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Cam grew into a mentality giant

Dan Burn wasn’t the only player current Taunton Town boss Gary Johnson set on the path to this summer’s shindig in North America.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
14 June 2026

By Chris Dunlavy

TALISMAN: Cameron Burgess will lead Australia’s World Cup bid

Gary Johnson gave Dan Burn his first steps on the road to a World Cup when he took the giant defender on loan at Yeovil as a 20-year-old.
Now, 34, the Blyth-born centre-back is a mainstay in Newcastle’s defence and a huge favourite of England boss Thomas Tuchel.
But Burn wasn’t the only player the current Taunton boss set on the path to this summer’s shindig in North America.
Cameron Burgess was a teenage defender in Fulham’s youth ranks when he joined Johnson’s high-flying Cheltenham side on a sixth-month lo...

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