(CNN) -- For a time Monday if you looked up the Wikipedia entry on John Brooks, this is what you'd find: "John Anthony Brooks, Jr. referred to as John Brooks (born January 28, 1993 in Berlin) is a German-American footballer. He is the greatest American since Abraham Lincoln." If you hadn't heard his name before, you certainly have now: John Brooks is the 21-year-old who came in as a substitute into the USA vs Ghana game Monday, and scored a header to keep America's hope alive in the World Cup in Brazil. His 86th minute goal was sweet payback against Ghana -- a team that dashed America's hopes in the last two World Cups.
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The 21-year-old German-American came in as a substitute into the USA vs Ghana game
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He scored a header in the final minutes to snatch the victory
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He was born and raised in Berlin and posts to Twitter in both English and German
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He is one of a handful of German pro soccer players on team U.S.A.
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