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After 36 years, Canada entered the World Cup with high hopes.

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For that reason, the club's scouts should keep an eye on Buchanan, with the World Cup highly unlikely to be the last major stage that he shines upon.



It was his superb cross that led to Canada's first ever goal at the World Cup, and Buchanan on the whole looked promising down Canada's right flank.



This Canadian team has yet to reach its prime, and with the next World Cup on home soil (jointly with the US and Mexico), this will have been a good learning curve for the country's young stars.

The long hiatus was celebrated with scenes of euphoria when the team finally qualified for Qatar and with a young squad, there was plenty of optimism around the country.

Even after a difficult draw which saw Canada pitted against Morocco, Croatia and Belgium in an extremely tough group, there were plenty of people who saw the Canadians as the underdogs, who could somehow defy the odds.