Haiti

Haiti, Les Grenadiers, are the only Caribbean nation to have qualified for the FIFA World Cup twice — in 1974 and 2026 — and remain one of CONCACAF's historically significant sides, having lifted the CONCACAF Championship in 1973.

Haiti became a FIFA affiliate in 1934, with their first recorded international played in Port-au-Prince in March 1925. They won the CCCF Championship in 1957 — one of the earliest regional titles in Caribbean football — and followed that with the CONCACAF Championship in 1973, the predecessor to the Gold Cup, cementing themselves as a regional power of that era.

Their solitary World Cup appearance came at the 1974 tournament in West Germany, where Haiti made an indelible impression despite not advancing from the group stage. Striker Emmanuel Sanon famously broke Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff's record international shutout streak of 1,143 minutes when he scored in their opening match, a moment that resonated far beyond the Caribbean.

After decades away from the global stage, Haiti secured qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup — an achievement that made them the only Caribbean nation to reach the tournament twice. The squad also added the 2007 Caribbean Cup to their collection, and the programme has benefited from the diaspora of Haitian-heritage players based in European leagues.