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Daily Brief · 2026-06-03
FIFA World Cup 2026

Haiti crush New Zealand 4-0 in final Florida warmup before Peru test

Les Grenadiers delivered their most convincing pre-tournament performance yet, dismantling New Zealand 4-0 on Friday, June 2, at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. The result, confirmed by both BBC Sport and Le Nouvelliste, gives coach Sébastien Migné his clearest read yet on a squad that has been in camp at the voco Sandpiper Resort in Port St. Lucie since May 24.

The scoreline signals genuine attacking cohesion ahead of the tournament opener against Scotland on June 13 in Boston — now just ten days away. Goal scorers and minutes were not available in crawled sources at time of publication; a full match report will be included in Brief 16.

One tactical note carries particular weight: the camp in Port St. Lucie closes June 8, leaving only the June 5 friendly against Peru at NU Stadium, Miami Freedom Park (19:30 ET), before the squad relocates to the Boston area. That Peru match doubles as a final defensive stress-test before Scotland.

Group C standings remain at zero across all four teams — Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, and Scotland — as no competitive matches have been played. Haiti's tournament path opens in Boston, continues in Philadelphia against Brazil (June 19), and concludes in Atlanta against Morocco (June 24).

"Haiti's national football team delivered a dominant performance, crushing New Zealand 4-0 on Friday, June 2, at Chase Stadium in Florida." — Le Nouvelliste

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