Saturday November 14, 2026 for the quarter-final of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Nations League (CONCACAF), our Grenadiers (84th in the world), on the lawn of the Nu stadium in Miami faced the Yankees the United States selection which largely dominated the match, inflicting a heavy defeat on Haiti [6-0].

Starting XI Haiti vs USA :

Spanish coach David Badia for the first leg of the CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final against the United States has included several new players with Josué Casimir, Leverton Pierre and Lenny Joseph and a first for Patrick Emeka Nwadike and Kayden Pierre.

#1 Alexandre Pierre : FC Sochaux (France)

#2 Carlen Arcus : Angers SCO (France)

#4 Kayden Pierre : Jong Genk (Belgium)

#5 Patrick Emeka Nwadike : FC Spartak (Slovakia)

#8 Martin Experience : Dender EH (Belgium)

#9 Lenny Joseph : Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary)

#10 Joshua Casimir : Dynamo Moscow (Russia)

#11 Louicius Deedson : FC Sochaux (France)

#14 Leverton Pierre : Académica de Coimbra (Portugal)

#17 Jean-Jacques Danley : Philadelphia Union (USA)

#18 Wilson Isidor : Sunderland AFC (England)

DT : David Badia

Substitutes:

According to the official match sheet for the competition, the Grenadiers coach, Spaniard David Badia, made the following substitutions during the game:

63' Dominique Simon replaces Leverton Pierre

63' Ruben Providence replaces Louicius Don Deedson

81' Yassin Fortuné replaces Lenny Joseph

82' Dany Jean replaces Josué Casimir

88' Fafà Picault replaces Wilson Isidor [1]

Summary :

The 2026/2027 Concacaf Nations League continued on Saturday with League A matches. The United States won [6-0] against Haiti at Nu Stadium in Miami (Florida, United States), in the first leg of the quarter-finals. The Yankees were largely dominant with 71% possession of the ball, 515 passes completed (90%) against 168 (74%) for the Grenadiers, total passes in the offensive zone 303 for the Yankees and 89 for our Grenadiers, ball touched in the opposing area 36 for the USA against 5 for Haiti...

Auston Trusty opened the scoring for the United States in the 10th minute [1-0]; the defender found the net from the center of the area, taking a ball from a set piece taken by Sebastian Berhalter.

The United States doubled the lead in the 52' [2-0] following a counter-attack Antonee Robinson, from the left flank, served Julian Hall in the center of the area. The young striker controlled the ball before slotting it into the bottom right corner of the goal.

Haiti created several scoring opportunities through Danley Jean Jacques (blocked by goalkeeper Diego Kochen) and Lenny Joseph's shot blocked by Chris Richards.

Christian Pulisic then widened the gap for the Yankees by scoring twice. He first converted a penalty, on a foul by Carlens Arcus, in the 62' [3-0] before doing it again in the 63' [4-0] with a precise shot in the lower left corner, fired from the center, at the entrance to the area, taking a pass from Alex Freeman and shooting from more than 18m.

Weston McKennie scored for the United States with a new goal in the 66th minute [5-0], heading in a corner taken by Malik Tillman.

Folarin Balogun, on a deep pass from Tillmana, sealed the final score in the 81st [6-0] after rushing into a free space, between two defenders and slipping the ball between the legs of goalkeeper Alexandre Pierre before scoring with his right foot from inside the area.

The United States will host Haiti for the return match on Tuesday at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati (Ohio). The winner of this confrontation will qualify for the final phase of the 2026/2027 Concacaf Nations League.

After this heavy defeat, our Grenadiers find themselves in an almost impossible mission for the return match scheduled for Tuesday, November 17 at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. To hope to continue their adventure in the competition, the Grenadiers will have to achieve an exceptional performance and try to overturn a 6-goal deficit against a team that is superior to them.

Goals :

United States

10' Auston Trusty [1-0]

52' Julian Hall [2-0]

62' Christian Pulisic (on penalty) [3-0]

63' Christian Pulisic [4-0] (double)

66' Weston McKennie [5-0]

81' Folarin Balogun [6-0]

Next match schedule : Return match United States vs Haiti on November 17 in Cincinnati at TQL Stadium at 7:00 p.m.

See also :

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-48869-2026-2027-nations-league-3-key-grenadiers-out-for-the-quarter-finals.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48845-haiti-2026-2027-nations-league-list-of-grenadiers-called-up-for-the-quarter-finals.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48570-haiti-nations-league-2026-haiti-crushes-the-dominican-republic-[4-1].html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48518-haiti-nations-league-2026-victory-for-the-grenadiers-[3-2]-against-the-soca-warriors-of-trinidad-and-tobago.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-48468-football-league-of-nations-list-of-grenadiers-summoned.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-48438-2026-2027-nations-league-grenadiersschedule.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48276-haiti-flash-spaniard-david-badia-appointed-new-coach-of-the-grenadiers.html

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