FOXBOROUGH.- Haiti lost 1-0 to Scotland this Saturday in his debut at the World Cup 2026in a duel where the Caribbeans, who returned to a World Cup After 52 years, they were able to tie in the final minutes.
The captain of Aston Villa, John McGinnbroke the Haitian dream of scoring for the first time in a World Cup by scoring the goal of the event in the 28th minute, in a duel played in the Boston Stadium, USA.
With this result, Scotland, which returns to a World Cup after France 1998leads Group C with 3 points, followed by Morocco and Brazil with one point each, while Haiti closes the key without units.
The Antillean team will next face Brazil, on June 19 in Philadelphiawhile Scotland will face Morocco, that same day in Boston.
This is the second participation in a World Cup for Haiti, the poorest country in America and plunged into a serious humanitarian crisis for years; the previous one was in Germany 1974where they were eliminated in the group stage by losing their three matches.
His coach, the French Sébastien Mignestarted with the attackers of the SunderlandEdit, Wilson Isidor and of Maccabi Haifa, Frantzdy Pierrotbut surprisingly left Duckens Nazonone of the team’s all-time top scorers.
At minute 16, the midfielder of the Naples, Scott McTominaysent the ball to the post, in the first warning of the Scots, who did not forgive the 28th, when McGinn took advantage of a rebound from the rival goalkeeper to score.
In the second half, Haiti went on the attack without fear, especially with long balls and crosses into the area, but neither Isidor nor Pierrot managed to score in the final minutes.
Neuer’s ownership confirmed
The coach of Germany, Julian Nagelsmannconfirmed this Saturday that the goalkeeper Manuel Neuer He is in perfect condition to line up on Sunday in his World Cup debut against the debutant Curacao and avoided talking about favoritism in the tournament.
“All the players are fine and Manuel is also fine. They are fit,” said Nagelsmann, who will take the reins of the team in 2023.
Semifinalist in 2010, world champion in 2014 and eliminated in the group stage in 2018 and 2022, Germany once again trusts Neuer, 40, who came out of international retirement to play in his fifth World Cup and his ninth major tournament, counting the Euro Cups.
The archer of Bayern Munich He is part of the small group of goalkeepers who revolutionized their position thanks to his role as libero goalkeeper, actively participating in the construction of the game and acting almost as an additional defender.
