Teams confirmed for the 2026 World Cup and full lineups, TV channel, live streaming and stats
Haiti and Scotland have confirmed their starting squads as both teams begin their 2026 World Cup campaigns at Boston’s Gillette Stadium on Sunday.
The Grenadiers are making their second appearance in the finals, having lost three times in the 1974 edition, while the Tartan Army are returning for the first time since 1998, when they took one point from the group stage.
Victory over Nicaragua sealed Haiti’s place in the tournament, while Scotland knocked Denmark out of the play-offs.
This match is the second in Group C, which started when Brazil faced Morocco in New Jersey hours ago.
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— Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) June 13, 2026
2026 World Cup: Haiti confirmed group against Scotland
Haiti were unchanged from their 2-1 loss to Peru in Florida on June 6.
Wolves midfielder Jean-Ricner and Lugano defender Hannes Delcroix both started for Haiti ahead of the third and final qualifying round, while Sunderland striker Wilson Isidor has since joined the squad.
Haiti starting XI: Johny Placide, Carlens Arcus, Ricardo Ade, Hannes Delcroix, Martin Experience, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Danley Jean Jacques, Louicius Deedson, Ruben Providence, Wilson Isidor, Frantzdy Pierrot
Haiti instead of: Alexandre Pierre, Josue Duverger, Keeto Thermoncy, Markus Lacroix, Garven Metusala, Jean-Kevin Duverne, Wilguens Paugain, Carl Sainte, Dominique Simon, Woodensky Pierre, Derrick Etienne, Duckens Nazon, Lenny Joseph, Yassin Fortune, Josue Casamir
2026 World Cup: Scotland to face Haiti
Scotland brought on John McGinn for their 4-0 win over Bolivia in Harrison eight days ago, with Ryan Christie moved to the bench.
Tyler Fletcher is part of the squad after being called up to replace Billy Gilmour when the midfielder injured his knee in the win over Curacao on May 30.
Craig Gordon returned from a shoulder injury in May and the 43-year-old played the first half against Curacao but did not start this time.
Middlesbrough striker Tommy Conway will miss the World Cup with an ankle problem but Southampton striker Ross Stewart has been part of the Scotland squad for the first time since 2022, having sustained a serious injury between his last internationals and January this year.
Scotland starting XI: Angus Gunn, Aaron Hickey, Andy Robertson, Grant Hanley, Jack Hendry, Scott McTominay, John McGinn, Lewis Ferguson, Che Adams, Ben Gannon-Doak, Lawrence Shankland
In Scotland instead of: Liam Kelly, Craig Gordon, Kieran Tierney, John Souttar, Dominic Hyam, Nathan Patterson, Anthony Ralston, Scott McKenna, Tyler Fletcher, Ryan Christie, Kenny McLean, Lyndon Dykes, Ross Stewart, George Hirst, Findlay Curtis
Where to watch Haiti vs Scotland: TV channel, live streaming online
Kick-off on Sunday is at 02:00 BST (21:00 ET / 18:00 PT). In the UK, broadcast live on BBC One.
Fans can stream the action on a huge range of devices via the BBC iPlayer app and the BBC Sport website.
World Cup 2026: Haiti vs Scotland statistics
- The 52-year gap between Haiti and Congo DR’s first appearance (1974) and second appearance (2026) at the World Cup is the fourth longest in the tournament’s history, behind Wales (64 years, between 1958 and 2022), Egypt (56 years, between 1934 and 1990) and Norway (194).
- Among the sides to play 10 CONCACAF qualifiers, only Bermuda (31) and Nicaragua (16) have scored more goals than Haiti (13), and posted the third highest number of expected goals (11.7).
- No player has scored more goals in the campaign than Haiti’s Duckens Nazon (6), including a hat-trick against Costa Rica in September.
- Sebastien Migne will be the second person to coach Haiti in the World Cup after Antoine Tassy and the first non-Haitian to do so.
- The Frenchman’s previous experience at a major international tournament came at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with Kenya (W1 L2) and Haiti at the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup (D1 L2)
- Scotland topped the World Cup qualifying group for the first time since 1982 but have failed to progress past the first round in their last eight finals appearances.
- Including EURO appearances, Scotland have failed to get past the opening round in any of their last 12 attempts at major tournaments.
- They had the lowest goal difference (+6 – 13 goals, 7 conceded) among all teams directly qualified for European qualification, and the lowest difference between expected goals and expected goals allowed (+0.8 – 9.4 xG, 8.6 xG against)
- Since the start of 2023, Scott McTominay has been directly involved in 15 goals for Scotland in all competitions (13 goals, 2 assists), at least six more than any other player (next John McGinn, who has 9)
- Steve Clarke leads Scotland to a third major tournament following EURO 2020 and EURO 2024, more than any other national team coach.
