Haiti and Peru meet in a tune-up friendly at Nu Stadium in Miami tonight, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET and tickets already sold out.
The match is the first international at Nu Stadium and arrives on a packed, sold-out night: there will be no on-site ticket sales, fan gates open at 6 p.m. ET, parking lots open at 5 p.m. ET and parking must be purchased in advance; a small number of suites remain available online.
Haiti arrives off a 4-0 victory over New Zealand on Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale and is preparing for Group C at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where its opening game will be against Scotland on June 13. Peru’s trip to Miami carries a different tone — the team missed qualification for the 2026 World Cup after being eliminated in CONMEBOL qualifying — making the fixture a sharper tune-up for Haiti than for Peru.
Peru’s technical director, Mano Menezes, praised the venue and the opponent: "Everything is very nice. Nu Stadium has a very good pitch," he said, adding, "What we saw from Haiti against New Zealand was a well-played game. It will be a game that will be good for the fans to watch." Menezes’ comments underline why the match has local appeal even as the two sides head into different international trajectories.
The practical build-up will matter to the many fans who planned to attend: gates open an hour and a half before kickoff, and the venue’s parking lots open two and a half hours beforehand; organizers are not selling tickets at the stadium. Those still looking to get inside can check for the limited suite inventory that is available online, but general admission is closed.
The mismatch in stakes is the clearest tension here. Haiti is actively preparing for a World Cup campaign in which it will face Scotland as Group C opens on June 13, and the 4-0 win over New Zealand is part of that ramp-up. Peru, conversely, is using the Miami friendly as part of a rebuilding and retooling phase after falling short in the CONMEBOL race for 2026.
For fans watching from home, the one outstanding practical detail remains the broadcaster or streaming platform carrying the game; public listings and local providers should be checked as the match time approaches. For anyone in Miami without a ticket, the only remaining in-venue option is to pursue a suite online; otherwise the evening is best experienced through whatever live broadcast or stream is announced.
The match matters tonight because it is both the stadium’s international debut and a real-time measure of Haiti’s prep against a South American side led by Menezes, and it starts at 7:30 p.m. ET; if you are going in, arrive early — gates at 6 p.m., parking at 5 p.m., and don’t expect walk-up tickets.
