{"id":307689,"date":"2026-06-15T08:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T08:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/307689\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T08:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T08:48:26","slug":"haiti-returns-to-the-world-cup-for-the-first-time-since-1974-fans-gather-at-north-miami-watch-party-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/307689\/","title":{"rendered":"Haiti returns to the World Cup for the first time since 1974; fans gather at North Miami watch party &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) &#8211; Fans gathered for a watch party in North Miami for a team that hasn\u2019t been in the World Cup for decades.<\/p>\n<p>The game marks a historic moment for Haiti, as the nation returns to the World Cup stage for the first time since 1974, ending a 52-year tournament drought.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaiti,\u201d said a soccer fan. \u201cJust like you\u2019re seeing here, the bubazuelas, the vibes. It\u2019s 52 years later, so you know we have to go all out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nobi Village hosted a watch party in North Miami as Haiti faces Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to come here late. I had to study, you know, scholar first, but immediately after, I\u2019m supporting my country,\u201d said a soccer fan. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/sports\/soccer-fans-pack-boteco-fifa-fan-festival-for-brazil-vs-morocco-during-the-world-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Saturday at Boteco<\/a>, there was another watch party as Morocco took on Brazil, a highly anticipated World Cup matchup. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrazil,\u201d said soccer fans. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrazil, of course,\u201d said a soccer fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrazil, let\u2019s go,\u201d said another soccer fan. <\/p>\n<p>From national team jerseys to chants from passionate fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be good. They\u2019re going to beat Morocco, but Morocco\u2019s a very tough team. I think it\u2019s going to be like 2-1,\u201d said a soccer fan.<\/p>\n<p>The authentic Brazilian bar and restaurant created a stadium-like atmosphere for the big game, but the celebration went beyond soccer. <\/p>\n<p>Fans enjoyed traditional Brazilian favorites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaipiroska, for sure,\u201d said a soccer fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s it. Just beer. That\u2019s it,\u201d said a soccer fan. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Coconut Grove, there was more energy, music, and soccer fever. <\/p>\n<p>At Peacock Park, families brought their kids out for the Grove Cup, and it was a larger-than-life soccer experience. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat time,\u201d said an attendee.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p>\tJoin our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) &#8211; Fans gathered for a watch party in North Miami for a team that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307690,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-307689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307689","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=307689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}