US grants visa to Haitian soccer player to join team for World Cup | National News
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government has given a visa to Woodensky Pierre, the only member of Haiti’s national soccer team who lives in the Caribbean country, to travel and participate in the World Cup, an official said Tuesday.
Thecieux Jeanty, Haiti’s soccer federation spokesperson, told The Associated Press that Pierre is scheduled to travel to Florida on Tuesday.
kAm“xE H2D 2 8C62E >@>6?E 7@C 9:>[ 2 >@>6?E @7 92AA:?6DD[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%62>>2E6D 2CC:G65 😕 u=@C:52 =2DE H66^2CE:4=6^92:E:\H@C=5\4FA\BF2=:7:6C\?:42C28F2\`72_f2bffd2feced3cfhbg7cfh674c_3QmE96 D64@?5 E:>6k^2m E92E w2:E: 92D BF2=:7:65] %96 =2DE E:>6 :E 2AA62C65 @? D@446C’D 3:886DE DE286 H2D >@C6 E92? 92=7 2 46?EFCJ 28@]k^Am
kAm!:6CC6 925 366? EC2:?:?8 H:E9 =@42= A=2J6CD 😕 2? FAD42=6 2C62 @7 !@CE\2F\!C:?46 2D 96 2H2:E65 E96 G:D2] %96 E62>’D DE25:F> 😕 w2:E:’D 42A:E2= H2D 4@?D:56C65 E@@ 52?86C@FD[ D@ w2:E: H2D 7@C465 E@ A=2J :ED “9@>6” (@C=5 rFA BF2=:7:6CD 😕 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^4FC242@\H@C=5\4FA\e_dh367_52c36_ac`h_5dac7d_chc775QmrFC2ç2@k^2m]k^Am
kAm!:6CC6 😀 7C@> k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^92:E:\82?8\G:@=6?46\4:E6\D@=6:=\hbf7446dad7effb64`65_`g6_hfg5e2fQmr:E6 $@=6:=k^2m[ 2 D62D:56 ?6:893@C9@@5 E92E 92D =@?8 DECF88=65 H:E9 9F?86C 2?5 82?8 G:@=6?46]k^Am
kAmw2:E: H:== A=2J (@C=5 rFA H2C>FA >2E496D 282:?DE }6H +62=2?5 @? %F6D52J 2?5 !6CF @? uC:52J]k^Am
kAmw2:E: @A6?D (@C=5 rFA A=2J @? yF?6 `b 😕 u@I3@C@F89[ |2DD249FD6EED[ 282:?DE $4@E=2?5[ E96? A=2JD 7:G6\E:>6 492>A:@? qC2K:= @? yF?6 `h 😕 !9:=256=A9:2 2?5 |@C@44@ @? yF?6 ac 😕 pE=2?E2]k^Am
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.