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Report: Haiti's place in Caribbean Cup fifth-place playoff is confirmed

The Haiti Football Federation reports deliberations are complete over the future of the third spot in January's Caribbean Football Union Gold Cup qualifying playoff tournament: Les Grenadiers are in.

A disgraceful absence of clarity over the rules of the last round of 2017 Caribbean Cup qualifying created a bizarre situation in which both Haiti and Antigua and Barbuda could cite regulations supporting their respective claims to be regarded as the third-best second-placed team emerging from the final group stage of the CFU's competition.

Both teams knew they weren't advancing any further in Caribbean Cup, and had not automatically qualified for the 2017 Gold Cup.