Haiti and Turkey have become the first two nations to be eliminated from the ongoing FIFA World Cup after suffering consecutive defeats in their respective group-stage matches.
Haiti’s exit was confirmed on Friday following a comprehensive 3-0 loss to Brazil at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
The Caribbean side entered the match needing a positive result to keep their hopes of reaching the Round of 32 alive, but goals from Manchester United striker Matheus Cunha, who scored twice, and Vinicius Junior handed Brazil a comfortable victory.
The defeat left Haiti rooted to the bottom of Group C with zero points from two matches, making it mathematically impossible for them to pr...
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2 countries eliminated from 2026 FIFA World Cup
Source: Vanguard News
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