Semi-professional players could set records at the World Cup.

Josué Duverger could make history by participating in the 2026 World Cup with the Haitian national team.

Josué Duverger could make history with the Haitian national team.

According to Opta , if called up to the Haiti squad for the 2026 World Cup, Duverger would make history by becoming the first player to participate in the biggest football event on the planet while playing in the fifth division, a level considered semi-professional in many countries.

Duverger currently plays in the fifth division of German football (Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar) for Cosmos Koblenz. With Johny Placide being the number one goalkeeper for the Haiti national team, Duverger has been given a reserve position in the national team and has been consistently included in recent call-ups.

Born in 2000 in Montreal, Canada, Duverger has Haitian ancestry and chose to represent the Haitian national team. With six appearances for the national team, the goalkeeper has made a significant impact, including his international debut in a 1-0 victory against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the age of 17.

Despite playing at a lower level than the world's top goalkeepers, Duverger is a backup for Haiti, a team currently facing numerous difficulties.

Haiti's qualification for the 2026 World Cup is a huge surprise. This is only the second time in history that the Caribbean team has participated in the biggest tournament on the planet, after their first appearance in 1974.

Haiti is currently mired in severe violence and instability. Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in 2021, the capital, Port-au-Prince, has been almost entirely controlled by armed groups. Even the head coach of the Haitian national team, Sebastien Migne, has admitted that he cannot live there due to the level of danger.

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