Boardsies Decide : Greatest FIFA World Cup Goal

Sheridan81 · 15-09-2020 9:03pm

Was my vote too late?

Bergkamp sucks.

Girly Gal · 15-09-2020 9:03pm

Del piero

Omackeral · 15-09-2020 9:06pm

We have a winner but my God it was close! In the end, the result was a very competitive 53% win. You, the good people of Boards.ie have declared that the Greatest FIFA World Cup Goal of all time is....

Dennis Bergkamp

BonnieSituation · 15-09-2020 9:08pm

Omackeral wrote: »

We have a winner but my God it was close! In the end, the result was a very competitive 53% win. You, the good people of Boards.ie have declared that the Greatest FIFA World Cup Goal of all time is....

Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp

Given the commentary, that's how you should announced it.

Thanks for the work on this. Been fun. And the best goal won.

Kolido · 15-09-2020 9:09pm

A great winning goal and a great contest, thanks for running Mack

wanderer 22 · 15-09-2020 9:09pm

Well deserved - I'll pay for his flight over to collect the award.

Thanks for running it omackeral.

Electric Nitwit · 15-09-2020 9:11pm

Brilliant work Mackers, thanks as always

A worthy winner, even though I was part of the 47%

Omackeral · 15-09-2020 9:13pm

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Brilliant work Mackers, thanks as always

A worthy winner, even though I was part of the 47%

I love when you call me that

Reberetta · 15-09-2020 9:14pm

Holland have never won the world cup so I couldn't find a suitable picture. This will have to suffice. :P

Grazie Omakeral for the great tournament.

Sheridan81 · 15-09-2020 9:14pm

Maradona v England is the real winner and you all know it. Worst World Cup in history.

Arghus · 15-09-2020 9:24pm

Great tournament again Omackeral, even if I think Maradona v England getting dumped out was absolute bullshyte.

You could give the champions league all time best goals a go if it hasn't been already done.

quickbeam · 15-09-2020 9:27pm

Reberetta wrote: »

Holland have never won the world cup ...

Winning this competition is far more prestigious anywyay.

Reberetta · 15-09-2020 9:37pm

quickbeam wrote: »

Isn't a goal more than just who kicked it to the goal? Del Piero's was a magnificent team effort, like a perfect game of chess where check-mate occurs out of nowhere in three moves. Even if his final kick wasn't that impressive, being exactly where he needed to be when the ball was passed to him was genius in itself.

Bergkamp's was a hell-for-leather long kick down to the goal line by his team-mate, and then a magnificent pick-up and goal. But there was no beauty in the build up to it.

quickbeam wrote: »

Maybe voting not knowing much about soccer was a good thing. I don't know the lead-up to these goals (previous matches, etc), or any grudges that may hold over either.

Unbiased view here. Quickbeam puts all you soccerball 'experts' to shame.:D

JP Liz V1 · 15-09-2020 9:39pm

Great Tournament Omackeral, Thank You

Sheridan81 · 15-09-2020 9:42pm

Thanks for the work Omackeral even if the terrible voters let an Arsenal player win.:mad:

Reberetta · 15-09-2020 9:44pm

9-8 final score? I'm proud of my pick. Close.

trashcan · 15-09-2020 9:54pm

Sheridan81 wrote: »

Maradona v England is the real winner and you all know it..

Agree, as I've said already. Bergkamp was superb control and finish, but Maradonna was something else again. I'm not buying the "English defence was terrible" theories that I've read here either. He was arguably the greatest player ever to play the game, at his absolute peak, and he slalomed though them like a skier. That was an epic tournament too, I get the feeling that a lot here aren't old enough to remember it, but it's probably my favourite World Cup. Love the South American World cups with the late night kick offs !

ArnoldJRimmer · 15-09-2020 9:56pm

Great work Omackeral, very enjoyable

Girly Gal · 15-09-2020 9:59pm

Unfortunately I completely missed this competition, can't believe Maradona didn't win it or at least make the final. Bergkamp's goal is a great goal, but, would have preferred Del piero winning it, obviously a lot of Arsenal fans voting here.

Omackeral · 15-09-2020 10:00pm

Arghus wrote: »

Great tournament again Omackeral, even if I think Maradona v England getting dumped out was absolute bullshyte.

You could give the champions league all time best goals a go if it hasn't been already done.

I’ll absolutely run it if there’s an appetite for it

ArnoldJRimmer · 15-09-2020 10:13pm

Omackeral wrote: »

I’ll absolutely run it if there’s an appetite for it

I'm in. Was gonna suggest Euro's, but its an inevitable Euro 88 showdown between Ronnie Whelan and Marco Van Basten

Omackeral · 15-09-2020 10:22pm

ArnoldJRimmer wrote: »

I'm in. Was gonna suggest Euro's, but its an inevitable Euro 88 showdown between Ronnie Whelan and Marco Van Basten

Well that too. I have loads of tournies in the bank already so consider those two in the running. And maybe best goal ever in general while we’re at it

Skylinehead · 15-09-2020 10:29pm

Balls, forgot the final was on.

Regardless, I wasn't needed, and the best goal won out.

From the best player to ever exist too, in my eyes :pac:

quickbeam · 15-09-2020 10:34pm

Skylinehead wrote: »

From the best player to ever exist too, in my eyes :pac:

There's a competition that could be run, now?

Not that I'd contribute. I know nothing

JP Liz V1 · 15-09-2020 10:43pm

Omackeral wrote: »

I’ll absolutely run it if there’s an appetite for it

BB/CBB next Mac or you are out of the clique

:D

Necro · 15-09-2020 10:49pm

quickbeam wrote:

There's a competition that could be run, now?

That could get nasty very quickly, this was only goals

I'm in!

Thanks again for a good show Omack, always a pleasure

Man Vs ManUre · 15-09-2020 10:52pm

Sheridan81 wrote: »

Maradona v England is the real winner and you all know it. Worst World Cup in history.

Yes. I only saw this thread when it was maradona vs bergkamp in whatever round, and could not believe the result during following few mins. It was almost as if it was an anti vote, or else people just being argumentative for the sake of it. Or else them people are just thickos.
Maradona goal is regarded as the greatest goal of all time. There have been many more great goals since it as opposed to before, but none have reached such iconic level. Even Messi best goals have not topped it, and he has been a much better player than maradona.
The same people who voted for bergkamp goal over maradona will probably say Ronaldo is better than Messi.

Necro · 15-09-2020 10:54pm

Man Vs ManUre wrote:

Yes. I only saw this thread when it was maradona vs bergkamp in whatever round, and could not believe the result during following few mins. It was almost as if it was an anti vote, or else people just being argumentative for the sake of it. Or else them people are just thickos. Maradona goal is regarded as the greatest goal of all time. There have been many more great goals since it as opposed to before, but none have reached such iconic level. Even Messi best goals have not topped it, and he has been a much better player than maradona. The same people who voted for bergkamp goal over maradona will probably say Ronaldo is better than Messi.

It lost, get over it :P

afro man · 15-09-2020 10:55pm

Great thread to follow and still think carlos alberto the top goal.. And what about the King pele did he not score a similar goal to Bergkamp back in 1958 in a world Cup final
See link...

https://youtu.be/m15yryxTXCs

Man Vs ManUre · 15-09-2020 10:57pm

Necro wrote: »

It lost, get over it :P

I will never, never get over this!!!

Arghus · 15-09-2020 11:31pm

Omackeral wrote: »

Well that too. I have loads of tournies in the bank already so consider those two in the running. And maybe best goal ever in general while we’re at it

Best goal ever sounds great, but the business of selecting what makes the cut could be a chronic pain the arse.

Champions league is a bit more defined, but I'd be happy either way.

trashcan · 15-09-2020 11:39pm

Arghus wrote: »

You could give the champions league all time best goals a go if it hasn't been already done.

Zidane in the final at Hampden springs to mind immediately.

Girly Gal · 15-09-2020 11:52pm

trashcan wrote: »

Zidane in the final at Hampden springs to mind immediately.

Bale against Liverpool in 2018 final

Irish Aris · 16-09-2020 9:42am

A great winner.
Thank you very much for organising this omackeral!! I wasn't able to participate as much as I would have liked, nevertheless a great idea and competition!!

lassykk · 16-09-2020 3:52pm

Thanks for running this. I really enjoyed it and would love a UCL one.

On the Maradona goal, I definitely suffered from recency bias having not being old enough to watch 86 live.

I appreciate how brilliant a goal Maradona's was watching it back but the memories of these goals live and the jaw dropping when it happened and the emotions I felt as a child/teenager for Bergkamp's goal or Robbie Keane's goal outweigh the rational part of my brain which does acknowledge that objectively they aren't the greatest.

But sure that's the great thing about democracy that we all get a vote.

And FWIW, I was a die hard United fan in my youth and would have despised every player on that Arsenal team when they were beating United.

wanderer 22 · 17-09-2020 5:28pm

Best Premier league goal could be an idea too - or just best Tony Yeboah goal, either works.

17-09-2020 5:32pm

Shocking final.

Arghus · 21-09-2020 3:37am

This tournament needed more Brazil '82

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

~Rebel~ · 21-09-2020 4:13am

Oh, how about best Goal celebrations as a contest? The Cantona slow turn, arms outstretched. The Julius Aghahowa somersaults. The Henrik Larsson tongue. The Klinsmann. The Pippo Inzaghi just running around going fucking mental.

Omackeral · 21-09-2020 5:50am

Ravanelli with the jersey over his head. Gazza in the dentist chair. Houghton’s awful forward roll. Not a bad shout for a mini tournament

Kolido · 21-09-2020 7:00am

Marco Tardelli

Necro · 21-09-2020 7:15am

Totti and his cameraman antics, Robbie Keane's somersaults, Aubayemang's standing front flip all worthy of a mention too

Wuff Wuff · 21-09-2020 7:49am

Temuri Ketsbia kicking a hole in the advertising boards will walk that easily

or Zenden falling through the box playing for Marseille

Omackeral · 21-09-2020 9:51am

I can think of loads more off the top of my head. Might just have to run this ya know!

SomethingElse · 21-09-2020 11:59am

Omackeral wrote: »

I can think of loads more off the top of my head. Might just have to run this ya know!

Do it!

Omackeral · 21-09-2020 12:30pm

SomethingElse wrote: »

Do it!

I will! It’s in my diary.

cdeb · 21-09-2020 8:22pm

One suggestion btw - for the early kick-offs which caught some people out, maybe add in a minimum of 5 votes required to win?

Would mean no 2-0s for example, so the vote will be more valid - and in theory it shouldn't be too much more work. (Just means checking in, seeing nothing, and checking out again)

I ran a similar tournament on Ireland's best goal btw; could run it here at some stage if there was interest. The goals aren't as good (fewer to pick from for starters), but some good memories in there.

BonnieSituation · 21-09-2020 8:42pm

cdeb wrote: »

One suggestion btw - for the early kick-offs which caught some people out, maybe add in a minimum of 5 votes required to win?

Would mean no 2-0s for example, so the vote will be more valid - and in theory it shouldn't be too much more work. (Just means checking in, seeing nothing, and checking out again)

I ran a similar tournament on Ireland's best goal btw; could run it here at some stage if there was interest. The goals aren't as good (fewer to pick from for starters), but some good memories in there.

Mark Kennedy v Yugoslavia.

/end

cdeb · 21-09-2020 8:54pm

I thought you might be over there to vote for it, but it was in one of your hiatus periods

Got knocked out in the second round :eek:

Arghus · 25-11-2020 8:58pm

Considering the day that's in it -

Let me reiterate, again, that Maradona's second against England in '86 was absolutely robbed in this tournament.

Boardsies Decide : Greatest FIFA World Cup Goal

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