Best World Cup Finals Goal

[Case]

Apologies if there's a topic on this already ....

 

Anyway, mine

 

Nelinho - Brazil v Italy - 1978

Edited June 21, 2014 by Case

[Dan]

There were some belting Russian ones in '86.

[Cobs]

On a personal level Owen v Argentina in 98

Dispassionately it's this

[Sion]

Maxi lad

 

[matty]

Geoff Hurst's third.

[New York Red]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8w89sl7Grc

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIcw8EFbNZM

[Nebraska Red]

Cahill's goal v Holland is right up there, alongside some of the Dutch thunderbolts from the 70's and 80's that were good.

 

Best for me was probably the Socrates pile driver v USSR in 82

Edited June 22, 2014 by Nebraska Red

[New York Red]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEnZ6FzFU6k

[Gerrardrules]

Bergkamp against Argentina in '98.

[Nerik]

Always loved this one:

 

[Nerik]

Here is a good compilation.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFKJA8mnG1E

[drdooom]

Best for me was probably the Socrates pile driver v USSR in 82

 

Wasn't even the best goal in that game!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx9KMhX4lzo

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Arie Haan beating Dino Zoff from forfty fnive yards or something like that

[doug_mac]

maradona v england 86

 

bergkamp v argentina 98

 

van persie v spain 2014

[New York Red]

Arie Haan beating Dino Zoff from forfty fnive yards or something like that

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxVOCDGmnS0

[John am Rhein]

maradona v england 86

 

close the thread

 

Bergkamp against Argentina in '98.

 

I broke a few objects when that one went in

 

Does anyone else remember argentina had been denied s penalty a few seconds earlier?

[Des]

Geoff Hurst's third.

 

Maradona's second.

[Nebraska Red]

Wasn't even the best goal in that game!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx9KMhX4lzo

Nah, that was a fluke

[StevieC]

I've always liked a Zico tap in against Argentina following Eder hitting a mental swerving free kick from miles out.

[Hassony]

close the thread

 

 

 

I broke a few objects when that one went in

 

Does anyone else remember argentina had been denied s penalty a few seconds earlier?

 

yes I do, Van de Saar wasn't it

 

and Bergkamps goal is overrated

 

Owiran's goal

 

 

 

Owiran's effort is always played down a bit, because it was scored by a saudi player rather than a Brazilian or an Argentinean

 

 

I like this goal from Mexico 86

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4tGKaex2Ns

 

 

[Molby]

Cahill's goal v Holland is right up there, alongside some of the Dutch thunderbolts from the 70's and 80's that were good.

 

Best for me was probably the Socrates pile driver v USSR in 82

 

factually and gramaticaly incorrect

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Actually think VanPersie's is a better goal this WC & would put it forward as 'A' (not the) great goal of World Cups. Top 20? Maybe, top 50 certainly

[Hassony]

There's no way Van Persie's is a better goal than Cahil's

[Stevie H]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R_iYLca2gc

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

In my opinion it is.

 

Cahill's is a screamer, one of those where the commentators roar ROONEY (when it's about 25yds over the bar). It's a great goal, don't get me wrong. It's also what you expect from great goals.

 

Van Persie's sets itself aside through pure ingenuity, it's played in for a volley or half volley, he's not going to make it so executes one of the most perfect headers you'll see - and from 15yds.

 

I liken them to Suarez - look at the Norwich game (H). The first is a la Cahill - a screamer, one of the goals of the season....decade. But then there was also the hattrick goal (the flick over the defender one) that rather than having you roaring with adrenaline, just leaves you laughing at the sheer audacity, brilliance, inventiveness....Sometimes those goals to me are the better ones. And like the Suarez vs Norwich game, it's hard to say which of his goals was the best