Haiti Reaches Division B Final at FIFA U15 World Championship in Azerbaijan
The Haitian U15 side will face Iraq in the Tier B final after posting five wins and four losses in nine matches, according to Le Nouvelliste.
Haiti's under-15 national team has reached the final of Tier B of the FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival being held in Azerbaijan, Le Nouvelliste reported. After nine matches, the Haitian selection recorded five wins and four losses and will meet Iraq in the Division B final, according to the outlet. Invited by FIFA, world football's governing body, Haiti took part in the first edition of the under-15 World Cup, held on Asian soil, among the 189 federations present. The team was drawn into Group AF alongside Australia, Timor-Leste, Andorra, Israel and host nation Azerbaijan. In its opening match, Haiti lost to Australia 1-3, with Aridou Benoît of JAF scoring Haiti's only goal, the report said. The team then rebounded with a 6-0 win over Timor-Leste. According to Le Nouvelliste, Haiti ultimately finished 61st in the overall FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival standings. Further details of the competition were available only to registered readers of the source publication.