{"id":297941,"date":"2026-06-06T01:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T01:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/297941\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T01:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T01:03:10","slug":"nu-stadium-sells-out-for-haiti-vs-peru-pre-fifa-game-giving-fans-a-rare-chance-to-see-the-grenadiers-in-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/297941\/","title":{"rendered":"Nu Stadium sells out for Haiti vs. Peru Pre-FIFA game, giving fans a rare chance to see the Grenadiers in person"},"content":{"rendered":"

An estimated 26,000 soccer fans were expected to fill Nu Stadium Friday night as Haiti<\/a> faced Peru in an international friendly match. For many Haitian supporters, however, the game meant much more than the final score.<\/p>\n

The match marked Haiti’s second appearance in South Florida in a week and offered local fans a rare opportunity to watch the Grenadiers play in person.<\/p>\n

Many supporters say they have never had the chance to see Haiti’s national team <\/a>compete live. Ongoing instability and violence in Haiti have made it difficult for the team to host matches in its home country, forcing many games to be played elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Fans spent part of the day in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood searching for jerseys, flags and other gear before heading to the stadium.<\/p>\n

“For over five years, the country has been shut down,” said fan Jean Luckner. “Now this is a second home we have here in Miami, and at the same time, Haiti gets to play<\/a> here in Miami”.<\/p>\n

The excitement surrounding Haiti’s national team has grown significantly since the Grenadiers qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, their first World Cup<\/a> appearance in 50 years.<\/p>\n

While Haiti’s official World Cup matches will be played in Boston, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, Friday night’s friendly gave South Florida fans a chance to celebrate the team much closer to home.<\/p>\n

“We cannot play at home, so we’re playing here, and we’re very happy about that,” one supporter said.<\/p>\n

For many fans, soccer is deeply connected to their culture and identity.<\/p>\n

“Futbol is in our soul,” said Rodentz Josias. “We like soccer, we like playing soccer, and today it’s a pleasure to see our team”.<\/p>\n

Peruvian fans were also expected to turn out in large numbers for the match, adding to the festive atmosphere, including their “La Franja” cheering squad.<\/p>\n

Kickoff was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Nu Stadium in Northwest Miami-Dade. Fans began arriving hours before the game as excitement continued to build around both teams and the growing FIFA buzz across South Florida.<\/p>\n

In:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An estimated 26,000 soccer fans were expected to fill Nu Stadium Friday night as Haiti faced Peru in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297942,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[8367,8003,123,125,124,9621,2062,807,9611],"class_list":["post-297941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-haiti","tag-major-league-soccer","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-peru","tag-soccer","tag-south-florida","tag-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}