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Nik Ledgerwood is focused on his club before heading out to represent his country.

The FC Edmonton midfielder will play Sunday against Puerto Rico FC (2 p.m.) at Clarke Stadium, then depart for San Pedro Sula, Honduras for a crucial World Cup qualifier with Canada on Sept 2.

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Canada will then host El Salvador in Vancouver on Sept. 6 in their final game of their current group stage.

The top two teams in Canada’s group move on to the next round of qualifying. Mexico has already qualified, leaving Canada, Honduras and El Salvador to battle for the final spot. Honduras and Canada each have four points, while El Salvador has two.

Canada were humiliated 8-1 in Honduras four years ago dashing their 2014 World Cup hopes.

“I think we have a more experienced team now than we did going in there four years ago,” Ledgerwood said. “Now everybody knows what to expect, it’s not an unknown going to Honduras we know how much we have to be switched on and how much it means to the country and all of us. Everybody is taking it very serious and we have a great group of players that are coming, so everybody expects to get a result down there.”