{"id":906458,"date":"2026-05-17T10:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T15:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/three-mls-players-make-haiti-roster-for-2026-world-cup-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T10:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T15:12:20","slug":"three-mls-players-make-haiti-roster-for-2026-world-cup-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/three-mls-players-make-haiti-roster-for-2026-world-cup-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Three MLS players make Haiti roster for 2026 World Cup | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<article xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>That MLS trio will represent Haiti at their first World Cup in 52 years. The Caribbean nation&#8217;s previous appearance was in 1974.<\/p>\n<p>Les Grenadiers qualified via one of Concacaf&#8217;s six automatic spots, topping a group that included Costa Rica and Honduras.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Repping Haiti at the highest level. \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf9<\/p>\n<p>Congrats to Derrick Etienne Jr., Danley Jean Jacques, and Don Deedson Louicius on being selected to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fhfhaiti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fhfhaiti<\/a>\u2019s FIFA World Cup roster. \ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EHsoeTMXMA\">pic.twitter.com\/EHsoeTMXMA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Major League Soccer (@MLS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLS\/status\/2055326603853303967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Haiti schedule: Group C<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>June 13:<\/strong> Haiti vs. Scotland, 9 pm ET | Boston, Massachusetts\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 19:<\/strong> Haiti vs. Brazil, 8:30 pm ET | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 24:<\/strong> Haiti vs. Morocco, 6 pm ET | Atlanta, Georgia<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The 2026 World Cup has expanded from the usual 32 nations to 48 total. The top two teams advance from each group, and the top eight third-place finishers also make the knockout phase (Round of 32).<\/p>\n<p>The tournament, which is co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, spans from June 11 to July 19.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Jean Jacques is in his third season with the Union, arriving in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/philadelphia-union-sign-midfielder-danley-jean-jacques\">August 2024<\/a> from French club FC Metz.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old was a key part of Philadelphia&#8217;s 2025 Supporters&#8217; Shield-winning side. He has contributed 6g\/3a in 62 appearances across all competitions since joining the Union.<\/p>\n<p>Jean Jacques made his Haiti debut in 2023 and has since featured at two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/gold-cup\/\">Concacaf Gold Cups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Deedson has one goal in nine appearances for FC Dallas since being acquired from Danish top-flight side Odense Boldklub in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/fc-dallas-acquire-haitian-winger-louicius-deedson\">July 2025<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old played a star role in Haiti&#8217;s long-awaited World Cup return, scoring four goals during Concacaf qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>That included the game-winner against Nicaragua, which booked Les Grenadiers&#8217; spot at the tournament.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The MLS veteran has regularly featured for Haiti in multiple competitions, dating back to 2016. Now, he&#8217;ll get to do so on the world&#8217;s biggest stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Etienne Jr. has 21g\/25a in 228 regular-season appearances for five MLS teams spanning 11 seasons.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Currently with Toronto, Etienne Jr. has also featured for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/atlanta-united\/\">Atlanta United<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/fc-cincinnati\/\">FC Cincinnati<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/columbus-crew\/\">Columbus Crew<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/red-bull-new-york\/\">Red Bull New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/three-mls-players-make-haiti-roster-2026-world-cup-deedson-etienne-jacques\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Blythe Lupo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer That MLS trio will represent Haiti at their first World Cup in 52 years. The Caribbean nation&#8217;s previous appearance was in 1974. Les Grenadiers qualified via one of Concacaf&#8217;s six automatic spots, topping a group that included Costa Rica and Honduras. Repping Haiti at the highest level. \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf9 Congrats to Derrick Etienne Jr., Danley [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":906459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3555,2005,1862],"tags":[6669,6791],"class_list":{"0":"post-906458","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-players","8":"category-soccer","9":"category-three","10":"tag-players","11":"tag-three"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=906458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/906459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=906458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=906458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=906458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}