SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The only member of Haiti’s national soccer team who is based in the troubled Caribbean country is awaiting a United States visa to join the squad in Florida just weeks before the start of the World Cup.Woodensky Pierre is a defensive midfielder who plays for Violette AC in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. An estimated 70% of that city is under siege by violent gangs.

The only member of Haiti’s national soccer team who is based in the troubled Caribbean country is awaiting a U.S. visa to join the squad in Florida just weeks before the start of…

The visas for Woodensky Pierre and nearly a dozen Haitian soccer officials have yet to come through with just weeks to go before the start of the tournament.