[Top Left] Antoine Tassy, Claudel Legros. [Bottom Left] Tom Pouce, Emmanuel Sanon.
Antoine Tassy (born 26 March 1924) is a former Haitian football (soccer) manager. He was the manager of the Haiti national football team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, their only World Cup appearance to date.
Emmanuel "Manno" Sanón was one of Haïti's most celebrated footballers. He starred in the Haïti national team during its venture into the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
1974 FIFA World Cup
Emmanuel Sanon scoring against Dino Zoff
Having qualified by first knocking out Puerto Rico in a play-off, then topping the final group in the capital Port-au-Prince, Haïti was drawn into a very difficult group featuring two-time champions Italy, future champions Argentina, and Poland, who managed third place in the tournament. While they predictably finished last in the group with three losses and a -12 goal difference, Emmanuel Sanon scored both goals for the country in the tournament.
He scored against Argentina in the last game of the group, but by far the most famous goal occurred against Italy. The Azzurri had not let in a goal in 19 games prior to the World Cup, thanks to goalkeeper Dino Zoff (who, incidentally, stayed along to guide Italy to the their 1982 world championship).
However, in the opening of the second half, Sanon shocked the Italians with the opening goal. However this lead didn't hold and Italy went on to win 3-1. By the time Haiti was tossed from the tournament after losing 0-7 to Poland and 1-4 to Argentina, Sanon had cemented his place in history. With 13 goals scored in international games, he was the best scorer in the Haiti national team history before being overtaken by Golman Pierre.
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