USMNT vs. Haiti: Opponent Profile, Recent Form & History
U.S. Men’s National Team faces Haiti in the 2026 Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinals on Nov. 14 at Nu Stadium in Miami, Fla., and Nov. 17 at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio
The U.S. Men’s National Team returns to action this month as the squad prepares to face Haiti in the Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinals, the team’s first official competition of the 2030 FIFA World Cup cycle. The U.S. is aiming to win its fourth Concacaf Nations League title after lifting the trophy in three of the first four editions.
Here’s everything you need to know about Haiti before its matches against the USA:
When does the USMNT play Haiti?
Leg one of the Quarterfinals will take place at Nu Stadium in Miami, Fla., on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 4:30 p.m. ET (TNT, truTV, HBO Max, Telemundo, Universo and Peacock). The second match will be at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, HBO Max, Universo and Peacock). Both matches will be available on radio via Westwood One Sports and Fútbol de Primera.
What is the all-time history between the USMNT and Haiti?
The U.S. and Haiti first met in 1954 for two World Cup qualifiers, which the Americans won 3-2 and 3-0. After the USMNT picked up a third win in the next meeting in 1968, the team was winless (0W-6L-3D) against Les Grenadiers for the next 15 years. Since 1983, the U.S. has gone undefeated, won the last three matches and holds an all-time record of 8W-6L-5D against Haiti.
Twelve of the first 13 meetings between the two sides took place in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with the last one in 1983. The upcoming Nov. 14 match will be the third time the U.S. plays Haiti in Miami. The first time was on Feb. 12, 2000, at the Miami Orange Bowl where the U.S. won 3-0 behind goals from Jovan Kirovski, Eric Wynalda and Cobi Jones. They played to a 1-1 draw in the same venue on March 13, 2004, after U.S. defender Danny Califf scored the equalizer in the 90th minute.
Though this is the first time the teams will face off in the Concacaf Nations League, they have met five times in the Concacaf Gold Cup. Their last meeting was in the 2025 Gold Cup group stage where goals from Malik Tillman and Patrick Agyemang led the U.S. to a 2-1 win.
What is Haiti’s recent form?
Haiti ended 2025 with back-to-back wins over Costa Rica and Nicaragua in Concacaf qualifying to win Group C and earn a berth to the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974. In the two international windows before the World Cup, Les Grenadiers tallied a win over New Zealand, losses to Tunisia and Peru, and a draw against Iceland. Haiti was drawn into Group C at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Brazil, Morocco and Scotland, though it failed to advance to the knockout rounds.
In September and October, Haiti competed in the group stage of the Concacaf Nations League. The team earned nine points through four matches, defeating Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, to finish second in the group to advance to the Quarterfinals against the U.S.
Who is Haiti’s head coach?
Spanish manager David Badía was named head coach of the Haitian men’s national team soon after the team’s exit from the World Cup this summer. Badía has more than a decade of coaching experience from youth and professional clubs across Europe.
A former defender, Badía began his coaching career at FC Barcelona’s development academy from 2012-2016. He earned assistant coaching positions at clubs in Turkey and Spain before taking his first head coaching job at Cyprus club Ethnikos Achna in 2021. He coached other clubs in Cyprus and Poland before returning to Ethnikos in 2024, where he was last at the helm before joining Haiti.
Who are key Haitian players to watch?
Many players on the Haitian national team play professionally in the United States, including Atlanta United FC forward Fafà Picault and Philadelphia Union midfielder Danley Jean Jacques, both of whom started in all four Nations League group stage matches. Picault earned his first international call-up in 2023 and has scored two goals in 20 appearances. He has competed with multiple MLS clubs and won the 2024 Canadian Championship with Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the 2025 MLS Cup with Inter Miami CF. Jean Jacques came up through Haiti’s youth national team system before making his senior debut in 2023. He joined Philadelphia in 2024 and has seven goals and eight assists in 72 regular and postseason appearances.
Long-time Haitian captain and goalkeeper Johny Placide announced his retirement after the World Cup, allowing 25-year-old Alexandre Pierre to step into the starting goalkeeper role. Pierre kept clean sheets in two of the four group stage matches and has 19 total appearances for Haiti since 2022.