Haiti's under-17 men's national team flew to Brazil on Tuesday, October 27, for an intensive training camp before heading to Qatar for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which runs from November 19 to December 13, HaitiLibre reported.

In Brazil, the young Grenadiers coached by Kowsky Sainvil are scheduled to play friendlies against local clubs including Fluminense, Flamengo and Botafogo, as well as against Brazil's own under-17 national team.

Haiti is in Group D with France, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia. After an opening match against France, the schedule published by HaitiLibre has Haiti facing Uruguay on November 22 and Saudi Arabia on November 25, both at the Aspire Zone in Doha.

The 18-player list mixes youngsters from Haitian academies and clubs such as ANAC, Exafoot, Tempête FC and Miragoâne FC with players based in the United States, Jamaica, France and the Dominican Republic.

The Haitian Football Federation thanked FIFA, the Brazilian embassy in Haiti and the organization Viva Rio, whose help it called decisive in obtaining visas, as well as its partners and sponsors.