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Welcome to Haiti– The Black Pearl of the World!

Geography

The modern republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic are located on the island of Hispaniola (Caribbean, Americas). Geographically, Haiti is the 147th largest country on Earth, ahead of Israel, Puerto Rico and Qatar.

Haiti & Canada

Born-Haitian Michaëlle Jean has become Governor General of Canada, who represents Queen Elizabeth as the country’s Head of State, since September 2005. Prior to being named Governor General, she was a television journalist from Quebec, Canada. She was born in Port-au Prince on September 6, 1957.

History

On January 4, 1804, the Republic of Haiti wrote one of the most important chapters in history when it became the first black nation on Earth, after a Revolution led by Toussaint L’ Ouverture, today one of the national heroes on Haiti. In addition to being the world’s first black republic, the island of Haiti is the first independent country in Latin America, well ahead of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.

Modern History

On March 3, 1990, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot made international headlines when she was named Head of State of Haiti, becoming one of the first female leaders in the Caribbean. Hailing from Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital, Pascal-Trouillot was one of the few black women Presidents in the 20th Century.

Olympic Sport

Against all odds, the Haitian Shooting Team captured the bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympic Games in Paris (France), winning the admiration and respect of many people around the world. Due to this notable performance, the island finished 23rd in the medal count, together with Japan, Portugal, New Zealand and Romania. The Olympic medallists were Ludovic Augustin, L. H. Clermont, Destin Destine, C. Dupre, Eloi Metullus, Astrel Rolland and Ludovic Valborge.

Painting

Haiti is well-known for its outstanding painters since the second half of the 20th century. Despite its difficult history and poverty, the Caribbean island -among the least-developed nations in the Third World– has produced notable artists such as Rigaud Benoit, Wilson Bigaud, Castera Bazile, Jacques Enguerrand Gourgue, Hector Hyppolite, Philomé Obin and Louverture Poison, among others painters. In December 1945, the Haitian paintings had captured the attention of Andre Breton, the founder of Surrealism. The Haitian paintings, on the other hand, are in great demand among tourists.

World Heritage Sites

Touristically, the National Historic Park is one of the most beautiful places on Haiti. It was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO since the early 1980s; one of the first in the Caribbean. This amazing park is made up of three Haitian monuments: Citadel, San Souci and Ramiers. These sites were built when Haiti became the first black republic in the world. On January 4, 1954, America’s performer Mariam Anderson sang at Sans Souci Palace.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… Cocaine was the drug used by the disgraced Cuban sportsman Javier Sotomayor Sanabria, who has been known for his stunning disqualification from the 1999 Pan American Games in Canada. After a failed drug test and an investigation, the ODEPA (Pan-American Sports Organization), ordered Cuban high jumper Javier Sotomayor Sanabria to return the gold medal he won in the high jump. He said, «I have only seen that substance in the movies. I am the victim of a maneuver, a dirty trick».

DID YOU KNOW THAT… The most famous Sudanese athlete in history, Yamilé Aldama was born in Havana, Cuba. Yamilé Aldama is a Sudanese athlete specializes in the triple jump and long jump. She represented Cuba until 2003 (Pan American Games and World Championships). After she became a Sudanese citizen. Sudan is one of the most poorest black African countries…

DID YOU KNOW THAT… Cuba sent only 7 athletes to the 2007 World University Games in Thailand, heeding Fidel Castro´s fears about future defections…Cuban delegation had athletes competing in two olympic sports: judo (yanelis Mestre and Kaliema Antomadim) and track and field(Andy Gonzáez, Yarianna Martínez,Yenimar Arencibia and Alexei Chivas). Overall, the Cuban team finished 40th place, after the Peoples´s Republic of China, Great Britain, South Korea, Thailand, Germany, United States, Taiwan, Italy, Kazakhstan, Canada, Iran, Australia, Belarus, Mexico, Turkey, Austria, Poland, Hungary, North Korea, Czech Republic, Morocco, Lithuania, Switzerland, Finland, France, Ukraine, Brazil, Romania, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Cyprus, Ireland, Latvia, Slovenia, Egypt, Mongolia and Portugal.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… For political reasons, Cuba boycotted the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… Like Czechoslovakia (currently Czech Republic), Hungary, Poland,East Germany (currently Germany), Bulgaria, North Korea and the USSR, Cuba boycotted the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles(Unites States). Some Cuban sportspersons -sprinter Sylvio Leonard, runner Alberto Juantorena, boxer Juan Hernández, hurdler Alejandro Casañas, volleyball players Mireya Luis Hernández, Mercedes «Mamita» Pérez, Mercedes Pomares, Imilcis Téllez, Josefina Capote, and Leonel Marshall-lost their olympic opportunities.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… Niurka Montalvo is a Spanish long jumper. She was born on June 4, 1968 in Havana, Cuba. Like Magaly Esther Carvajal Rivera (volleyball player), Ivan Pérez Vargas (water polo player), Joan Lino Martínez (long jumper) and Rolando Uríos (handball player), she became a Spanish citizen in 1999.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… In the 1940s and 1950s, baseball became the most popular sport in Cuba, thanks to such heroes as Adolfo Luque, Sandalio Consuegra, Conrado Marrera and Orestes Miñoso.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… Cuba hosted the 2nd Baseball World Cup in 1939. The Cuban team won the championship, with Nicaragua second and the United States taking third…

DID YOU KNOW THAT… Between February 25 and March 9,1951, the Cuban delegation participated in the First Pan American Games held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, winning 7 gold, 8 silver, and 10 bronze medals. Overall the Cuban team ranked fourth, after Argentina, United States, and Chile.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… From 1900 to 1958, Cuba had great athletes: Rafael Fortún (track and field), Angel García (track and field), Bertha Díaz (track and field), Margaret Chapman (diving), Ricardo Morales (tennis), Raul Capablanca (chess) and Ramón Fonst (fencing).

DID YOU KNOW THAT… Lissethe Bustamante, a Cuban journalist and witer, known for her interviews with Fidel Castro has alleged that she was raped by olympic champion Teofilo Stevenson in 1984.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… For political reasons, Cuba will not send a boxing team to the World Cup in the United States.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba, between August 2 and August 18, with 39 countries participating. The 1991 Pan American Games were a huge source of pride for Fidel Castro Ruz.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… Between August 25 and September 2, 2007, the Cuban delegation participated in the World Track and Field Championships in Osaka,Japan. Overall, the Cuban delegation ranked 11th place, after the United States, Kenya (Africa), Russia, Ethiopia (Africa), Germany, Czech Republic, Australia, Jamaica (Caribbean), Bahamas (Caribbean), Great Britain and Belarus.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… In 1987,Cuba did not compete at the Women´s World Junior Volleyball Championships in Seoul (South Korea). The reason: There was not diplomatic relations between Cuba and South Korea.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… In the 1970s, Alberto Juantorena, a famous Cuban runner, was coached by Zygmunt Zabierzowski, who was born in Poland. Under the leadership of Zygmunt Zabierzowski, Alberto Juantorena won two gold medals at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… For political reasons, Cuba did not send a baseball team to the 27th Baseball World Cup in South Korea in 1982.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… Along with North Korea, Seychelles, Albania, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Nicaragua, Cuba boycotted the 1988 Olympic Games in South Korea.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Russia

After a waiting of a long time of four years, it’s time once more to prepare our voice for an insufficient days of yelling at TV monitor. FIFA World Cup 2018 frights in Moscow on 14th June. The match will get 32 countries scuffle to choose who will boost golden crown. Since the previous World Cup was observed by around 3200 million people – that’s nearly half of the sphere’s entire people – this significant event that is humbly not possible to overlook.

Hosting country of FIFA World Cup 2018

For the first time Russia hosting the tournament of. The competitions will occur in twelve stadiums, circulated across eleven cities. Russia is a massive country, thus almost all of the tournaments will play in cities to the country’s west to reduce transportable time among matches for supporters and teams. Despite that, the distance among the host cities nearly be about 2400 kilometers. That’s around the same space as between London and Moscow.

Group Stage of FIFA World Cup 2018

Group Stage denotes the first two weeks of match. The 32 challenging countries have been distributed into 8 groups. Each country perform a match beside the 3 other challenger in their group. For this phase, any team can success, fail or draw any match. As a results of these competitions, the next round will find two challenger from each group.

Round of 16 of FIFA World Cup 2018

When the Group Stage comes to end, the rest matches plays as a knockout stage. It means it is single probable to win or else lose a competition. If the result of 90 minutes is come to draw, the competition goes to additional time of 30 minutes or else even a tiebreaker shootout. The initial phase of the knockout stage is named as round of 16 and in which the qualified team as of the Group Stage perform against each other. It chooses which eight teams qualified for the finals.

2018 FIFA World Cup Russia finals

On July 6 and 7, the match of quarter-finals will come to pass. From the qualified 8 teams, the 4 winning teams will qualified for the semi-finals. At last, on 15 July, two remaining challenger will run through the final match in Moscow.

Experts’ opinion in FIFA World Cup 2018

Obviously, everybody has their beloved team that they want them to win. But specialists agree for some teams that have a predictable chance. Germany were the previous World Cup winner. They are quiet at the highest of FIFA global positions and many people wish that they might win the Cup again. Another team that have a good opportunities is Brazil. With 5 previous FIFA winner, the most popular team of the tournament in the history is Brazil and might be capable to win again. Further expected teams are France, Spain and Argentina.

FIFA World Cup 2018 Superstar players

All focus will be on soccer’s biggest heroes: Lionel Andres Messi captain of Argentina on the other hand Cristiano Ronaldo captain of Portugal. In spite of their many achievements for the Spanish league, other player hasn’t ever raised the award. Both of them are in their 30s, probably this might be their last opportunities. Beside them there to watch the Egyptian player Mohamed Salah, who has counted so several goals for the UK club Liverpool present time. The highest scorer of World Cup 2014 was James Rodriguez player of Colombia, who is willing to amaze fans once again.The Brazilians star player Neymar who will have improved from a newly injury.

In my opinion about FIFA World Cup 2018

With so much superstars, there’s no suspicion that FIFA 2018 is going for an international fascination in this month of June-July. So confirm you are watching. And if you are included one of the prosperous of the 32 challenging nations, then best of luck!

1966 was a the greatest year for English football, after being selected to host the World Cup Finals and England proceeded to win the competition for the first and only time by beating West Germany 4-2 in the Final in front of 100,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.

The World Cup Final was a glorious occasion marked by a hat-trick scored by Geoff Hurst, who scored two of his goals in extra time to seal England’s victory.

English fans are passionate about football and their national team and long for the day when the team will lift the World Cup again, there have been eleven World Cups since England’s famous victory in 1966, and by the time of the next World Cup Finals in Brazil in 2014, it will have been 48 years since England won the trophy.

The 1970 World Cup saw England attempt to defend their trophy in Mexico, but lost in the Quarter Final stage in a re-match of the 1966 Final with West Germany, who this time overcame a 2-0 England lead to win 3-2 after extra time and bring an end to England’s reign as World Champions.

England failed to qualify for the 1974 finals, after being drawn with Poland and Wales in a qualifying group of three teams. England’s only victory was a 1-0 away win over Wales, but home draws and a 2-0 defeat by Poland sealed their fate, as Poland qualified for the World Cup Finals in West Germany, as the group winners.

Qualification for the 1978 finals again ended in disappointment, as England were grouped with Italy, Finland and Luxembourg, and despite only losing one qualifying game and finishing the group on level points, Italy qualified as group winners with a superior goal difference.

In 1982 the World Cup Finals were held in Spain and England now under the management of Ron Greenwood qualified for the finals for the first time since 1970. The competition was organised into two group stages, with England beating France, Czechoslovakia and Kuwait to top the group and qualify for the next group stage which saw them play Germany and Spain, in which England drew 0-0 with both teams, but as Germany beat Spain 2-1 and top the group which qualified them for the semi finals and England were eliminated, ironically having not lost a single game in the Finals.

The 1986 finals will always be remembered by England fans for one of the worlds’ greatest players and one of the most talked about goals in World Cup history. England had started the group stage poorly as they lost 1-0 to Portugal and were then held to a 0-0 draw by Morocco, however they secured their passage to the next stage with a 3-0 victory over Poland, thanks to a first-half hat-trick from Gary Lineker.

As the competition entered the knock-out stages, England were drawn against Paraguay, and an impressive 3-0 victory set up a quarter final tie with Argentina, an entertaining game turned to controversy after 51 minutes when in an aerial challenge for the ball with England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, Diego Maradona actually punched the ball into the goal to give Argentina a 1-0 lead. Amazingly the goal was given, Maradona later claiming goal was thanks to ‘the hand of God’

Three minutes later Maradona scored a brilliant goal as he ran with the ball from his own half, beating several England players and scoring to give Argentina a 2-0 lead. Gary Lineker scored a consolation goal to make the score 2-1 but Argentina held on for victory and then went onto win the competition.

Italy hosted the 1990 World Cup Finals, which was yet again to end in disappointment for England, who were grouped with the Republic of Ireland, Holland and Egypt, amazingly all the games were drawn apart from England’s 1-0 victory over Egypt which saw them top the group and progress to the next round England beat Belgium 1-0 after extra time and progressed to the quarter-finals were England faced Cameroon winning 3-2 after extra-time after Gary Lineker scored two penalties in the match.

The 1990 World Cup Semi-Final was between England and now arch rivals West Germany, after a 1-1 draw, the game was famously decided on penalties which Germany won 4-3. In the 3rd place play-off game England lost 2-1 to Italy to finish 4th, their highest placing since 1966.

In 1994 England failed to qualify for the finals in the USA, and it was 1998 that saw them reach the finals held in France, hope were high after reaching the semi-finals of Euro ’96 and winning their qualifying group. A 2-1 defeat to Romania meant second place in the group stage and a tough match against Argentina in the first knock-out stage. Penalties proved to be England’s nemesis again after the match finished 2-2, England lost 4-3 on penalties and were on their way home once more.

The 2002 competition took place in Korea and Japan and the so called ‘group of death’ with rivals Argentina, Sweden and Nigeria, England finished second in the group, but did beat Argentina 1-0 to avenge the penalty defeat in 1998. After beating Denmark 3-0 in the next round a quarter-final against Brazil resulted in a disappointing 2-1 defeat and more World Cup woes.

2006 saw England lose out on penalties yet again, this time to Portugal after a 0-0 draw in the quarter finals, by three penalties to one scored by England.

Hopes were again high for the 2010 Cup in South Africa after a good qualifying campaign, but a poor showing and a narrow 1-0 victory over Slovenia, saw them progress from the group stage, only to be beaten 4-1 by Germany in the next round, no penalties were required this time.

The long wait for England’s World Cup success continues, but each competition brings new hope for all the long suffering English fans.

The next football event which will shake the European grounds is just around the corner. The Euro 2008 will be held on 7 June, 2008 in various cities of the countries of Switzerland and Austria.

The four group seedings for the event has recently taken place and it seems it will have an unpredictable edge as the groups are set in the following way: Pot One: Switzerland, Austria, Greece and Netherlands. Pot Two: Croatia, Italy, Czech Republic and Sweden. Pot Three: Romania, Germany, Portugal and Spain and Pot Four: Poland, France, Turkey and Russia.

UEFA draw for the 16-team tournament will be held Dec. 2 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Over the years, the Azzurri have had tough time moving forward in the team eliminations as they continue to be placed in the so called «Group of Deaths». Back in 1978 Italy had to play the host and eventual winners Argentina, France and Hungary. At the World Cup USA 1994, Italians had one the closest-fight battles as their group became the strongest in football history; Ireland, Mexico, Norway along with Italy scored almost the same amount of points. The Italians qualified only by a goal difference.

For the Euro 1996, Germany, Czech Republic and Russia were part of the group selection the Italians had to play, they were knocked out due to a head-to-head match against the Czechs.

And more recently, the scenario for the Euro 2008 points to a group in which the Azzurri could play Spain, Holland and France or perhaps even a set of un fancied teams including Poland, Romania, Sweden and Austria.

Regarding the well-known «Oranje» this team was knocked out of the last World Cup in the second round, and they did have to work hard in order to qualify for Euro 2008 in a very weak group. Holland possibly has the worst defence after Austria but it is their back-line which helps with names like: Wilfred Bouma, Andre Ooijer and Mario Melchiot. Holland, will be allowed to play all their games in the one location and have an advantage due to their Pot One position.

The above mentioned seedings have been arranged according to a coefficient shown during the matches won and lost and goals scored throughout the qualifying for the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008.

In every sporting event one can invariably find a player, a team, a nation, poised to become the next memorable story – a story that will survive the test of time and go down in history. The FIFA World Cup is unique, in that, every country can qualify. It is the only tournament that can unite the world with its common passion for the sport. It is a tournament where everyone celebrates, dances, and rejoices in the streets of their capitals, exulting in the spectacular feats of their players, their teams and their nation.

But what makes the World Cup particularly extraordinary is the national pride that it inspires, especially for the first time qualifiers. Since the first tentative World Cup in Uruguay in 1930, World Cup history was not only about the winner or winning the title, but about the stories. World Cup history resonates with the back-stories that echo through time – of players, teams and nations that surprised the world by achieving the unexpected. From the poignant moments of the underdogs and the worlds Cinderella teams, to the birth of legends and the brilliance of the football giants – the World Cup brings joy to every nation. It is about the stories of players, teams and nations taking it to the highest levels; the stories about emotions and pride that unites the world.

At 2006 FIFA World Cup, we welcome the heavy favorites – from the European continent and all the way to the South American continent. For these giants, winning is everything. In their spirit is held the promise of thrilling showdowns, individual feats of brilliance and the majestic harmony in motion of a team united in its quest for the world’s most coveted prize in football. Will the European contenders – Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, France, and England have the firepower to overcome the South American power forces from Brazil and Argentina, or will the world be dancing to the samba beat again this year?

What about the other European contenders, the lesser known South American teams, or the North American and Central American zone teams? Or better yet, the Australians? Let’s not overlook the African continent! Will the trophy finally make its first trip south of the Mediterranean Sea? For that matter, even the Asian continent and their desire to bring Asian football to new international acclaim should be considered.

At the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, we hope to see these underdogs, long shots, and Cinderella teams. There is always something special about the underdogs for winning is not everything to them. Simply by qualifying to walk onto the world stage, they have realized their goals and sparked the hopes of their nation. Armed with this impossible hope, win or lose, they are there to defend their national pride, and valiantly defend it they will, sometimes to the very chagrin and amazement of disbelieving onlookers.

As football fans across all continents count down to the opening day of 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, BetUS Sportsbook has launched its 2006 World Cup betting portal for soccer betting enthusiasts around the world. What a day it shall be, June 9th 2006! What a month it shall be, until the truth will set us all free on July 9th 2006! The whole world will be looking to Germany from June to July, watching history in the making. There will be sorrow, there will be joy. There will be dreams crushed, there will be dreams made. There will be silence in the streets, there will be rejoicing and dancing in the streets. After all, this is the World Cup, the tournament of tournaments. So may the best national team win!