PHILADELPHIA, United States – Haiti were dumped out of the FIFA World Cup after being trounced 3-0 by Brazil in their crucial Group C encounter on Friday.
Matheus Cunha (right) scored twice for Brazil against Haiti.The result followed Haiti’s 1-0 loss to Scotland in their opener and made them the first team to be eliminated from the 2026 World Cup.
Haiti are now certain to finish bottom of the group, as they cannot reach Brazil or Morocco’s points tally, and although they could match Scotland’s total, Steve Clarke’s side has the better head-to-head record.
Matheus Cunha, who replaced Igor Thiago in the starting line-up, netted a brace while Vinicius Jr also scored in the first half to put the South American side in control of the contest by half time.
Cunha scored a fortuitous opener in the 23rd minute when Haiti defender Hannes Delcroix kicked the ball off him and it spun into the net.
However, his second goal in the 36th minute was a fine finish after Vinicius Jr put him through and he rifled a strike into the top corner.
Vinicius Jr then got in on the act in first-half stoppage time after Lucas Paqueta played a brilliant ball over the top and he calmly slotted home past the goalkeeper for his second goal of the tournament.
The only disappointment for Brazil was an injury to winger Raphinha, who was forced off in the opening 45 minutes.
Brazil keeper Alisson did need to pull off a fine second-half save when Ricardo Ade rose to divert a corner on target, but the result was never in doubt.
