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Haitian-born Joe Gaetjens wrongfooted England keeper Bert Williams
Haitian-born Joe Gaetjens with a soccer game victor, a game that remains historic. On June 29, 1950, 39 minutes into a soccer game between England and the United States, at the Estedio Independencia in Brazil, Gaetjens stoll the show andwas carried off the pitch to the roar of 30,000 ecstatic Brazilians.
Pierre Garcon and his Haitian Flag
A very talented Haitian in the field of Football is Pierre Garcon. He represents a model for many Haitian youth as he took it on himself to carry the Haitian flag during a final when he wan.
Garcon is a Haitian-American football wide receiver who plays for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.