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CISJames part of Team of Distinction entering the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame this weekend Canada West OUA QSSF AUS Canada West OUA QSSF AUS CIS 5 Year Championship Schedule Womens Basketball Final 8 Round 1 East Regional Round 1 Central Regional Round 1 West Regional Mens Basketball Final 8 Cross Country Curling Womens Field Hockey Football Desjardins Vanier Cup Womens Ice Hockey Mens Ice Hockey University Cup Womens Rugby Womens Soccer Mens Soccer Swimming Track & Field Womens Volleyball Mens Volleyball Wrestling Basketball Cross Country Curling Field Hockey Ice Hockey Rugby Soccer Swimming Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling Basketball Curling Cross Country Football Ice Hockey Soccer Swimming Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling SSN Canada Website SSN Canada Webcast Schedule Le 5 Partant QSSF Basketball Show CIS Womens Hockey Weekly CIS Touchdown Football Show SSN Webcast Schedule Football Canada West OUA QSSF AUS Home Universiades FISU World University Championships StudentAthlete Info Members Info International Programs Committee About International Program Services International History Past Medalists Official BLG Website Past BLG Winners BLG Awards History History Past Winners Home Standings ScheduleResults Playoffs Player Stats Team Stats News James part of Team of Distinction entering the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame this weekendTORONTO York University master soccer coach Paul James will enter the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame for the second time this weekend when the 1986 Canadian national team is honoured as the 2009 Team of DistinctionThe 1986 team was the first and only squad to qualify for the finals of the World Cup to date The team clinched its place at the event in Mexico with a 21 victory over Honduras in St Johns in 1985 The Canadian team made up of players who were not professional at the time fought hard at the World Cup but lost to France Hungary and the USSR in roundrobin playIt is an honour to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a member of the 1986 World Cup team said James It is hard to believe that it was 23 years ago as the memories of the event are as sharp as ever We were a unique group of unemployed soccer players who were desperate for success Along with the great leadership of Tony Waiters it is the main reason we qualified for the event in the first place a winning mentalitySeveral members of the team and its coaching staff have already been inducted into the Hall of Fame including James He was previously inducted as a player in 2003 for his stellar on the pitch James appeared in 44 games for Canada and scored a critical goal for the country against Costa Rica in 19...