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Haiti's World Cup defender Hannes Delcroix gets hat trick in win for Swiss league leader Lugano

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 20). Haiti's World Cup defender Hannes Delcroix gets hat trick in win for Swiss league leader Lugano. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/haiti-s-world-cup-defender-hannes-delcroix-gets-hat-trick-in-win-for-swiss-league-leader-lugano/article_319da93f-5d49-5c14-bd1d-4284b9d70621.html

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Hannes Delcroix, a defender from Haiti playing for Swiss league leader Lugano, scored three goals in a 4-0 victory over Lausanne on Sunday. This performance nearly doubles his career goal tally of four and comes just months after he played every minute for Haiti during their historic World Cup appearance. The article highlights Delcroix’s switch from Belgium to represent Haiti at the international level and mentions that Lugano is six points clear in league standings, with Delcroix contributing significantly to their strong start this season.

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Haiti's World Cup defender Hannes Delcroix scored a hat trick during Lugano's 4-0 victory over Lausanne in the Swiss league on Sunday. This performance almost doubled his career goal tally from just four goals previously. At age 27, Delcroix played every minute of Haiti’s three games at their first World Cup since 1970, where they lost to Scotland, Brazil, and Morocco. In his first full season in the Swiss league with Lugano, the team is six points ahead after nine rounds and averages three goals per game, aiming for its first title since 1949. Delcroix was born in Haiti but grew up in Belgium and played one friendly match for Belgium's senior national team against Switzerland before switching his allegiance to Haiti in October 2022.

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Haiti’s World Cup defender Hannes Delcroix scored a quick-fire hat trick to lift Swiss league leader Lugano to another win Sunday and almost double his career goals tally. asserted

defender → score → win

The 27-year-old Delcroix had scored just four times in club soccer before getting three goals between the 35th and 52nd minutes in a 4-0 win at last-place Lausanne. asserted

Delcroix → score → Lausanne

His two headers and a left-foot shot all came from crosses at set-pieces. asserted

headers → come → pieces

In Delcroix’s first full season in the Swiss league, Lugano is six points clear after nine rounds and averaging three goals per game in chasing the club’s first title since 1949. asserted

Lugano → average → 1949

Delcroix played every minute of Haiti’s three games at the World Cup in June, losing to Scotland, Brazil and Morocco. asserted

Delcroix → play → Scotland

The Haiti-born center back had switched national eligibility last October from Belgium, where he grew up. asserted

he → bear → Belgium

Delcroix represented Belgium at youth level and played one friendly for the senior team in 2020 against Switzerland. asserted

Delcroix → represent → Switzerland

Delcroix previously played for Anderlecht and Burnley when both were coached by Vincent Kompany, who is now at German champion Bayern Munich. asserted

who → play → Munich

Haiti's World Cup defender Hannes Delcroix gets hat trick in win for Swiss league leader Lugano

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