Grenadiers top CNL Group A after 4-1 drubbing of Dominican Republic

NATIONAL TEAM — leads today's brief. Haiti's Grenadiers are flying in the 2026-27 CONCACAF Nations League. On October 1, they dismantled the Dominican Republic 4-1 at the Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo — their most emphatic result of the new cycle. The win followed a 2-0 home victory over Costa Rica on September 28, giving David Badía's side back-to-back clean sheets (and back-to-back wins over the Ticos) heading into the October window. Haiti lead Group A and have already qualified for the CNL quarter-finals despite their subsequent 2-0 defeat to Costa Rica in a separate fixture, per HaitiLibre. With a 3-2 win over Trinidad & Tobago earlier in the group stage, the Grenadiers have collected maximum momentum post-World Cup.

Wilson Isidor is the featured player off the back of the international window. The Sunderland striker contributed to Haiti's attacking output across the window; injury rumours circulating before the Costa Rica match were firmly dismissed — he returned to the Stadium of Light fit, per Yahoo Sports. Sunderland held firm against summer interest from West Ham, with Sky Sports confirming Isidor was not for sale. He remains central to both club and country.

Elsewhere: Hannes Delcroix (FC Lugano) bagged a hat-trick in a 4-0 Swiss Super League win at Lausanne on September 20 — all three goals between the 35th and 52nd minutes. Dominique Simon has left Tatran Prešov and joined UAE Pro League side Hatta Club (joined September 29, per Transfermarkt). Josué Casimir has departed AJ Auxerre on a season-long loan to Dynamo Moscow, with an option to make the deal permanent (Yahoo Sports/L'Équipe).