In a dominant display of attacking soccer on April 9, 2026, Haiti’s senior women’s national team, the Grenadières, secured a lopsided 5-0 victory over Anguilla during Matchday 4 of the 2026 CONCACAF Women’s Championship, the regional qualification tournament for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The match was hosted at the Roger Zami Stadium in Guadeloupe.
Grenadières head coach Pia Sundhage fielded a revised starting lineup with multiple tactical adjustments, while keeping the team’s core goal firmly in sight: securing a spot at the 2027 World Cup. The starting eleven featured Kaina César V. Pietrus (Lipscomb University, USA), Jennyfer Limage (RC Lens, France), Tabita Dougenie Joseph (Olympique de Marseille, France), Maudeline Moryl (Olympique de Marseille, France), team captain Deborah Bien-Aime (AS Saint-Étienne, France), Sherly Jeudy (RC Lens, France), Roseline Eloissaint (FC Nantes, France), Amandine Pierre-Louis (AS Saint-Étienne, France), Darlina Florsie L. Joseph (Toulouse FC, France), Chelsea A. Domond (En Avant Guingamp, France) and Anyssa Ibrahim (Le Mans FC, France). Four substitutions were made through the match: Alyssa Manasse replaced Tabita Joseph and Nérilia Mondésir replaced Anyssa Ibrahim at halftime; Joséphine Vanuxeem and Betina Petit-Frère came on for Roseline Éloissaint and Jennyfer Limage respectively in the 64th minute; Claire Constant replaced Amandine Pierre-Louis in the 79th minute.
Haiti controlled the match from kickoff, holding 84% of total possession and denying Anguilla any chance to build attacking threats, with the underdog side failing to record a single shot attempt over the full 90 minutes. The scoring opened in the 15th minute, when Darlina Joseph slotted a right-footed shot into the net from the center of the 18-yard box off a clinical pass from Roseline Éloissaint, putting Haiti up 1-0. Six minutes later, Chelsea Domond doubled the lead, finishing from the center of the box into the bottom right corner to make it 2-0. Sherly Jeudy extended the advantage in the 33rd minute, striking a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area into the bottom left corner for Haiti’s third goal.
After halftime, the Grenadières kept pressing, adding a fourth goal in the 60th minute. Darlina Joseph scored her second of the match, heading a cross from Domond into the bottom right corner to push the score to 4-0. Substitute Claire Constant capped off the dominant win with the fifth goal 19 minutes later, nodding a close-range cross from Sherly Jeudy (off a set piece) into the top corner of the net to seal the 5-0 result.
The blowout win improves Haiti’s record in Group D to three wins from three matches, lifting the side to 9 points and putting them provisionally atop the group standings. Entering the final group match against second-place Dominican Republic scheduled for April 17 at the same Roger Zami Stadium in Guadeloupe, Haiti now controls its own qualification fate. A win or draw will send the Grenadières through to the 2026 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 2027 Women’s World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games. For the Dominican Republic, who sit second on 7 points with an undefeated record so far, only a win will secure their place in the next round.
Current Group D Standings:
1. Haiti: 3 matches, 9 points, 16 goals scored, 0 goals conceded, 3 wins 0 draws 0 losses
2. Dominican Republic: 3 matches, 7 points, 16 goals scored, 3 goals conceded, 2 wins 1 draw 0 losses
3. Suriname: 3 matches, 4 points, 5 goals scored, 5 goals conceded, 1 win 1 draw 1 loss
4. Belize: 2 matches, 0 points, 1 goal scored, 15 goals conceded, 0 wins 0 draws 2 losses
5. Anguilla: 3 matches, 0 points, 1 goal scored, 16 goals conceded, 0 wins 0 draws 3 losses