Haiti must take belief from narrow Scotland defeat, says coach Migne

Haiti should take pride in their performance during their narrow 1-0 defeat to Scotland at the World Cup and must maintain the belief that they can reach the knockout rounds, coach Sebastien Migne said.

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On one hand, I'm very proud of what the boys showed tonight. It was a very good showing, with some good football.

Playing in their first World Cup since 1974, Haiti were beaten by John McGinn's first-half goal. However, they pushed the Scots hard late in the game, with Frantzdy Pierrot heading narrowly wide in the 85th minute and threatening again in stoppage time.

Migne acknowledged that advancing from Group C, which also includes Brazil and Morocco, will be a significant challenge. He drew parallels with their qualifying campaign, noting that "with Haiti, nothing is ever easy." He anticipates that qualification will be a struggle, potentially decided in the final moments of their third match.

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When you know where we're coming from, we rose to the challenge, but it makes it that much more frustrating that we came up slightly short.

"On one hand, I'm very proud of what the boys showed tonight. It was a very good showing, with some good football," Migne told reporters. "When you know where we're coming from, we rose to the challenge, but it makes it that much more frustrating that we came up slightly short."

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With Haiti, nothing is ever easy. If we are to qualify, it will be a struggle, and maybe it will happen in the last few minutes of the third game.

The coach also pointed out the high level of competition at the tournament, where "just one oversight is enough" to be punished. He identified a need for improvement in spontaneity, combinations, and decision-making, stating, "We'll have to score some goals if we want to have a chance to qualify."

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We saw some fairly interesting things, but we're playing at an extremely high level, and just one oversight is enough. You can get punished for that.