For his first World Cup, Timothy Weah is off to a strong start. Launched in depth by Christian Pulisic, the player trained in Paris Saint-Germain deceived Wayne Hennessey with a clever outside of the foot to open the scoring in the 36th minute of play. Starting from the right wing, Weah split the defense Welsh with a good call and put the United States in the best conditions before half-time.
The young man from Lille had scored only three goals in 25 caps since his debut with Team USA in March 2018. The Americans have a shot to play in Group B, which also includes the English, who swept Iran (6- 2) earlier this Monday.
George Weah’s son arrived in Paris in 2014 from the Red Bull New York academy. After 5 years in the capital, interspersed with a six-month loan to Celtic Glasgow, the American went fishing for playing time in the North. In Lille, he was largely hampered by injuries as at the start of the season. Injured in the foot at the start of the current exercise, Weah has only played six Ligue 1 games this season but has already provided two assists within the enthusiastic team of Paulo Fonseca.