Haiti Rout New Zealand 4-0 as Chris Wood New Zealand Starts Miami Loss

Haiti beat chris wood new zealand 4-0 in Miami, and the margin was built early at Inter Miami CF Stadium. Ruben Providence struck after 12 minutes, then Haiti kept adding goals against a New Zealand side that included Chris Wood, Elijah Just and Jesse Randall.

Providence Opens the Door

Providence finished first. His goal after 12 minutes set the tone for a match Haiti controlled in Florida, with New Zealand chasing the game from the opening phase.

Lenny Joseph doubled the lead six minutes after the restart. Frantzdy Pierrot then made it 3-0 with a header after the hour-mark, leaving New Zealand with too much ground to recover.

Lacroix Finishes in Miami

Markhus Lacroix added the fourth with a long-range effort late on. By then, Haiti had stretched the scoreline well beyond a simple warm-up result and sent New Zealand home with a four-goal defeat.

Wood was one of the most recognizable names in the New Zealand side, but his presence did not change the rhythm of the match. Haiti, the lowest ranked nation at this summer’s finals and sitting three places below New Zealand, handled the contest with four separate scorers.

Scotland Waits in Boston

For Steve Clarke’s side, the result lands two weeks before Haiti meet Scotland on 14 June in Boston in Group C, before Scotland face Morocco and Brazil. Haiti also had a late arrival storyline of their own: Woodensky Pierre could not play because his visa was not approved by US authorities until too late, and he landed at Miami airport around half-time with Haitian soccer officials.