Today all eyes are on the U.S. squad in Germany, where they will square off against a powerful and confident Ghana in what may be their make-or-break match of the World Cup. And according to Sports Illustrated, it was a Ghanaian businessman in the District that helped the U.S. team prepare — maybe unwittingly — for what could be today’s tough game.

How so? States the article, which includes an interview with assistant U.S. coach Curt Onalfo:

SI.com: I’m told there’s a fun story about how you got Ghana game tapes to help your scouting from a Ghanaian businessman in Washington D.C.?

Onalfo: It’s funny. My wife just brought over two more from him. This guy was so helpful in getting games for us. It’s a contact through D.C. United, a mentor or friend of Nana (Kuffour) from Ghana, who played for D.C. United. This guy runs a distribution center for African foods out of D.C., and [United technical director] Dave Kaspar gave me his number. It was one of those things where I was like, Should I even bother to call this guy? Thank god I did, because 24 hours later I had a whole bunch of DVDs on Ghana. I got all their World Cup qualifying games, got their friendly games. Not all from him, but he provided six or seven games for us. It’s all helpful, because it’s not easy to get those games. They’re played in some remote places like Congo and everywhere else.

Did this Ghanaian businessman really know he was indirectly helping the U.S. soccer team to prepare for a game against his homeland? If Ghana loses, he better hope the rest of the city’s Ghanaians don’t find out who he is or where he works! (BTW — Go Ghana!)