Tim Weah Returns to Rosedale in 2026 World Cup Homecoming

Tim Weah returned to the Rosedale Rockets Soccer Club Field on Saturday afternoon, turning a stop in southeast Queens into a homecoming ahead of the 2026 World Cup. He met current players, alumni, community leaders and elected officials at the field on 149th Avenue.

The visit brought back a Brooklyn-born player who spent part of his youth with the Rosedale Rockets before moving on to the Red Bull New York academy. Weah said prior to the event, "Before stepping onto the world stage, it means everything to come back to the community that shaped me and share this moment with the next generation," and described Saturday’s event as "coming home."

Rosedale Rockets Field Reunion

The setting mattered because the return happened at the club where his early development took shape, not at a neutral promotional stop. Weah is now on loan at Marseille from Juventus, but the field in Rosedale tied his current profile back to the path that started in Queens.

He was joined by his father, George Weah, and his mother, Clar, for the event. The homecoming was hosted in partnership with the Clar HOPE Foundation and Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers, who said, "Timothy Weah’s journey is a powerful reminder to young people across Southeast Queens and the Rockaways that greatness can come from right here in our community."

Weah’s World Cup Role

Weah enters this stretch as part of Mauricio Pochettino’s 26-man squad for the World Cup this summer in North America. The USMNT opens its campaign against Paraguay on June 12, and Weah has 7 goals in 49 appearances for the national team.

That gives Saturday’s visit a clear edge beyond nostalgia. It linked a current national-team player to the same neighborhood pipeline that helped carry him from southeast Queens to the sport’s biggest stage, with the next phase now set around the World Cup roster already in place.