Haitians are fervent soccer fans and deeply patriotic toward their nation — the world’s first Black-led republic and the second independent republic in the Americas after the U.S. But for decades, they’ve rooted for Brazil.

Haitians are feeling mixed emotions as their national soccer team faces Brazil in the World Cup. Peguy Joseph, for example, is a longtime Brazil fan, like many other Haitians.

Com país dominado por gangues e em crise sem fim, população local tem no Mundial centelha de esperança