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Tajon Buchanan stars as Canada open 2021 Gold Cup with emphatic win

TORONTO, Canada—The Canadian men’s national team are off and running at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, as Canada defeated Caribbean island Martinique ____ to open up the tournament.

All of the talk this week heading into this one was on the absence of superstar wingback Alphonso Davies, who returned to Bayern Munich after picking up an ankle injury. Specifically, may wondered who would be the one to step up in his absence?

Well in this match, it was New England Revolution youngster Tajon Buchanan taking the reigns, as the 2020 Canadian Youth International of the Year was a constant threat down the left-hand side right from the get go.