For a moment in Müller's debut for the Whitecaps, it seemed like the 35-year-old had found himself perfectly aligned with the soccer gods.

The Whitecaps (13-6-7) settled for a 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo (7-11-8). Hours before kickoff, hundreds of fans gathered at Terry Fox Plaza outside BC Place to welcome Vancouver’s newest star.

For the first time in his career, Thomas Müller played for a club that isn’t FC Bayern Munich. The 35-year-old entered the field for the last half an hour in Vancouver Whitecaps’ 1-1 draw with