"Louicius Deedson was nine years old when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, in 2010. He remembers running out of his family's Port-au-Prince home as it crumbled behind him, and eventually taking shelter in makeshift tents that his parents and neighbors constructed in a nearby dirt field."
"At twenty, he made his début for Haiti's national team, part of a generation of Haitian players who grew up away from their country, then came together to represent it on the international stage."
"To be able to put that flag at the best competition in the world, it's something big. Haitian people have faced a lot of negativity."
Haiti's men's national soccer team is set to compete in the World Cup for the first time since 1974, co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Players like Louicius Deedson, who experienced the 2010 earthquake, have risen through youth academies and maintained connections with their homeland. Deedson signed a professional contract in Denmark and debuted for Haiti's national team at twenty. Other players, such as Ruben Providence, express pride in representing Haiti on the world stage, highlighting the resilience of Haitian people despite challenges.
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