Video game maker adds Haiti national team to its roster ahead of World Cup

As Haiti prepares for its first FIFA World Cup appearance in 52 years, fans have yet another way to celebrate: playing as Les Grenadiers in the EA Sports FC video game.

The national team was added to the popular soccer video game on May 28 as part of The World’s Game Update, which includes all teams qualified for the 2026 World Cup. For many Haitian gamers, it marks the first time they can easily select Haiti and compete with the team on one of the world’s most popular soccer platforms.

Dorian Rowe, an environmental scientist based in Miami, downloaded EA Sport FC Mobile on June 1 after hearing he could play with Haiti.

“I’ve never seen them [Haiti’s team] in a game so the fact that I got to see them in a game was really cool to me,” Rowe, 37, said, in a phone interview on June 1.

“It’s like something you always wanted to see when you go to the countries in the game and it was finally there,” Rowe added.

Haiti’s inclusion comes just as the men’s national team preparesfor the 2026 World Cup, its first time since 1974. Les Grenadiers will face Scotland, Brazil and Morocco.