00:00Members of Haiti's national football team returned home on Tuesday after their historic appearance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
00:09Duckins' Naison, Martin Experience and Josue Duverger were escorted around the capital under heavy security.
00:17Their stops included an area until recently controlled by gangs.
00:22The security measures frustrated waiting fans hoping to greet the players.
00:28They don't want us to see the players anymore. The players wanted to come to talk to us, but they
00:34blocked us from seeing them.
00:37The Grenadiers lost every match at the World Cup, but Haiti scored two goals against Morocco in its last game.
00:45Celebrations are still ongoing, offering a brief respite from deepening poverty and surging gang violence in the Caribbean island nation.
00:55An estimated 70% of Port-au-Prince is controlled by armed gangs.
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