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Canada finally plays to its advantages, bests Honduras

The Canadians started the fourth round of World Cup qualifying on maximum points, with an assist from Mother Nature, writes Rudi Schuller.

VANCOUVER — Is there a more Canadian way to win a soccer game?

A chilly BC Place set the stage for a scrappy, wonderful, cathartic, and important victory for the Canadians over Honduras on Friday night, powered by a Will Johnson header that was aided into the net by a sprawling Cyle Larin in the first half. It was all the attack Canada needed to dispatch a Honduran side that was both figuratively and literally frozen on the night.