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Aurora’s Alistair Johnston has Canada’s Back on FIFA World Cup Qualifying Trail

Two wins and four draws from six matches as the final qualifying round nears the midway point has Canada poised to achieve a World Cup berth for the first time since 1986.
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Alistair Johnston is, self-admittedly, a late bloomer.

In some ways, so, too, is the Canadian men’s national soccer team, although longtime observers might consider it more a long overdue renaissance given the popularity of the sport in this country.

There may be a correlation between the arrival of the 23-year-old defender from Aurora to the national team in January and its push toward the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Sure, he is just part of the big puzzle, but there is no denying defending the goal has been a big part of Canada’s emergence as a CONCACAF threat.

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