Haiti chase a World Cup goal against Morocco in final group match

Haiti play for pride tonight against Morocco

Your team is out. No way around it. Brazil 3–0 Haiti in the second group match sealed elimination, and the numbers are brutal: zero points, zero goals scored (1) (3). But there is one match left. Haiti face Morocco in the Group C finale Wednesday, and for the first time in this tournament, the pressure is entirely on the opponent.

Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi said it plainly: "My preference is to win against Haiti and finish above Brazil in the group" (2). He is not looking past your team, he is targeting them. That respect, however backhanded, is real.

Pride is on the line. Haiti have already joined Panama and Turkey as the only sides eliminated from this World Cup without scoring a goal. That record stings. Avoiding it in the final group match would mean something tangible to take home.

It will be a tall order. Morocco are pushing to top the group. But this is the last 90 minutes of Haiti's tournament, and nobody in that squad wants to leave with nothing.

Fan reactions

The stat making the rounds on Reddit is not kind. Haiti listed alongside Panama and Turkey as teams eliminated without a goal has fans venting frustration, but also circling the wagons ahead of the Morocco match. The mood is bruised but not broken: one goal would change the narrative. Read the thread here.