England forward Jermain Defoe will wait for a phone call this weekend that will determine if his North American adventure has cost him a World Cup dream.
The goalscorer left Tottenham Hotspur for Toronto in January to follow a path to Major League Soccer (MLS) previously paved by the likes of David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Defoe's former Spurs strike partner Robbie Keane.
Defoe grabbed both goals in a 2-1 win over Seattle Sounders on his debut in March and a week later netted again in a 1-0 victory over DC United.
Toronto's fans were impressed but the striker hopes it is not a case of out-of-sight, out-of-mind for England manager Roy Hodgson who announces a 23-man group plus standby players on Monday before his eventual World Cup squad is finalised by June 2.
"It's down to the manager," Defoe told reporters of his England prospects.
"I'm sure he knows what every player can do, even before he was the England manager he probably knew all the players anyway. As players you just concentrate on playing for your club and then ... you wait for the call."
