‘Football is the joy’ for Haiti’s women’s national team, who are just two games from the World Cup

Two more wins. That’s all the Haiti women’s national soccer team needs to qualify for the World Cup. Heading into the weekend, the team is two wins at FIFA’s interconfederation playoffs away from achieving that goal and setting off celebrations in Port-au-Prince, Cap-Haitien and beyond.

Two teams stand in Haiti’s way. Les Grenadières need a win over Senegal on Feb. 18 to advance to a Feb. 22 date with Chile. Both games are in Auckland, New Zealand, with the winner of the three-team mini-bracket awarded a spot in Group D with England, Denmark and China. Read More