Back in February, Haiti beat Chile 2-1 in their Group B 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Playoff match on Wednesday to advance for their first-ever appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup which will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
Haiti’s national women’s team beat Chile 2-1 in their Group B 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Playoff match on Wednesday to advance for their first-ever appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup which will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
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Haiti, which will contest the game’s showpiece this summer in Group D with China, Denmark and England, join Jamaica as the only two teams from the Caribbean at World Cup.
Midfielder Danielle Etienne before the February match told the press, “There’s a lot of unhappiness in the country and football is the joy.”
This is a sense of pride for Haitians at home who continue to strive among upending chaos, and despite having no corporate or government sponsors and being unable to play at home due to security concerns.
The entire squad currently lives abroad.
Every player at the Women’s World Cup will be paid at least $30,000 by FIFA, and the 23 players in the title-winning team will each get $270,000, an amount we are sure the team will welcome warmly.
The details confirmed Wednesday by FIFA fulfills a promise made in March to financially reward the 732 players taking part in the July 20 – Aug. 20 tournament hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
It means more than half of FIFA’s total prize money fund of $110 million must be paid to the players in the 32 team squads.
Players from the 16 teams that do not advance from the group stage are still guaranteed to get $30,000 — more than the annual salary many get from their clubs.
