It says a lot about the character of the players at this World Cup that teams such as Haiti and Jamaica are troubling supposedly superior opponents. Both sides have surmounted significant off-pitch problems but their extraordinary togetherness and collective competitiveness demonstrates the values these women embrace. They want to use their performances to have an impact on their nations for the better, and it shows.
In Haiti’s case they reached the tournament against a backdrop of the aftermath of the 2021 earthquake, enduring violent crime, political instability, cholera outbreaks and…
