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6 CF Montréal players are joining Team Canada at the FIFA World Cup

by Lorraine Carpenter

There will be Montrealers to cheer for at the biggest sporting event in the world, beginning next Sunday.

After a banner soccer season for Montreal, which included getting as far into the MLS playoffs as the Eastern Conference semifinal, six CF Montréal players will be joining Canada’s men’s national team at the World Cup, which begins next week. This news follows follows the calling up of eight Montreal players to Team Canada training camp on Nov. 4.

The players in question are defenders Alistair Johnston, Kamal Miller and Joel Waterman, midfielders Ismaël Koné and Samuel Piette, as well as goalkeeper James Pantemis.

6 CF Montréal players are joining Team Canada at the FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is happening in Qatar, from Nov. 20 to Dec. 13.

This article was originally published on Nov. 4 and updated on Nov. 14, 2022.

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.