on Iran Now playing Next Police in Northern Ireland arrest man after violent Belfast stabbing Now playing Next Airbus-led group proposes fighter jet alternative after FCAS collapse Now playing Next ‘Act without delay’: Brussels warns Albania over Trump-linked resort Now playing Next Watch: Empty seats and closed borders? FIFA’s high-stakes bet on a divided America Now playing Next We need to make 'Europe more resilient', Eurogroup chief says Now playing Next 'I love the inflation,' Trump says as prices jump again Now playing Next Europe Today: EU Sports Commissioner on Euronews as biggest-ever World Cup kicks off ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment ‘Amaterasu’ performance marks 160 years of Belgium-Japan relations in Brussels No Comment Deadly clashes in Kenya as protesters fight US Ebola quarantine facility No Comment UK: Belfast violence leaves homes burnt and families displaced No Comment Netherlands: Marktweg in The Hague becomes iconic orange street for World Cup fever USA Trump says 'I love the inflation,' claims US taking millions of barrels of Iranian oil Europe News 'We have already given enough': Bulgaria's PM says weapons supplies to Ukraine will end The Europe Conversation Long-term fertiliser solutions needed to avoid EU food shortages, EU Agriculture Commissioner says Cinema Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Disclosure Day' - Close Encounters Of The Fourth Kind? Earth News Countries pledge €3.4bn for climate adaptation, biodiversity protection and water security Europe News Kyiv hit Russian military plant using Ukrainian-made Flamingo missile, Zelenskyy says Europe News Five EU countries push tougher safeguards for future members to avoid Orbán repeat Iran US launches fresh strikes on 'multiple targets' in Iran after Trump vows to hit 'hard' ADVERTISEMENT Focus Baku Energy Week highlights a new era of energy connectivity and cooperation Voices from Central Asia Launched from Baikonur to stardom: the opera singer reaching Europe's biggest stages Focus UzNIF's international IPO shifts focus from fundraising to corporate governance Sport Subway station in Mexico City goes viral over chandeliers Philippines Philippines continues rescue effort after powerful Mindanao quake Somalia Somali World Cup referee Omar Artan receives warm welcome home after being denied entry to US Euronews Tech Talks How AI and satellites can help protect our oceans | Euronews Tech Talks No Comment Spain: Pope Leo XIV surprises passengers with cockpit visit on Madrid-Barcelona flight ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT