This 1er edition of the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival brought together 191 member federations of the organization and more than 3,000 young players. The competition was based on an 8-on-8 football format, with matches played in two 20-minute periods.

At the end of the tournament, Haiti occupies 61st place in the general ranking. The competition was divided into several divisions, including Division A, for the Tier A world title (1st - 32nd places) on the podium 1st Spain, 2nd Czech Republic and 3rd Greece.

Haiti having lost against Croatia in the round of 16. Haiti was excluded from the race for the world title and continued the competition in Division B (Tier B) where the 32 teams who finished 2nd in their group (65th - 96th places) were competing. Haiti finished 28th in Tier B and 61st in the world rankings out of 189 countries

With the final match of Division B, on October 30, 2026, against the Asood Al Rafidain (Lions of Mesopotamia) the selection of Iraq, Haiti won the victory [3-0] thanks to goals in the 25th minute from John Laroque [1-0]; in the 27th John Laroque (his double) [2-0] and in the 33rd Aridou Benoît 3-0] Haiti took the lead in the secondary table of Division B.

Summary of Haiti's matches in this championship :

Defeat : Haiti vs Australia [3-1] (Opening match) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48740-u15-world-cup-haiti-falls-[1-3]-against-australia.html

Victory : Haiti vs East Timor [6-0] (Haiti's historic first victory in the FIFA World Cup) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48748-haiti-u-15-flash-haiti-s-first-world-cup-victory.html

Victory : Haiti vs Israel [4-2] https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48749-haiti-flash-another-victory-for-the-u-15-grenadiers-in-the-world-cup-against-israel-[4-2].html

Victory : Haiti vs Andorra [2-1] https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48755-u-15-world-cup-3rd-win-for-the-grenadiers-secured-in-the-final-moments-against-andorra-[2-1].html

Victory: Haiti vs Azerbaijan [4-0] (John Laroque's hat-trick in front of the host country) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48756-haiti-flash-u-15-world-cup-victory-against-azerbaijan-[4-0]-haiti-qualifies.html

Defeat : Haiti vs Croatia [3-4] (16th final) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48776-zapping-haiti-of-october-29-2026.html

Defeat : Haiti vs Qatar [0-1] https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48776-zapping-haiti-of-october-29-2026.html

Victory : Haiti vs Jamaica [1-0] https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48784-haiti-news-zapping.html

Defeat : Haiti vs Bolivia [1-2] https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48784-haiti-news-zapping.html

Our young Grenadiers finished their participation in the tournament with a positive result, 25 goals scored and 13 conceded; 6 victories and 4 defeats in 10 matches and a Division (B) trophy.

Download the general ranking table of the 189 countries : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/u-15-overall-ranking-2026.pdf

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