June 20, 2026
Haiti and Turkey have become the first two nations to be eliminated from the ongoing FIFA World Cup after suffering consecutive defeats in their respective group-stage matches.
Haiti’s exit was confirmed on Friday following a comprehensive 3-0 loss to Brazil at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
The Caribbean side entered the match needing a positive result to keep their hopes of reaching the Round of 32 alive, but goals from Manchester United striker Matheus Cunha, who scored twice, and Vinicius Junior handed Brazil a comfortable victory.
The defeat left Haiti rooted to the bottom of Group C with zero points from two matches, making it mathematically impossible for them to progress to the knockout stage regardless of the outcome of their final group game.
