2022 World Cup: Weah Reflects On Historic Goal Against Wales




United States of America forward Timothy Weah has reflected on his historic goal in his country’s 1-1 draw against Wales on Monday night.

Weah gave USA the lead in the 36th minute of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Group B encounter.

Wales rallied back to earn a share of the spoils with Gareth Bale netting from the spot eight minutes from time.

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Weah made history as the first son of a former Ballon d’Or winner to feature and score at the FIFA World Cup.



“Christian gave me a beautiful ball and it was up to me to finish it,” Weah told reporters after the match.

“It felt like in the first half we had a lot of energy, a lot of momentum … and then coming into the second-half we dialed down and Wales turned it up a notch. They started pressing us, they had most of the ball and I think at the end that’s what really hurt us.”

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Nice to recall

Tim Weah’s goal arrives just over twenty years after his father, George Weah, was denied by Nigeria at his last attempt to appear at the FIFA World Cup.

Considered one of the greatest footballers to ever come from the black continent, George Weah remains the only African to win the Ballon d’Or. The AC Milan great is also one of the most gifted players to never feature at the World Cup.


In 2002, though, Weah made a fantastic final push to fulfill a childhood vision of playing at football’s biggest festival.

As captain of the Liberian national team, Weah inspired the Lone Stars to reach the final qualifying campaign for the Mundial.

With only the group winners booking a ticket to Korea/Japan 2002, Liberia were unfortunate to be drawn with three former African champions in Sudan, Ghana, and Nigeria as well as Sierra Leone.

But the Lone Star proved to be the team to beat and pushed Nigeria all the way, finishing second with 15 points, one behind the eventual group winners.

A 2-0 victory in Nigeria and a narrow 1-0 win away in Freetown had helped the Super Eagles’ cause in no small measure – dealing a fatal blow to George Weah’s dream.

Nigeria did not make it past the group stage at the World Cup proper, however, with the Super Eagles finishing last in a group that had England, Argentina, and Sweden.

On Monday evening, though, the senior Weah, now Liberia’s president, would have been proud to see his son not only play at the World Cup but also score the crucial goal that gave the United States their first goal at the Mundial in eight years.



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