After qualifying for the final phase of the 2026 Concacaf Women's Championship (https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-47321-2027-world-cup-haiti-qualifies-for-the-final-round-video.html), our senior Grenadières will begin their preparations for the competition with the first stage scheduled in Malaga, Spain, from May 31 to June 9, 2026.

During this preparation, our Grenadières (ranked 49th in the world) will play two friendly matches: the first against New Zealand (33rd) on June 5, 2026, and the second against Equatorial Guinea (90th) on June 8.

Since taking the helm of the women's national team during the first qualifying phase of the Concacaf W 2026 championship, Swedish coach Pia Sundhage https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46849-haiti-flash-swedish-pia-sundhage-new-coach-of-grenadieres-senior.html has been in a phase of observation and discovery of the Group. Its absolute priority was to secure qualification, a goal achieved with a [2-0] victory in Paramaribo against Suriname https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46979-haiti-world-cup-qualifiers-brazil-2027-victory-[2-0]-for-the-grenadieres-against-suriname-video.html , a [5-0] victory against Anguilla https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-47262-2027-world-cup-qualifier-big-victory-of-haiti-over-anguilla-[5-0]-video.html and a [1-1] draw in the island derby against the Dominican Republic https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-47321-2027-world-cup-haiti-qualifies-for-the-final-round-video.html . These results add to the resounding 9-0 victory on the opening day against Belize under the previous coaching staff (https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46323-haiti-flash-our-grenadieres-crush-belize-[9-0]-world-cup-qualifier-brazil-2027-video.html).

This training camp in Malaga, held during the June FIFA international window, will allow the new coaching staff to continue working on the team's tactical systems and integrate new players into the squad. The goal is to better prepare the team for the crucial tournament next November.

As a reminder, Haiti will face Mexico in the quarterfinals on November 28, 2026, in a match that will determine a place at the 2027 FIFA World Cup. A victory would also open the door to the semifinals for the Grenadières and bring them closer to the women's football tournament at the 2028 Summer Olympics.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-47321-2027-world-cup-haiti-qualifies-for-the-final-round-video.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-47262-2027-world-cup-qualifier-big-victory-of-haiti-over-anguilla-[5-0]-video.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46323-haiti-flash-our-grenadieres-crush-belize-[9-0]-world-cup-qualifier-brazil-2027-video.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46979-haiti-world-cup-qualifiers-brazil-2027-victory-[2-0]-for-the-grenadieres-against-suriname-video.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46849-haiti-flash-swedish-pia-sundhage-new-coach-of-grenadieres-senior.html

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