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Haiti's record scorer on Paisley, stunning Scotland & escaping Iran

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If you're alone, I wouldn't say I don't care about my life, but you are more relaxed and taking decisions is easier and faster."On the complications he experienced at the Iran-Azerbaijan border, he added: "I was stuck at the border for maybe 48 hours. They refused me, sent me back to Iran and I slept at the border."But I was so lucky because, before the war started I bought an eSIM.



After that, they cut the internet in Iran."So I had no contact and I was praying that when I reached the border I would get some signal - and it worked. They spoke to the Azerbaijani forces and then I got out."With domestic football in Iran suspended because of the ongoing conflict, Nazon is following an individual training programme to prepare for the World Cup.The Haiti squad have become heroes for leading the nation back to football's grandest stage, where they will make just their second appearance at the finals.Nazon acknowledges that the players are now "part of the country's history" but insists they will play without "extra pressure", starting with their opener against Scotland."We are ambassadors of our country and we know we have a responsibility," he says.

It was short-lived, though.The forward played 12 games, scoring twice, but said he was "not ready for this kind of aggression and fight" in Scottish football, while the weather also played a part."I remember one game we had sun, snow and rain," he recalls. "After this, I was like, OK, I'm done."Weather is unlikely to be an issue for Nazon this summer in North America.