{"id":973,"date":"2026-06-14T04:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T04:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=973"},"modified":"2026-06-14T04:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T04:42:16","slug":"danley-jean-jacques-becomes-the-first-active-union-player-to-play-in-a-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=973","title":{"rendered":"Danley Jean Jacques becomes the first active Union player to play in a World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><audio><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p>Halfway through the Union\u2019s 17th season, midfielder Danley Jean Jacques became the first active player from the club to play in a World Cup.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=971\">3 Philadelphia police officers shot late Saturday in Wynnefield, reports say<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><p>Jean Jacques started for Haiti on Saturday night against Scotland in Foxborough, Mass., in what was also Haiti\u2019s first men\u2019s World Cup game since 1974 and Scotland\u2019s first since 1998.<\/p><div><\/div><div><div><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Haiti lost the game, 1-0, but played well, outshooting Scotland 15-9 and holding a majority of the possession. Jean Jacques was often at the center of the action, with four tackles, two clearances, one interception, eight duels won in 12 contested, and 44-of-53 passing.<\/p><div><\/div><div><div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IW2BuhWuTqs?feature=oembed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; left: 0;\" title=\"Haiti vs Scotland Highlights \ud83c\udf0e\ud83c\udfc6 2026 FIFA World Cup\u2122\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div><\/div><p>The 26-year-old from the small coastal town of Petit-Go\u00e2ve is in his third season with the Union. He has been a regular with <i>Les Grenadiers<\/i> since 2023, earning his 31st cap for the country in this game.<\/p><div><\/div><p>Jean Jacques is the third active Union player to be on a World Cup team. The first was right back Olivier Mbaizo, who made Cameroon\u2019s squad four years ago but did not play. <\/p><div><\/div><div><div><blockquote><p>Haiti&#8217;s national anthem is played at the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974 \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf9 pic.twitter.com\/NM6ZvwHh7p<\/p>\u2014 FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 14, 2026<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><div><\/div><p>In 2014, centerback Carlos Vald\u00e9s played in the tournament while on a series of loans away from the Union. While he returned to Chester later, the loan meant he didn\u2019t qualify for this piece of history.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=969\">Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski made history on Friday. But the Phillies are \u2018glad\u2019 to have faced him.<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><p>This year, centerback Olwethu Makhanya made South Africa\u2019s team. He could have beaten Jean Jacques to the history books since South Africa played co-host Mexico in the tournament\u2019s opening game. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Alas, Makhanya was on the bench, though that wasn\u2019t too surprising. He had never played for <i>Bafana Bafana<\/i>\u2019s senior team before the tournament, and hadn\u2019t come close until finally earning a training camp invitation from manager Hugo Broos this past March.<\/p><div><\/div><p>The odds of Makhanya playing in South Africa\u2019s next game, Thursday in Atlanta vs. Czechia (noon, Fox29, Telemundo62), might have gone up when two of his teammates were sent off in the 2-0 loss at Mexico City\u2019s fabled Estadio Azteca. Then again, neither of those players was a centerback.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Haiti\u2019s next game will be a homecoming for Jean Jacques, as the team plays mighty Brazil in Philadelphia on Friday (8:30 p.m., Fox29, Telemundo 62). One of his teammates, Penn alum Duke Lacroix \u2014 a native of New Egypt, N.J., in Ocean County \u2014 will also return to town, and will get to train on his old college field on the eve of the game.<\/p><div><\/div><p>Lacroix was an unused substitute against Scotland.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Haiti\u2019s group finale is June 24 against Morocco in Atlanta. Morocco and Brazil tied, 1-1, earlier Saturday in East Rutherford, N.J., with spectacular goals by Ismael Saibari and Vin\u00edcius Junior.<\/p><div><\/div><p>South Africa\u2019s group finale is June 24 against South Korea in Monterrey, Mexico.<\/p><div><\/div><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" alt=\"The Inquirer logo\" class=\"wp-image-47\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/faba80d67140212ba32240655442c529.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n        The World Cup in Philly\n      <\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Nine nations will compete in five group stage matches this summer, plus two more in a knockout game on July 4. 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