Update | US grants visa to Haitian football player to join team for World Cup
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June 2, 2026
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The United States government has given a visa to Woodensky Pierre, the only member of Haiti’s national football team who lives in the Caribbean country, to travel and participate in the World Cup, an official said Tuesday.
Thecieux Jeanty, Haiti’s football federation spokesperson, told The Associated Press that Pierre is scheduled to travel to Florida on Tuesday.
“It was a great moment for him, a moment of happiness,” he said.
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