Football Predictions
Haiti will be taking on Qatar from NRG Stadium in Houston in what will be their ninth appearance at the Gold Cup.
The Haitians earned a spot in this competition by capturing the group on the B side of the CONCACAF Nations League, while the 2022 World Cup hosts are a guest team, having claimed third place in the 2021 edition of the Gold Cup.
The Haitians have not played a side outside of CONCACAF since 2021, when they defeated Jordan in a friendly played in Bahrain (2-0), while Les Grenadiers have won or drawn two of their previous three games played against Asian opponents.
The experienced Carlos Queiroz will be tasked with taking this team to the next level, and he earned his first victory as coach last week over Jamaica (2-1), while their previous match against New Zealand was abandoned when Kiwi players refused to return to the field after Michael Boxall had allegedly been racially abused, and no action was taken.
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It has been over a dozen years since they last battled Qatar, winning their only previous contest against them by a 1-0 score in November 2010.
Team News
Les Grenadiers added some attacking quality by selecting Fafa Picault, who had 18 goals in two seasons for the Houston Dynamo before joining Nashville SC, as he, Garissone Innocent, Jayro Jean, and Danley Jean Jacques were the only uncapped Haitian players chosen for this tournament.
At the previous Gold Cup, Maroon’s striker Almoez Ali was the top goalscorer netting four times, while Akram Afif had a pair of strikes, with the former just one away from surpassing Mansour Muftah for the most ever with Qatar.
Meshaal Barsham was in goal for all five of their 2021 matches in this competition, posting two clean sheets, while Mahdi Salem, Abdullah Marafee, Mohammed Al Nuaimi, Yousef Aymen, and Jassim Al Hail will all be seeking their first caps with the Maroons. Hazem Amed and Mohammed Muntari found the back of the net last Thursday as they held onto a narrow victory over Jamaica with Salah Zakaria making three saves in his second appearance for the national team.
Probable Line Ups
Haiti: Duverger; Arcus, Alexis, Ade, Guerrier; Jacques, L. Pierre, Alceus; Nazon, Picault, Etienne
Qatar: Barsham; Al-Rawi, Kheder, Salman, Ahmed; Assadalla, Fatehi, Madibo; Alaaeldin, Muntari, Ali
Verdict
Haiti might pose threats here and there but they have a squad that hasn’t played together for long unlike Qatar who have been doing well under Carlos Queiroz.
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