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Before the World Cup began, Bryan Armen Graham talked to Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Ricardo Adé and several other key figures around the Haiti squad about what being back on football’s biggest stage means to their team, who haven’t played a home match in their country since 2021 because of conflict and strife.
Ahead of the Atlas Lions’ opener against Brazil, Leander Schaerlaeckens spoke to Morocco fans who traveled to this World Cup to watch their team. Some spent above the national wage to attend; others spoke of how they are ready for their country to host the “best World Cup in history” in 2030. (They also all agreed that Morocco are the rightful African champions.)