For the first time, two Caribbean nations will participate in a single World Cup. Curaçao and Haiti players will aim to follow in the footsteps of their island predecessors who scored at the global finals. Six men from three nations, Cuba, Jamaica, and Haiti, have etched their names into World Cup history by finding the net, with three producing multiple-goal performances.
Cuba's Hector Socorro was the first Caribbean player to score at the global finals and remains the region's top marksman with three goals at France 1938. Cuba opened with a wild 3-3 draw against Romania before winning the replay 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals, where they fell 8-0 to Sweden.
Haiti's Emmanuel Sanon scored two goals at Germany 1974, including a stunning strike that shocked the world against Italy. Jamaica's Theodore Whitmore scored twice against Japan at France 1998, helping the Reggae Boyz secure their first World Cup victory. These pioneers paved the way for the current generation of Caribbean talent.
