{"id":35388,"date":"2026-06-02T15:56:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/world-cup-joy-woodensky-pierre-gets-us-visa-to-join-haiti-team\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:56:24","slug":"world-cup-joy-woodensky-pierre-gets-us-visa-to-join-haiti-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/world-cup-joy-woodensky-pierre-gets-us-visa-to-join-haiti-team\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup joy: Woodensky Pierre gets US visa to join Haiti team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) \u2014 The U.S. government has issued visas to: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Woodensky Pierre<\/span>The only member of the Haitian national soccer team who lives in the Caribbean country and travels to attend matches <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">world cup<\/span>the official said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Teshu Genty <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Haitian<\/span> A soccer federation spokesperson told The Associated Press that Pierre is scheduled to travel to Florida on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a great moment for him, a moment of happiness,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The teammates arrived in Florida last week to begin preparations for the World Cup. it is <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">second time<\/span> This means that Haiti has qualified to participate. The last time he appeared on soccer&#8217;s biggest stage was more than half a century ago.<\/p>\n<p>While waiting for his visa, Pierre trained with local athletes in an upscale area of \u200b\u200bPort-au-Prince. Haiti was forced to play a &#8220;home&#8221; World Cup qualifier in 2020 because the team&#8217;s stadium in the country&#8217;s capital was deemed too dangerous. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Curacao<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Where is Pierre from? <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Cit\u00e9 Soleil<\/span>a seaside community that has long suffered from hunger and gang violence.<\/p>\n<p>Haiti will play World Cup warm-up matches against New Zealand on Tuesday and Peru on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Haiti begins World Cup play against Scotland on June 13 in Foxborough, Mass., then faces five-time champions Brazil on June 19 in Philadelphia and Morocco on June 24 in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/haiti-us-visa-woodensky-pierre-world-cup-b41346c9ba6a9ddf87cf6232789657db\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) \u2014 The U.S. government has issued visas to: Woodensky PierreThe only member of the Haitian national soccer team who lives in the Caribbean country and travels to attend matches world cupthe official said on Tuesday. 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