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At the request of FIFA, Haiti will have to change its national team jersey for the World Cup, because the current version contains a political message.
What was confirmed was the company responsible for creating this jersey, Saeta, as it announced some modifications to the jersey's design, given that some visible elements could be interpreted as a political message.
The issue arose due to the presence on the original jersey of an illustration of the Battle of Vertieres, fought in 1803 and won by Haiti against Napoleon's forces. It was a decisive battle that ended French colonial rule. The victory of the Haitian forces paved the way for the country's independence, which was declared a year later in 1804.
Haiti was the first Caribbean country, the first American country to abolish slavery, and the only one in history to be born after a revolution started by slaves.
The jersey manufacturer did not reveal what elements motivated the need to make the modifications or the details of the modifications for the final version of the jersey. In any case, Haiti's efforts to express its national identity and fighting spirit on the global stage after 52 years at the World Cup were defeated by the opposition of world football's governing body.
The battle that "furious" FIFA
All this backstory and conflict arose due to the presence on the original jersey of an illustration of the Battle of Vertières. This battle, fought and won in 1803 by Haiti against Napoleonic forces, was the decisive clash that ended French colonial rule. The victory of the Haitian forces paved the way for the country's independence, which was declared the following year, in 1804. This moment carries an extraordinary historical weight:
Haiti became the first independent state in the Caribbean.
It was the first country in the Americas to abolish slavery.
It remains the only country in history to be born as a result of a successful revolution led entirely by slaves.
Censorship of national identity?
The shirt manufacturer declined to reveal the specific elements that prompted FIFA's harsh reaction or the details of the changes that will be made to the final version of the uniform. However, international media see this as a blow to Haipin. The nation's efforts to express its national identity and fighting spirit on the global stage, just as they return to a World Cup after a 52-year absence, were defeated by the bureaucracy and pretensions of international football's highest body.
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