PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Goalkeeper Dwayne Adams goes into tomorrow's World Cup preliminary round secong-leg game against Haiti at the Sylvia Catar Stadium with a minor knee injury.

But the 19-year-old, on whom so much is depending, is determined to play his part in helping his team advance to the next round against Antigua.

The team's youngest player felt some discomfort in the right knee while running in training yesterday morning. He said the knee has been bothering him for a week.

"The physio (Kevin Anderson) checked it out and said at this point we can't do anything for it,'' said Adams. "I'll do what's neessary and in the best and easiest way possible. He (Anderson) was saying when I get back I may need a slight operation. He is saying there is fluid in the knee and a slight tear of the cartilage.'' So much is resting on the shouldera of Adams, who the Haitians must score against if they are to survive this tie.

"If I can walk I can play,'' said the determined youngster. "I'll just try to get my body in the right position at the right time so that I don't have to jump and do the extra work.'' The injury apart, Adams is also concerned about the state of the penalty area.

"The goalmouth area looks like the beach, so many sinks,'' he noted after a session at the stadium yesterday morning. "Any ball that rolls in that area is a threat. If it's wet it makes it even harder because the footing is not there to go out and take crosses.

"It's going to call for top concentration. The area to the north is the worse. We have to understand that we can't look to keep back-passing.'' The Haitians already have an idea who to look out for, in asking who was Adams and who was Shawn Goater.

Their coach, Nono Jean Baptiste, has said publicly that he predicts his team will win 4-0. That confidence is shared by other Haitians who have been pointing two, three and four fingers at the Bermuda team as they entered the stadium to train and as they drove by on the bus.

Sources say the Haitian team will contain three changes because of injuries, but the mood in the Bermuda camp is still one of confidence.

"When you are under presure is when you do the right things,'' said Adams. I think he (Baptiste) is putting pressure on his team saying he is going to beat us 4-0. I don't care what team they put out there. We have good players and four goals are not on. That sounds like a cricket score.'' Professionals Shawn Goater and skipper Meshach Wade are also confident of getting the required result tomorrow.

"The pitch has a few bumpy spots and is a little smaller than expected,'' said Wade. "If everyone plays their part we can pull through easily.'' There has been virtually constant rain since Thursday night, conditions Goater thinks will favour Bermuda.

"As long as it's cool like this we will be happy, but if the sun is out a bit then we won't favour it that much,'' said the striker. "A one-goal advantage is not enough to sit on. If we can get an early goal their crowd will get on them.

"Our defence has been tremendous and all we hope is they keep a clean sheet.

Against us Haiti never really looked like scoring. Obviously, they came looking for a draw, but I think we have seen the best of them and don't think they have much more to offer. I think our defence will be able to cope.'' The match starts at 7 p.m. Bermuda time and a capacity crowd of about 25,000 is expected.

In the case of a one-goal win by Haiti -- which would be identical to Bermuda's first-leg win -- the away goal rule will come into effect to settle the tie. If Haiti win 1-0 then extra time and possibly penalty kicks will be used.

If Bermuda score, Haiti must win by two goals to clinch the win outright.