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The high point of Canadian soccer history was on September 14 , 1985 at King George V Park in St. John's, Newfoundland when over 13,000 people witnessed Canada 's 2-1 victory over Honduras , which qualified the Canadians for their first World Cup ( Mexico, 1986 ).

There is a long history of soccer in Canada. The first game played under modern rules took place in , Toronto Lynx , and Vancouver Whitecaps . The governing body of soccer in Canada is the Canadian Soccer Association . The league in Europe with the largest content of Canadian footballers is the Football League Championship , in England .

Tromsø is the only premier club in Europe (Norway) with three Canadians In its Team . Haugesund, also in Norway, has four Canadians plying their trade there.


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