As part of a special World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to fans of all 48 competing nations to capture their unique football culture

Haiti, the next worst team at 82, beat New Zealand 4-0 in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday. This is, then, a fairly inauspicious start but World Cups are not won at the beginning of June. This was essentially a training game, an exercise in acclimatising to high heat, low blocks and substandard pitches.