Haiti eliminated from U-17 women’s World Cup qualifiers as visa issues sideline key players

Haiti eliminated from U-17 women’s World Cup qualifiers as visa issues sideline key players

CAP-HAÏTIEN — Haiti’s U-17 women’s national team was all but eliminated from World Cup qualifying after heavy losses to Puerto Rico and the United States, with visa issues preventing five key players from traveling. Without several starters, Les Petites Grenadières fell 3-1 to Puerto Rico on March 17 and 9-0 to the U.S. on March 19. The results made it mathematically impossible for Haiti to finish in the top two of its group, ending its hopes of…