sporting success is extraordinary – so why does it feel like a missed opportunity?
he US is preparing to co-host the 2026 World Cup while also deciding who is allowed to attend. For the Caribbean, that contradiction is familiar. In nearly a century of men’s World Cup football, only four Caribbean nations have ever qualified.
This year, more finally will, but many of their supporters, especially Haitians, will be unable to travel to cheer them on, blocked by immigration rules that sit uneasily beside sport’s language of unity.
It is a dissonance capturing a deeper truth: Caribbean athletes are welcome on the global stage but Caribbean people less so.