Haiti vs Morocco turned twice in the first half in Atlanta. Haiti led, Morocco levelled, and Isidor put Haiti back in front with a 43rd-minute strike after Achraf Hakimi had answered in the 39th minute.
That left Haiti with a live lead in Group C at World Cup 2026, and it came in a match where every touch in the box carried extra weight. Haiti had scored only three goals in its World Cup history before this game.
Hakimi levels before Isidor strikes
Lenny Joseph put Haiti ahead in the 10th minute, then the scoring credit shifted. The Fox broadcast said the goal was changed to an own goal off Yassine Bounou, which matters because the official record now reflects a different touch on the ball than the first celebration suggested.
Morocco hit back through Achraf Hakimi in the 39th minute. Four minutes later, Isidor took the match away from the usual pattern with a long-range shot into the top left corner.
Placide keeps Haiti alive
Johny Placide had already kept Haiti in the contest. He blocked Hakimi’s shot with his foot and then stopped El Kaabi’s rebound with his left hand on the dive, giving Haiti the platform to keep pressing before the next swing in the score.
The save sequence mattered because Morocco had already found a way through once and was pushing for a second. Placide’s work delayed that push long enough for Haiti to stay level, then regain the lead through a strike that changed the rhythm of the half.
Haiti’s World Cup edge
The first-half timeline also put Haiti’s scoring record in context. Emmanuel “Manno” Sanon had scored twice for Haiti at West Germany 1974, Haiti’s only previous World Cup appearance, and this match moved the country beyond that familiar reference point with a fourth goal in World Cup play.
The live report did not close the story at full time, but it left a clear reading of the match state: Haiti had the lead, Morocco had already equalised once, and Group C was being shaped by a first half that swung on one changed goal, one response, and one finish from distance.
