It had been a rough few weeks for American soccer fans, but finally they have something to be happy about.
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The 17-year-old son of a soccer legend showed off the future of American soccer with a golazo in U-17 World Cup
Timothy Weah, son of George Weah, hit an absolute screamer for his second of three goals on the day to help the U17 USMNT on to the quarterfinal
The U.S. Men's National Team hit a low point when the Americans fell to lowly Trinidad & Tobago. That, along with a confluence of results in other matches, including a phantom goal for Panama that never should have counted, meant the U.S. would not participate in the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
Manager Bruce Arena resigned from his role, and American soccer fans were left to wonder what the future of the team would look like with stars like Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley, and Tim Howard likely finished with their international careers.
Enter Timothy Weah, the 17-year-old son of Liberian soccer legend George Weah who is leading the United State through the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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On Monday, Weah netted a hat trick for the U.S. side in their knockout stage match against Paraguay, the first hat trick for an American in the knockout stage of a World Cup at any level. With the 5-0 win, the Americans advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament in style, including this insane shot from Weah that was his second of the match.
Weah is playing his club ball with the
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