On Thursday, March 19, 2026, in the final phase of the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco (October-November 2026), our Grenadières faced the United States at the Costa Rican Football Federation Stadium, where they suffered a heavy defeat [0-9].

Starting XI : French coach Marc-Ogil Frenoy Baptiste has announced his starting eleven for the Grenadières to face the United States in a crucial match to get back on track in Group B. Changes: Laititia Décombe will start in place of Léa Jacques, who is relegated to the bench, and Kaylee Mallebranche will start in place of Ductan Samira Olisia.

#21 Abeegayel Daysirée Favilus (GK) : AS Laval (Qc, Canada)

#3 Kaylee Mallebranche : Tophat U16 Gold (USA)

#5 Nya Jean Baptiste : Concorde Fire (USA)Mohammone

#6 Miya Larco [C] : FC Prime (USA)

#8 Jenna Rousseau : AS Laval (Qc, Canada)

#9 Laetitia Décombe : AS Brossard (Qc, Canada)

#11 Gue Keisha Maranaelle : Heat Surf (USA)

#13 Maarrasse Sofia : CS St Laurent (Qc, Canada)

#16 Manasse Alyssa : PDA Blue / Somer (USA)

#18 Rosalie St Louis : CF (Montreal Qc, Canada)

#20 Kyrah Michelle Lormil : PDA Blue / Somer (USA)

Substitutions :

17’ Krystel Châtelain replaces Kaylee Mallebranche 45’ Samira Ductan replaces Laetitia Decombe

61’ Léa Jacques replaces Rosalie St Louis

61’ Adjani Kamanzi-Mondestin replaces Kyrah Lormil

62’ Daphney Louis replaces Sofia Maurrasse

Summary : Our U-17 Grenadières, after their 3-1 defeat against Puerto Rico, suffered a heavy 9-0 loss to the United States, who were largely dominant in this match that highlighted the gap in level between the two teams. Despite their determination and commitment, our girls were never able to contain the American attacks.

With this defeat, our Grenadières missed the opportunity to represent Haiti at the 2026 FIFA Women's World Cup in Morocco. Our Grenadières will try to finish on a positive note against their final opponent, Bermuda, on Sunday, March 22.

Goals :

United States :

5’ Kaylee Mallebranche (Haiti) Own goal [0-1]

8’ Goal by Grace Murra with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Gianna Hanf. [0-2]

25’ Goal by Giselle Aguilar with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner [0-3]

45’+1 Goal by Giselle Aguilar (second goal) with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Jordyn Heathcock [0-4]

52’ Goal by Giselle Aguilar (third goal) with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the top left corner [0-5]

57’ Goal by Mak Whitham with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Jordyn Heathcock following a counter-attack [0-6]

62’ Goal by Loradana Paletta with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the top left corner following a corner [0-7]

79’ Goal by Deus Stanislaus with a header from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Jordyn Heathcock Amari Manning scores from a cross [0-8]

81' Deus Stanislaus scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, into the bottom left corner, assisted by Maddie Dimaria [0-9]

Provisional Group B Standings :

#1 United States: 2 matches played, 28 goals scored, 0 goals conceded, 2 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses, 6 points;

#2 Puerto Rico: 2 matches played, 12 goals scored, 1 goal conceded, 2 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses, 6 points;

#3 Haiti: 2 matches played, 1 goal scored, 12 goals conceded, 0 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses, 0 points;

#4 Bermuda: 2 matches played, 0 goals scored, 28 goals conceded, 0 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses, 0 points.

Schedule for the final qualifying round, Group B :

March 22 :

Haiti vs. Bermuda

See also :

Players convened : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-47046-u-17-qualifier-2026-world-cup-morocco-list-of-players-convened.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-47085-haiti-u-17-wc-morocco-2026-qualifications-our-grenadieres-defeated-by-puerto-rico-[3-1]-video.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-47040-haiti-u-17-qualifier-2026-world-cup-morocco-d-5-our-grenadieres-in-training.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46770-haiti-u-17-world-cup-2026-qualifiers-our-grenadieres-dominate-guatemala-[3-0]-and-qualify-for-the-final-tournament.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-46637-icihaiti-2026-world-cup-qualifiers-frenoy-baptiste-will-coach-our-u-17-grenadieres.html

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