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Haiti breaks its 50-year World Cup drought

Haiti fans wave flags and cheer for their team on game day in Mattapan. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
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Haiti fans wave flags and cheer for their team on game day in Mattapan. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

In Boston, Haiti returns to the World Cup for the first time in half a century.

WBUR’s Simón Rios witnessed the exciting first game with Haitian fans in Boston, home to one of the largest diaspora communities in the country.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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Simón Rios