The Grenadiers’ qualification for the 2026 World Cup, after their victory against Nicaragua on the evening of November 18, 2025, sparked a wave of tributes, particularly from figures involved in Haitian sports. Among those tributes, former senator Patrice Dumont had a few special words for those who keep football going in the country, at a time when rampant gang violence is affecting even the organization of the national championship.

“The first one [to thank] is FIFA,” said the sports commentator, a passionate football enthusiast. “FIFA made major commitments to Haitian football: the first was to replace a legendary president [of the Haitian Football Federation], Dadou Jean Bart, with a Normalization Committee,” continued Patrice Dumont. He also highlighted the financial support provided by the international institution to Haitian football, amounting to several million dollars. “The money given by FIFA has been very useful to us,” he stressed.