In its first competitive matches since the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the U.S. men’s soccer team will play its two-legged fixture against Haiti next month without having to leave home.
On Thursday, Concacaf announced that the USA will open the “away” leg of the two-game, total-goals-wins encounter in the quarterfinals of its 2026-27 Nations League tournament against Haiti Nov. 14 at Nu Stadium in Miami. The decisive rematch follows three days later at Cincinnati’s TQL Park, with the series winner advancing to the four-team Nations League finals in Los Angeles next March.
With Haiti unable to host the game on home soil because of ongoing security concerns in the country, the first match between the USMNT and Les Grenadiers was originally scheduled for the same Saturday in Kingston, Jamaica. Following an appeal from the Haitian Football Federation, Concacaf — the sport’s governing body in North and Central America and the Caribbean — granted the FHF an exemption to host the match in South Florida, home to the largest Haitian expat population in the United States.
| vs. Haiti (1st Leg) | Nov. 14 | Nu Stadium (Miami) |
| vs. Haiti (2nd Leg) | Nov. 17 | TQL Park (Cincinnati) |
Under FIFA rules, competitive two-legged internationals cannot normally be played entirely within the borders of one of the competing nations. In a press release, Concacaf pointed to Haiti’s unique challenges in explaining its decision.
“Under this exclusive agreement, the FHF may be allowed to play its designated home games in Concacaf-sanctioned competitions in the territory of its opponents, instead of being limited to the Caribbean region under current rules,” he said. “This flexibility will remain in effect as long as the security situation in Haiti continues.”
Nu Stadium, the glittering $1 billion home of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami club, opened earlier this year. The Stars and Stripes will meet a Haitian side there who are making their first FIFA World Cup appearance in more than half a century. Les Grenadiers, drawn in a group featuring Scotland, 2022 semi-finalists Morocco and five-time champions Brazil, have lost all three of their games.
However, FIFA’s 84th-ranked nation has never been an easy opponent for the No. 16 USA. The USA has won each of the last three meetings between the teams, including the first round of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup, but each by one goal.