New York Red Bulls striker Derrick Etienne Jr. earned the 6th cap of his young career for the Haiti national football team while backup defender Fidel Escobar made his case for Panama’s starting XI in the World Cup.
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In their first game of 2018, Les Grenadiers got walloped in a 4-0 loss to Argentina. Etienne (aka The Haitian Messi) started the game on the bench and was subbed in at the start of the second half. But it was Lionel Messi (aka The Argentine Messi) who stole the showwith a hat-trick and an assist to Sergio Aguero to secure the easy win.