Haiti's record scorer on Paisley, stunning Scotland & escaping Iran
Meanwhile, his wife from Morocco - a nation Haiti will also face in their World Cup group alongside Scotland and Brazil - and their four children were safe in France, where the former Coventry City striker was born. Nazon is thankful his family were not part of his "crazy" evacuation trip, during which he watched bombs drop from just 100 metres away before finally escaping via Azerbaijan. Speaking on the BBC's Sacked in the Morning podcast, he said: "I was about to take a plane to go to Istanbul or Paris, then the steward told everybody to get off because the war had started.
"Imagine you have your wife and your children by your side in that situation. 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. This saved my life. "I could talk to the French embassy and they helped me to get my passport.
They spoke to the Azerbaijani forces and then I got out. " Haiti striker Nazon had a brief spell on loan at St Mirren in 2019 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.