NetworkNewsToday: WORLD CUP WATCHED in HAITI - FILMAID INT'L (UN MINUSTAH)

NetworkNewsToday: 24 June 2010 - FilmAid International - U.N. MINUSTAH: Port-au-Prince, Haiti - The United Nations (UN) mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) along with FilmAid International set up two large screens to bring the entire World Cup live to the Stade Silvio Cator, Haiti's national stadium. Under the slogan "Antre gratis ti cheri" or "Entry is free, my dear", 10,000 free tickets are distributed daily.

Brazilian flags and used bottles coloured in green and yellow decorate the streets of Port-au-Prince, as Haitians, young and old, caught up in the ongoing World Cup fever, sport their favourite football team's jersey.

The World Cup, which kicked off last Friday in South Africa, comes just five months after the massive earthquake in Haiti that flattened the capital Port-au-Prince.

Port-au-Prince's main stadium, Stade Silvio Cator, home to thousands of displaced families, now welcomes people to watch the games on giant screens.

For 1.5 million people still displaced by the earthquake and struggling to find normalcy, football might provide a chance to distract themselves from the devastation that surrounds them.

SOUNDBITE (Creole) André Paul Antoine, President Base Tanga Sportive Club Delma 55:
"After January 12, everybody is in stress, but now we are having one month of pleasure in Haiti. We still think of dead bodies, but the one who survived must continue the battle. For the world Cup Final, I would like to see in the final match Brazil against Argentina, for the worldwide and the Haitian pleasure."

SOUNDBITE (French) Stephanie Ziebelle, CVR MINUSTAH:
"We are making the link between sport and youth, social cohesion and for the Haitian pleasure after the difficult moments in Haiti after the earthquake."
..... ( UNITED NATIONS STABILIZATION MISSION IN HAITI: UN MINUSTAH ) ....

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