Haiti’s unlikely qualification for next summer’s World Cup was rendered all the more remarkable given manager Sebastien Migne has never set foot in the country.

A 2-0 triumph over Nicaragua secured the Caribbean nation a place at next summer’s 48-team extravaganza which is to be jointly hosted by America, Canada and Mexico.

A second World Cup appearance, and a first one since it’s disastrous1974 campaign which ended in group stage elimination, was masterminded by 52-year-old Migne.

The team has been forced to play all their matches away from the country where armed gangs have taken control of almost all of the capital, Port-au-Prince, amid a conflict that has forced some 1.3 million people from their homes and fuelled famine-level hunger.

‘It’s fantastic that after 52 years’ absence Ha

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