It is a Brazilian team, a permanent fixture at the World Cup, crowned with its five world titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002) and boasting numerous stars playing for Europe’s biggest clubs, that is preparing to face Haiti, which is only making its second appearance at football’s biggest tournament, 52 years after its first. In that regard, the imbalance is more than obvious.

What can be said about the many Brazilian stars who shine for clubs such as FC Barcelona, Real Madrid C.F., Newcastle, Liverpool, and Paris Saint-Germain, to name only a few? On the other side, Haiti—with the exception of Carlens Arcus (Angers) and Josué Casimir (AJ Auxerre) in France, as well as Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton), who were relegated to the Championship in England—has no Grenadiers currently playing in Europe’s top five leagues.