Boardsies Decide : Greatest FIFA World Cup Goal

~Rebel~

1. Baggio - just unreal body control for that little dummy to open space, and immaculate hair.
3. Pavard - love the way he slices it on contact, putting that wicked bend on it.
2. Van Bronckhorst - shame to have this at 3, as I really like it, beaut of a strike, proper thunderbastard.

Arghus

A tough match up.

Pavard would get my number one. It's just about as sweet a strike of a football as you can imagine and his technique to hit it as he comes across it is beautiful.

Baggio would be number two. The one-two in the build up is nice and his close control to beat the first defender. Admittedly the defending from the second guy isn't great. He doesn't do much to stop Baggio in any way, but I like to think that had as much to do with Baggio's skill as bad defending. And the finsh is nice - he just lets the space open up in front of him and slots it away.

Van Bronkhorst is a close third. Fantastic long range effort. He gets insane power on it and it goes in off the post, which is always nice, but it's a bit of a hit and hoper. Whereas something like Pavard's was way more deliberate and controlled.

Omackeral

5 minutes remain

Omackeral

Pavard 17
Baggio 16

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Van Bronckhorst 8

Omackeral

Personally thought Gio's was a banger but can't disagree with it making way for the other two. Next trio is coming up in a moment.

Omackeral

Dario Rodriguez (Uruguay vs Denmark, 2002)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiwJz-ex35w

VS

Gheorghe Hagi (Romania vs Colombia, 1994)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOzY8quYDiQ

VS

Siphiwe Tshabalala (South Africa vs Mexico, 2010)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFISx1j0kak

Necro

Rodriguez
Hadgi
Tishabanana

Couldn't watch that last one with those awful Vuvuzuelas....

ionadnapokot

1. RSA one. Another classy counter attack
2. Hagi. Packie would have saved it!

cdeb

Rodriguez is my nomination, so gets my top vote. Utterly superb goal; the ball doesn't hit the ground from the corner.

That Hagi goal was about 1am Irish time if memory serves. I think I fell asleep at half-time, but it was a decent game. You know Hagi meant exactly what he pulled off too; no question of it being a cross or a fluke.

Tshabalala is a nice move, but nothing special, so third choice here.

Omackeral

cdeb wrote: »

Tshabalala is a nice move, but nothing special, so third choice here.

Suppose could be argued that it's the opening goal of the opening game of the first ever African World Cup and it's scored by a home town boy in front of a packed house.

Kolido

Rodi, the assist made it look class, great goal.
Hadgi, loved that wc, the late night games, bit like this tournament.
Balala...pretty generic, see them every weekend

cdeb

Omackeral wrote: »

Suppose could be argued that it's the opening goal of the opening game of the first ever African World Cup and it's scored by a home town boy in front of a packed house.

Well true, but by the same logic I'd vote Keane above Krankl because it was a 90th minute winner against the ultimate finali...oh, wait...

It had its emotive context, sure, but I'm voting on the goal rather than the occasion.

Also, I love that Rodriguez goal. I'll not be voting for anything over it in this.

Electric Nitwit

Omackeral wrote: »

Suppose could be argued that it's the opening goal of the opening game of the first ever African World Cup and it's scored by a home town boy in front of a packed house.

That's part of my argument, and why I nominated it. But it's also a brilliant move and finish

1. Tshabalala
2. Hagi
3. Rodriguez, luck

Omackeral

cdeb wrote: »

Also, I love that Rodriguez goal. I'll not be voting for anything over it in this.

Very first goal that came into my mind when I conceived the idea of the tournament.

Arghus

Dario Rodriguez would be my number one pick there. Come on, that's an outrageous goal. The juggling of the ball from the other guy prior to him flicking it perfectly over so it can be hit straight on the volley and then for it to fly straight into the top corner - all from outside the box. You'd expect that in training. with no pressure, but in a real life World Cup match - sheeeeeeet

Number two is Tshabalala. The passes leading up to launch the attack are so incisive and satisfying - and I love how you can see Tshabalaba start to move as soon as Mexico's move breaks down. It's a very satisfying move to watch. Then he kind of dawdles with his first touch, but makes up for it when he unexpectedly absolutely leathers it into the net - putting his whole body into it, getting completely off the ground. It's one of those goals where you feel instinctively that it's going to be a goal - then it looks like it's not going to be a goal - then there's a goal again: and what a goal! It's a better goal that what people are giving it credit for. It's a goal I can watch multiple times, there's a lot of elements to it.

Hagi's is great. Fantastic vision and ability. But I prefer the other two.

Omackeral

10 minutes to go in this group

Reberetta

1.Rodriguez
2.Hagi
3. Tshabalala

beakerjoe

Tshabalala for me.

Its a close call between him and Hagi.


Rodriguez, is a cracking strike but its a hit and hope job.

Tshabalala is a great one touch counter attack, love team goals like this. Hagis is a bit of audacious genius but the SA man wins it for me.

Hi Omack.

ionadnapokot

The tragedy of course is that Dario R had his right leg amputated a few years ago.

beakerjoe

ionadnapokot wrote: »

The tragedy of course is that Dario R had his right leg amputated a few years ago.

How so.

BonnieSituation

1. Rodriguez
2. Hagi
3. Tshabalala

ionadnapokot

beakerjoe wrote: »

How so.

Car crash
4 years after that goal I think

cdeb

That was Dario Silva, not Dario Rodriguez

Was in the same squad

ionadnapokot

cdeb wrote: »

That was Dario Silva, not Dario Rodriguez

Was in the same squad

Oh!!!
Poor Dario Silva

Zaph

Tshabalala
Hagi
Rodriguez

Omackeral

beakerjoe wrote: »

Hi Omack.

~Rebel~

1. Rodriguez - Once I realised the ball never touches the ground from the corner to when it's in the back of the net, this had to be the winner for me. Unreal build up with a few keepy-uppy's before a smashing strike.

2. Tshabalala - Very nice team goal, nicely weighted through-ball, and cool calm finish. As the host nation, their first goal and the first of the tournament carries a little extra significance too, when there'd been worries they'd just be swept aside.

3. Hagi - did he mean it? Not so sure...

Omackeral

Rodriguez 22
Hagi 19
Tshabalala 19

Electric Nitwit

Omackeral wrote: »

Hagi 19
Tshabalala 19

Oooooooohhhhhhh.......!

ionadnapokot

The defender wasn’t playing heads and volleys for Uruguay lads!!