FIFA World Cup heroes - Haiti 1974

A Tribute to Haiti - Iceland The Magic!

Despite the various problems in the 'island, in 1974 the team of Haiti is ranked among the best teams in Latin America, with Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay and Chile during this time, the first black republic in the world), qualified for the X World Cup in Monaco of Bavaria (Federal Republic of Germany. The country qualified for the 1974 World Cup was one of the surprises in the Western Hemisphere. Certainly Haitinot win the tournament, but won many hearts in Germany. During the global event, finished its 15th men's soccer team in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo). Haiti first FIFA World Cup squad is still very popular among local fans. Football is very popular on the island.

Country profile: Haiti

Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic (Caribbean). The capital is Port-au-Prince. In the early 1800's, Haitiwas the first black republic in the world a black government took over the island. Over the next 200 years the nation has a large number of dictatorships and undemocratic governments. But it is a democratic nation since the mid-2000s. An earthquake of Port-au-Prince, in January 2010, killed more than 200,000 people and the Haitian capital, was in these days of ruins.Because Haiti is the poorest nation in the world.

The Golden Age

After Haiti will not qualify for1970 World Cup, men's team remained the cup and continue training for the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Before the end of 1973, the region's premier event CONCACAF soccer tournament - was in Haiti's capital Port- au-Prince, however. During this pre-World Cup host team tournament is the first, that a large part of Mexico, one of the top five teams in the Games of the XX Olympiad in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1972, Trinidad and Tobago. The HaitianLa Rosa was the only team to have eliminated Mexico's Caribbean. As a result, Haiti qualified for the 1974 World Cup. It has never been an international event of this before and won. Haitians with the team's success inspired. Four years ago, El Salvador, Haiti, Kingston defeated 1-0 in the final of the CONCACAF championship in Jamaica.

Competing in his first World Cup in 1974, was the island of the 15 best teams in the world. His armsPerformance in the World Cup despite winning the admiration of Haiti and the respect of his competitors. Again Haiti athlete Emmanuel Sanon icon-Caribbean Cup - was one of the most popular soccer players in Latin America. His miracles were well known by football experts in 1970.

After Deportivo Almanaque 1976 (Sports Almanac 1976), the under-16 national team won the World Cup in the United States of MexicoSeptember 1975, at the expense of Sweden and Australia.

In 1977 the men's football team was ranked second in CONCACAF tournament in North America, behind Mexico (host country). completed in subsequent years, in 1981, Haiti, Honduras, Central America, sixth. Twenty-six years after the team qualified for the national U-17 world tournament in South Korea. At the 2007 Under-17 World Championship, the team tied 1-1 with France in Haiti.

Some exceptionalFootball players have come from the island: Emmanuel Sanon, Wilner Nazaire, Saint-Vil Roger, and Joseph Gaetjens, for example. Until 1950, Mr Gaetjens competed in the World Cup IV under the American flag. He is like the best player of the famous goal that beat England 1-0 in 1950 announced. He left Haiti for the United States in 1940 and became a U.S. citizen. Meanwhile, Josmer "Jozy" Altidore, whose parents came from Haiti, one of the most popular players in the United KingdomUnited States of America.

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