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If you prefer your World Cup roundups in written form, Dominic Booth has you covered.
An old footballing adage tells us that no World Cup is quite complete without a gutsy run of results from the host nation(s), who dutifully go deep in the tournament to stir up local fervour. See South Korea in 2002 for a prime example: a plucky and at times controversial slalom to the semi-finals before being crushed by a traditional heavyweight. Way back when, a host nation winning the whole thing was commonplace, occurring in five of the first 11 World Cups when Uruguay (1930), Italy (1934), England (1966), West Germany (1974) and Argentina (1978) triumphed on home soil. Nowadays, thanks to Fifa’s completely altruistic desire to spread the game globally, the prospect of a host nation actually lifting the trophy is somewhat diminished, with South Africa and Qatar crashing out in the group stage in recent-ish years.
With nearly two hours to kick-off, you have plenty of time to catch up with Max and Barry’s game of four quarters.
Preamble
Jonathan Howcroft
Hello everybody and welcome to live coverage of match 31 of the 2026 World Cup between Brazil and Haiti. Kick-off in this Group C clash at Philadelphia Stadium is 8:30pm local time (1:30am BST/10:30am AEST).
On paper this is a mismatch of historic proportions.
The Selecao have five stars above their crest, Carlo Ancelotti in the dugout, and the Champions League-winning skipper wearing the captain’s armband. Haiti have only played four matches at the finals, lost them all, and are managed by a Frenchman who has been in charge for two years without ever setting foot in the country.
But the team in gold were, to put it charitably, rusty, in their opening draw with Morocco, and Les Grenadiers were spirited in defeat to Scotland.
Anything other than a comprehensive Brazilian victory would set alarm bells ringing in the home of jogo bonito. It is 24 years and five World Cups since the country last tasted success. They have never gone longer between open top bus parades.
I’ll be back shortly with team news and a roundup of all the matchday action so far. In the meantime you can keep an eye on Scotland v Morocco and email any thoughts about the World Cup to jonathan.howcroft.freelance@theguardian.com.
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