Game 4 Report: USA - Wales

This game produced the first draw of the 2022 World Cup, ending 1:1. Timothy Weah (son* of the former of FIFA World Player of the Year, Ballon d'Or winner, and current President of Liberia, George Weah) scored the first goal in the 36th minute.

Six people correctly tipped a 1:1 draw: congratulations to Alex, André, Craig, Paul, Robert, and Thorsten, 10 points for each of you. El-Hinny and Soeren both tipped a draw and gain 7 points each for the correct Margin.
Ben tipped Weah to score the first goal and earns 3 points. The closest Time was tipped by Paul, for the 3rd match in a row: 3 more points for him.

* The Southampton fans taking part in this Tipster may remember another "relative" of George Weah.
In 1996, Southampton manager Graeme Souness received a phone call from somebody pretending to be George Weah. The fake Weah highly recommended his cousin Ali Dia, claiming he had played for PSG and had 13 cap with Liberia. Souness fell for the prank, and signed Dia for Southampton.
During a match against Leeds, Ali Dia came on as a substitute, replacing the injured Matt Le Tissier. Afterwards, Le Tissier said "He ran around the pitch like Bambi on ice; it was very embarrassing to watch."
Souness eventually realised that Dia might not be quite as good as George Weah, and substituted Dia off the pitch in the 85th minute. Leeds won 2:0.

Any fans of VfB Lübeck may recognise this story, because Ali Dia successfully played the same trick on them. He also did the same to Finnairin Palloilijat, who then went bust following their relegation from the Finnish top flight.
After retiring as a player, Ali Dia later found a job in Qatar.

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