PHILADELPHIA, June 18 : Haiti manager Sebastien Migne knows his side face a monumental battle when they take on Brazil on Friday, but he said the Caribbean underdogs have everything to gain in their World Cup Group C clash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Playing at their first World Cup since 1974, Haiti began with a 1-0 defeat by Scotland, John McGinn’s first-half goal proving decisive despite a late push in which Frantzdy Pierrot headed narrowly wide in the 85th minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now comes Brazil, the five-times champions, and a match that would send shockwaves through Port-au-Prince and beyond if Haiti were to pull off the unthinkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We’ll have to run more than we did against Scotland,” Migne told a press conference via translation on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Tomorrow we’ve got everything to gain in a match like this. It’s been 52 years since we last featured in a World Cup, and now we’re up against Brazil \u2013 we’ve got to live up to our fans’ expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It’s a privilege to be here, and I hope we can make the Haitian people proud of us.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Migne said Haiti’s ambitions had not been dented by the loss to Scotland, insisting they had already shown they belonged on the game’s biggest stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We didn’t beat Scotland, but we showed that we deserve to be here,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The objective hasn’t changed… The objective is to try to qualify, to present a good image and to show that we deserve our place in the next round \u2013 perhaps as third-placed team.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It would be absolute madness in Haiti if we won this match,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When you’re Haitian, you face more difficult times than easy ones. But when you step into the world of football, you dream of a moment like this \u2013 facing Brazil at a World Cup.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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