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Must-see: Waston's stoppage-time equalizer sends Costa Rica to 2018 FIFA World Cup

Kendall Waston just made himself a national hero.

The Vancouver Whitecaps FC centre back and captain scored a dramatic stoppage-time equalizer against Honduras on Saturday to send his native Costa Rica to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Waston powered home a 95th-minute header to draw the game level at 1-1, and more importantly, secure the single point Costa Rica needed to qualify for Russia.

It's the stuff you dream of as a kid – and you can see what it meant to Waston, not to mention all those in attendance at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica.