Qatar World Cup: Brampton’s Buchanan helps Canada get first to win in Honduras in decades
Brampton inborn Tajon Buchanan co-opted a rival’s head to get the Canada Football World Cup team off on the right foot as it continues the quest to qualify for Qatar World Cup.
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Ahead of this weekend’s top-of-the-table border clash against the United States in Hamilton, Canada won at Honduras for the first time since 1985 the last, and lone, time the men’s national soccer team qualified for the FIFA World Cup with a 2-0 conclusion in San Pedro Sula, capital of the Central American state.
Tajon Buchanan, the midfielder who plays for Club Brugge in Belgium, gave Canada Football World Cup team the upper hand in the 10th minute, although he was not ascribed with the goal.
Buchanan drooled down the right side deep into Honduran ground and crossed the ball into the six-yard box with the intent to set up forward Cyle Larin, a fellow Bramptonite. But Honduras defender Denil Maldonado, who was marking Larin, headed the ball past goalkeeper Luis Lopez for an own-goal.
Goalkeeper Milan Borjan, a Hamilton inherent who will be playing in his birthplace in the sold-out Canada-U.S. match at Tim Hortons Field last month, was indorsed with three saves. To know more about Qatar World Cup Tickets click here.
With a match just three days away and another against El Salvador in February, Larin was raised after playing 62 minutes. He did not have a volley on goal.
Canada (5-4-0, 19 points from nine matches) endured one point ahead of the second-place U.S. (5-3-1, 18 pts.), who won 1-0 against El Salvador in Columbus, Ohio last week. Third-placed Mexico (5-2-2, 17 pts.) is two points behind Canada, but fourth-placed Panama (4-2-3, 14 pts.) plunged back after a 1-0 defeat at Costa Rica (3-3-3 for 12 pts.).
The top three teams after the 14-match dual round-robin between the eight nations will qualify for the Qatar World Cup this fall. The fourth-place finisher will have a second fortuitous in an inter-continental playoff.
The Canada-U.S. game, which was kickoff last two weeks ago, was a 12,000-fans strong sellout last month. Tickets traded out quickly when the Canada Football World Cup team had to clasp a re-presale due to Coronavirus public health limits regulating the capacity of Tim Hortons Field. It was the first time that the CanMNT has played at Tim Hortons Field.
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