new delhi, June 26 -- When Duckens Nazon stepped onto the field in the 67th minute of the Brazil-Haiti game on Wednesday, substituting Ruben Providence, certain sections of social media in India went abuzz. The 32-year-old Haitian player, who played for Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League (ISL) in 2016, made his FIFA World Cup debut. Back in 2016, a young Nazon had arrived in India, wearing the yellow jersey of Kerala Blasters. In the ISL, he was an explosive forward finding his feet. That spell in India was a vital stepping stone in the journeyman's career who would also go on to play in Iran, Belgium and even England. His journey to the World Cup was nothing short of miraculous. Months prior, he had been trapped in Tehran as regional conflict closed the skies, forcing him and his family into survival mode. He finally managed to escape to join his national team which had qualified for its second World Cup, having played the showpiece 52 years earlier in 1974. They also played their home qualifiers on neutral islands as it was too dangerous to play in Port-au-Prince. Now, Haiti's all-time leading scorer with 44 goals, Nazon watched his team play from the bench in the first two games....