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Odeline Paul dances with a Haitian flag at a Haitian Heritage Month event featuring the Haiti national soccer team, Saturday, May 30, 2026, in North Miami, Fla., ahead of the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico \u2014 The U.S. government has given a visa to Woodensky Pierre<\/a> , the only member of Haiti\u2019s national soccer team who lives in the Caribbean country, to travel and participate in the World Cup<\/a> , an official said Tuesday.<\/p>

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Thecieux Jeanty, Haiti\u2019s<\/a> soccer federation spokesperson, told The Associated Press that Pierre is scheduled to travel to Florida on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great moment for him, a moment of happiness,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Teammates arrived in Florida last week to start preparing for the World Cup. It is the second time<\/a> that Haiti has qualified. The last time it appeared on soccer\u2019s biggest stage was more than half a century ago.<\/p>\n

Pierre had been training with local players in an upscale area of Port-au-Prince as he awaited the visa. The team\u2019s stadium in Haiti\u2019s capital was considered too dangerous, so Haiti was forced to play its \u201chome\u201d World Cup qualifiers in Cura\u00e7ao<\/a> .<\/p>

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Pierre is from Cite Soleil<\/a> , a seaside neighborhood that has long struggled with hunger and gang violence.<\/p>\n

Haiti will play World Cup warmup matches against New Zealand on Tuesday and Peru on Friday.<\/p>\n

Haiti opens World Cup play on June 13 in Foxborough, Massachusetts, against Scotland, then plays five-time champion Brazil on June 19 in Philadelphia and Morocco on June 24 in Atlanta.<\/p>

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