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Haiti become first team to be eliminated from World Cup after loss to Brazil

Haiti become first team to be eliminated from World Cup after loss to Brazil

Published by Webster

3 min readJun 20, 2026 08:48 AM IST After the 3-0 thrashing by Brazil on Saturday, Haiti officially became the first team to be eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Haiti lost 1-0 in their opening match against Scotland and after the defeat against Brazil, they are on 0 points from 2 matches. They play their last match against Morocco and even if they pull off an upset, they can only reach a maximum of 3 points which wouldn’t be enough for them to qualify as a best third placed team as well. In the match, Brazil forward Matheus Cunha rewarded manager Carlo Ancelotti’s backing with his first two goals at a World Cup as the five-times champions cruised to a 3-0 victory over Haiti. Vinicius Junior also scored in the first half and was the creator for both of Cunha’s strikes before an apparent leg ⁠injury ​forced winger Raphinha off in the 40th minute. Overall, it was a much-improved effort from the Selecao’s 1-1 draw against Morocco to open their tournament and a …

Dancing Cunha’s twinkling feet sets imperfect Brazil rolling

Dancing Cunha’s twinkling feet sets imperfect Brazil rolling

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6 min readPhiladelphiaUpdated: Jun 20, 2026 08:28 AM IST Matheus Cunha speaks six languages, a reflection more of his scattered career in Europe than his linguistic afflictions. He speaks Portuguese, Spanish, French, English, German and Italian. He talks the language of dance, sometimes he rides an imaginary wave like a surfer; sometimes he swims on the ground. He trades the language of goals, too. Reinstated to the starting eleven after the Igor Thiago faux pas, his brace allayed fears of a campaign unravelling and became a somewhat unlikely hero. He loves the spectacular—his album of goals in the Premier League has long-ranger, grass-trimming beauties, chipped devils and late-bending dervishes. He is not exactly a throwback to the Brazilian forwards with a magic wand for legs, the league is exalted, he could be frustratingly profligate, he is a wind-up merchant, but he certainly produces joyfulness that is the soul of Brazilian football. Goals, dance, joy—the perfect Brazilian symphony. Like the second goal—a brutish left-footed finish, like the clank of a machete. Even before Vinicius Junior had …