# Haiti to host USA Nations League quarter-final in Miami amid gang violence

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/haiti-move-nations-league-home-clash-with-usa-to-miami-amid-gang-violence-crisis/
- Published: 2026-10-22T17:04:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T17:23:26+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/22/haiti-usa-concacaf-nations-league-miami-home-game-gang-violence
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Sport, World

## Key points

- Haiti will host the US in Miami on 14 November.
- Gang violence has prevented home matches in Haiti since 2021.
- Miami’s large Haitian community could give the team strong support.

## Summary

Concacaf has approved Haiti’s request to move the first leg of their Nations League quarter-final against the United States from Kingston to Miami on 14 November. Haiti have been unable to play home matches in the country since 2021 because of gang violence, and the move could put the team before a much larger community of Haitian supporters.

The United Nations estimates that gangs control 90% of Port-au-Prince, including the national stadium. Haiti’s two recent matches at Kingston’s Sabina Park drew an average of 297 spectators, while a friendly at Miami’s Nu Stadium attracted 26,700; nearly half a million people of Haitian heritage live in South Florida. Concacaf said the arrangement can continue while Haiti’s security situation persists, but each match in an opponent’s territory requires approval and the council can amend or withdraw the measure.

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