The Best Goals Scored in The World Cup Football Ever

1) Garrincha vs Bulgaria 1966: Manuel Francisco dos Santos a.k.a "Garrincha" was one of the best Brazilian footballer and is also regarded as the best dribbler in football history. Brazil faced Bulgaria in the group stages of the 1966 World Cup, with Pele and Garrincha the goal-scorers. Garrincha scored the goal from a free-kick, as it was a great shot from the outside of his right foot. The ball landed in the top corner of the goal and this free kick was considered as one of the goals of the tournament.

2) Diego Maradona vs England 1986: The 1986 quarter finals between Argentina and England has seen the best and the worst of football. Following the most controversial moment in football, the 'Hand Of God', came 'The Goal of the Century' as it is often claimed to be the greatest individual goal of all time. Diego Maradona started his 60-metre run, which was a 10-second dash towards the English goal, going past four English outfield players – Peter Beardsley, Peter Reid, Terry Butcher (twice) and Terry Fenwick. Maradona finished the move by dribbling round Peter Shilton and put the goal into the net, which made the score 2-0.

3) Josimar goal vs Northern Ireland 1986: Josiamar was not a first option player for Brazil, as he only managed 16 caps through-out his career. He made three appearances in the 1986 World Cup and scored two goals. Josimar's goal came off a burning shot, which doubled the lead for Brazil in that match.

4) Michael Owen vs Argentina 1998 World Cup: The 1998 FIFA World Cup marked the establishment of Michael Owen as a world class footballer. At the age of 18, Owen became the youngest player and goal scorer for England. It was 1-1 until the 16th minute, when Owen's strike gave England the lead. However, the match ended 2-2 and England lost 4-3 on penalties. This match is also known for David Beckham's red card for a kick on Diego Simeone.

5) Dennis Bergkamp vs Argentina 1998: It was the knockout stage of the 1998 World Cup. The match was held at 1-1 until the 89th minute, when Dutch defender Frank De Boer launched 60-yard diagonal pass towards Bergkamp, who beat Roberto Ayala to score that magnificent goal with the outside of his right boot. That goal in the dying stages of the match put the Dutch team into the Semi-Final, where the Dutch lost 4-2 on penalties against Brazil.

6) Ronaldinho vs England 2002: Brazil were trailing after Michael Owen's 23-minute opening goal, but Ronaldinho turned that game around. At first, Ronaldinho assisted Rivaldo's equalizing goal just before the half-time. Then, in the 50th minute, Ronaldinho took a free-kick from 35 metres which completely flabbergasted England's goalkeeper David Seaman to give Brazil a 2–1 lead. Sadly, Ronaldinho sent-off for a foul on England's defender Danny Mills.

7) Joe Cole vs Sweden 2006: The former Chelsea star had amazed the audience in Cologne’s Rhein Energie Stadium and viewers world wide with the screaming volley goal against Sweden in the 2006 FIFA World Cup group stages. Cole controlled Mattias Jonson’s clearance off his chest and volleyed the ball towards the goal which the Swedish goal-keeper Andreas Isaksson could only help it into the net. This goal is also considered as one of the greatest goal in England's football history.

8) Maxi Rodriguez vs Mexico 2006: In the Round of 16 stage of the 2006 World Cup, Argentina's match against Mexico ended 1-1 after 90 minutes. With the match headed into the extra-time, Maxi Rodriguez's  wonderful volley in the 8th minute of extra-time ended Mexico's World Cup aspirations and booked a place for Argentina in the Quarter-Finals.

9) Esteban Cambiasso vs Serbia 2006: This goal completely justifies football as a 'Team' game and not individual. It took a series of passes to create this absolutely beautiful team goal. Argentina completed 25 passes before Cambiasso's icing on the cake. It is regarded as the finest team goal ever scored in the World Cup.

10) Giovanni van Bronckhorst vs Uruguay 2010: The Dutch were up against Uruguay in the Semi-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Giovanni van Bronckhorst, the unlikeliest of goal scorers, launched a thunderbolt strike towards Uruguay goal-keeper Fernando Muslera, breaking the deadlock in the 18th minute of the match. Netherlands won that match 3-2, but lost to Spain in the finals.

What We Learn From FIFA World Cup 2014?

1. Superstars don't necessarily pledge titles.

The four prevalent stars coming into this World Cup, based on club team performance, were Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar  and Luis Suarez. All but Messi were less than 100% fit for this tournament. Suarez bit someone, Neymar suffered a fractured vertebra and Ronaldo was eliminated in the first stage. Of the bunch, Messi performed the best, but even that wasn’t good enough to defeat a more balanced, superstar-less German side.

2. FIFA must establish an on-field procedure to deal with concussions.

As stupid as Blatter has looked in the past, he appeared infinitely dumber at this World Cup by allowing teams to return players onto the field just minutes after their heads were seriously banged. The ultimate outrage occurred in the final, when Christoph Kramer collapsed on the pitch after he was sent back into the match. It’s obvious that trained doctors independent of the teams need to be along the sidelines to make these decisions.

3. CONCACAF deserves more respect.

Three of the four federation’s teams advanced to the second round, while Costa Rica very nearly made it to the semifinals. Still, the U.S. remains the highest-ranked CONCACAF team in the latest FIFA computer ratings at a relatively low No. 15, down from No. 13.

4. Soccer misses David Beckham.

Only three goals, one a beauty from Messi, were scored in the whole tournament on direct kicks. Few are bending them like Beckham anymore, which means defenders feel freer to foul outside the box. One possible cure that will never happen: Force the wall back another two yards, or at least enforce the rule that doesn’t allow defenders to anticipate the kick and charge forward.

5. It still pays to try to score.

Despite all the cautious organization we saw from teams like Argentina and Switzerland, an attacking side won the title. Germany scored 18 goals at this World Cup, the most since Brazil equaled that total in 2002. There is hope for watchable soccer, after all.

6. Diving still pays off, unfortunately.

Referees had been told to discourage such swan dives, yet only one player (Oscar) was carded for flopping in the entire tournament, and he was legitimately tripped. Arjen Robben made an art of the dive and got away with it.

7. Racism remains a real issue in the stands.

Even the ever-rosy Blatter had to admit on Monday, “I am not at all happy with the way we fought against racism.” Mexican and other fans stubbornly hurled gay slurs at opponents without any repercussions. Blatter said he planned to make this a priority for the next World Cup, assuming he’s re-elected as FIFA president next May — which he seems to think will happen.

8. Referees still don't know what they're seeing, and there's nothing that can be done about it.

While the officials showed greater, smarter restraint in this tournament (only eight red cards were shown), calls were blown all over the field, often by some of the top-rated refs. In the third-place match alone, the referee Djamel Haimoudi called for a penalty on a foul outside the box shortly before an assistant ref failed to flag an offside that should have nullified a second goal.

Suggestions of possible instant replays make little sense on foul calls, given the subjectivity of such judgment whistles. Offside calls, however, could be reviewed if FIFA were willing to stop matches for such replays. That might be good for business, too, if networks could sneak in a Pepsi commercial.

Best Players of FIFA World Cup 2014

FW. Lionel Messi >> Argentina
Messi's form has continued to develop throughout the game. Four goals in three matches, including a late match winner against Iran and one of the best free kicks you'll see, against Nigeria, the Argentine looks like a man on a mission. The stress is on him to match Diego Maradona's feats in 1986, but Messi looks more than ready to carry out. Talk of Messi not being considered one of football’s greatest without a World Cup win has been circulating throughout the tournament, so, naturally, the 27-year-old went out with a point to prove.
However, it wasn't to be, as Messi had a night to forget at the Maracana, going missing on the biggest stage of them all as Germany toppled Argentina 1-0 in extra time.

AM. James Rodriguez >> Colombia
Definitely the star  of the game so far as Colombia have asserted themselves as one of the best teams in the contest with a entertaining display of attacking football. Despite Colombia’s quarterfinal elimination from the 2014 World Cup, newly 23-year-old wunderkind James Rodriguez remained the tournament’s top goal scorer through Sunday’s final.
With six goals in the tournament and two assists, James sealed his place in World Cup history as the first Colombian to have ever won the Golden Boot award — presented to the player who scores the most goals in the tournament.
 The 22-year-old Monaco man is sure to attract concentration once the dust has established.

FW. Arjen Robben >> Netherlands
Arjen Robben has been outstanding for the Netherlands so far. The expert of the side, Robben has only improved with age. His skills are well-known ---- unbelievable speed, dribbling ability and a affinity to cut inside onto his left foot and shoot ---- but the

Bayern winger has surmount all opposition as the Dutch hammered 10 goals (he managed three) on their way to a hugely impressive group-stage showing.

FW. Neymar >> Brazil
The pre tournament questions around the young star have been confidently answered. Can he deal with the pressure of playing a World Cup on home ground? Can he deliver when it matters most? Who cuts his hair? Four goals in three appearances have driven the Selecao into the next step, and although the world is watching his every move, he has suggested he is well up to the task of leading Brazil onward.

GK. Guillermo Ochoa >> Mexico
The Mexican stopper put in one of the best performances by a goalkeeper at a World Cup as his side held Brazil to a 0-0 draw. Having waited eight years to play in another tournament after his first call-up in 2006, Ochoa conceded just one goal in the group period and was a foremost reason Mexico were capable to qualify.

LB. Daley Blind -- Netherlands
A exceptional young left-back, Blind may have a famous father (Danny), but he has proven at this tournament that he has what it takes to succeed. Providing pinpoint crosses and long balls to his teammates, the versatile defender is a great passage down the flanks and has shown maturity afar his years.

CB. Gary Medel >> Chile
Each team needs someone like "The Pitbull" to win the ball and drive them on. Medel's obsession and splice can usually be found in Cardiff's midfield, but Chile have made him the centerpiece of their concrete defense. Obviously, it has worked as they knocked out Spain to qualify, and Medel's 93 percent passing accurateness ensured that they kept the ball at the back, too.

CB. Giancarlo Gonzalez >> Costa Rica
If you had thought before the match that Costa Rica would concede only one goal against Italy, Uruguay and England combined, and finish top of Group D, you would have been laughed out of the building. However, Gonzalez's tackling and leadership from the back have helped the Ticos surprise the world. The rock at the centre of a five-man defense, his organizational skills have been a key part in making his side tick.

RB. Serge Aurier >> Ivory Coast
Tipped for a excellent performance before the tournament, Aurier delivered constancy even though his side could not seal improvement to the knockout stage. Full of vigor and drive down the flanks, he provided two assists throughout the group stages and impressed with his vigor, power and pace. After this performance, it is easy to notice why Arsenal have been looking at him to change Bacary Sagna.

DM. Paul Pogba >> France
France have had to dig deep to hide the ghosts of 2010 and a attractive dismal qualifying campaign, but Pogba is at the spirit of everything that is good about Les Blues. Not frightened to put in a tackle in the middle of the field, his visualization and excellent passing skills help to get the attacks going. At only 21, the Juventus midfielder has a bright outlook, and how Manchester United must be kicking themselves that they let him go.

DM. Jermaine Jones >> USA
In the group of death, the United States were not estimated to do much, but the fight of Jones in the centre gave them a real boost. The 32-year-old has covered every blade of grass and thrown himself into tackles for the defense of his country, even though his crowning moment was a magnificent, curling goal in the draw versus Portugal. Since goal difference sent the USA through, Jones can claim an important part of the glory.

The 5 Most Memorable Incidents of Brazil World Cup 2014

The Opening Ceremony was ruled the worst ever

The 2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony at the Corinthians Arena, Sao Paulo, Brazil the worst ever in history? Unluckily, many think so. First, you could barely hear what Jennifer Lopez was singing, thanks to the marvelous sound system and in spite of $7.6 million were spent for the immense event, most compared it to a school play.

According to the Mashable's description: “there were dancing trees and running flowers and human soccer balls. Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull sang and kind of shouted into their microphones. If you watched the Spanish live stream it probably made no sense. If you watched the English version airing on NBC it probably made no sense. And somewhere, Vladimir Putin and his giant Sochi Bear pal are grinning, thinking that they'd finally given up the spot for weirdest opening ceremonies of all time.”


The first goal of the 2014 World Cup was an own goal
Brazil got off to the nastiest possible begin at their World Cup after a Marcelo own gave Croatia the momentary lead in Sao Paulo. Marcelo's moment of horror came in the 11th minute when he diverted Ivica Olic's cross past Julio Cesar in the Brazil goal.

 

It was the first auto goal Brazil has ever conceded in a World Cup. It was also the only auto goal to open scoring in a match – both are records the defender won't particularly relish holding.

 

A paraplegic in a robotic suit delivers the first World Cup kick
A paraplegic in an exoskeleton body suit operated through mind control delivered the opening kick of the World Cup in an occasion seen as a medical breakthrough for paraplegic patients.

Juliano Pinto, 29, is fully paralyzed in his lower body yet performed the symbolic kick-off as part of the opening ceremony. The suit is the result of 30 years work and numerous medical tests, detailed in more than 200 scientific papers by Brazilian neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis.

In the meantime, television networks have come below fire for failing to broadcast the moment, with social media users criticizing the coverage.

Uruguayan suspended for four months from all football for biting another player 

Fifa decided to suspend Uruguay striker Luis Suarez for 9 matches and 4 months after he appeared to bite Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during their sides' World Cup match in Natal.

The incident occurred in the last stages of the Group D encounter, which Uruguay won 1-0 to advancement to the knockout stages. Replays showed Suarez appearing to bite Chiellini's shoulder as the two players made contact in an off-the-ball incident. Chiellini angrily remonstrated with Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez, pulling his shirt off his shoulder to show red marks on his neck.

An explosion of memes appeared shortly after the grotesque biting act. Images captured from the video and from other pictures of Suarez were remixed with some popular culture topics, such as vampires, cannibals, jaws, sharks, and even Italian food, and circulated through the social media.


World Cup host suffers record defeat
Brazilians saw their vision of winning a World Cup on home soil vanish for a second time after allowing a record seven goals against Germany. Many left the stadium in tears before halftime, too astonished to watch any more.

The host trailed 5-0 earlier than a half-hour had passed at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte. The 7-1 score line was the worst defeat in the soccer-crazed nation's history, dashing hopes of overcoming the national heartbreak of losing the final game of the 1950 World Cup at home.
While many Brazilians wept, others said they were reconciled to the loss and even had a sense of humor about it.

Fifa World Cup 2014 Final Match Prediction

Who will win – Germany or Argentina?
The Brazil World Cup 2014 is approaching to an end after a month of awesome football game with finest teams from around the world gathering in Brazil to compete for the desirable World Cup. Today the winners of semifinals – Germany and Argentina – will face each other at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. 

Germany will come into the contest as the favourites after thrashing host Brazil 7-1 in the semifinals. They topped their Group after defeating Portugal and USA, and drawing with Ghana. They went on to hit Algeria 2-1 in the round of 16 before sending off France in the quarterfinals behind Mats Hummels scored a lone goal.

At this point of time, Joachim Low's men are relentless. They are swift and any team will fear their dangerous weapon – counter attack. The way they thrash Brazil with a six goal margin has sent a message that they are at this point to be successful. They will be looking onward to beat Argentina in the finals and claim their fourth World Cup.

Argentina too are victorious in the contest, topping their Group F after beating Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran, and Nigeria in the group stage. They beat Switzerland in the round of 16 before defeating Belgium 1-0 to book a place in the semifinals. The encounter in opposition to the Netherlands was a nerve-wrecking one, as the champion had to be determined on penalties which Alejandro Sabella's men won. Midfielder Angel Di Maria, who has been impressive this World Cup, is likely to return to the squad for the final. The Real Madrid player missed the decisive match against Netherlands owing to a thigh injury.

Germany seems stronger on paper but no team can undervalue Argentina. Alejandro Sabella's men didn't let Netherlands to get in the semifinals, leaving Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie with not much room. They may arrive up with a tactic to stop their opponents' attack in the final contest and take reprisal for their crush in 2010 World Cup.
The two teams have met on 20 occasions with Argentina winning nine, Germany seven and four draws. However, Germany defeated Argentina in their previous three meetings in World Cups. Todays final is estimated to be a strongly contested game.

Eentertainingly, several predictions on the final match have tilted in favour of Joachim Low's men. Cortana, digital assistant on Microsoft's Windows Phones that has correctly predicted the winners of all the matches starting from kockout stage, has predicted that Germany would lift the cup today. They predicted ahead of the semifinals matches that Germany and Argentina would meet up in the final.

Search giant Google has also predicted that Germany will raise the cup today. It got correct in 13 out of 14 predictions, apart from the one between France and Germany. China's top search locomotive Baidu, which also has appropriately predicted the consequences of all matches since the knockout period, has given Germany 59 percent possibility to win the title, and 41 percent to Argentina.

Statistics:

• Germany are set to play in their eighth World Cup final; more than any other nation. They have won three titles.
• They have won just one of their last four appearances in the World Cup final (1990 v Argentina).
• Germany have now reached a World Cup final in each of the last seven decades (1954, 1966, 1974, 1982 and 86, 1990, 2002 and now 2014).
• Argentina are set to play in their fifth World Cup final, they have won two and lost two of the previous four.
• This will be the third World Cup final between Germany and Argentina. They met in successive finals in 1986 and 1990, with each team lifting the title (3-2 Argentina in 1986, 1-0 Germany in 1990).
• No other fixture has been played as often in a World Cup final as Germany v Argentina.
• This is the 10th time that teams from Europe and South America face each other in the final. Seven of these finals have been won by the teams from South America.
• Both sides will face off for the seventh time at the World Cup, the only fixture that has been played as often is Brazil v Sweden (seven times).
• Germany have won three and lost just one of the previous six World Cup encounters with Argentina (D2). Germany also won the penalty shootout in 2006 against Argentina.

• Germany had eliminated Argentina from the 2006 World Cup (1-1 AET and 4-2 on penalties in the quarter-final) and from the 2010 World Cup (4-0 in the quarter-final).
• The 4-0 defeat in 2010 is Argentina's heaviest World Cup defeat in the last 40 years (0-4 v Netherlands in 1974).
• Argentina have won nine out of 20 games against Germany (D5 L6), though. The last meeting (August 2012, Frankfurt) saw Argentina win 3-1.
• No side have kept as many clean sheets as Argentina in the 2014 World Cup (four, Germany have three).
• Argentina are yet to concede a goal in the knock-out stages at this tournament (despite playing extra-time in two of their three games).
• On the last five occasions that Germany have failed to score in a World Cup match, they have lost.

• The last time Germany scored in a World Cup match and lost was the 1994 quarter final defeat to Bulgaria (1-2).

• Germany are unbeaten in 17 internationals (W12, D5).
• Argentina haven't been trailing in any of their six games at the 2014 World Cup, Germany just eight minutes (v Ghana).
• Argentina have won four out of five penalty shootouts at the World Cup, Germany won four out of four (including the one against Argentina in 2006).
• Miroslav Klose has scored more World Cup goals than any other player in history and as many as the entire current Argentinian squad (16).
• Only Lothar Matthäus (25) has played more World Cup games than Klose (23, as many as Paolo Maldini).
• Klose is the only player in both squads who has already played in a World Cup final (2002, 0-2 v Brazil).
• Argentina's Angel di Maria and Marcos Rojo lead the way in terms of crosses attempted from open play, with Rojo's haul of 25 so far bettered only by team-mate di Maria (32).
• Thomas Müller has played a hand in 16 World Cup goals in 12 appearances at the finals (10 goals and six assists).
• Müller (2010 and 2014) and Klose (2002 and 2006) are the only players in history to score 5+ goals at consecutive World Cup tournaments.
• Müller is the first-ever Golden Boot winner to reproduce his number of goals at the following World Cup (five goals in 2010, five in 2014).
• Müller could also become the first player ever to win the Golden Boot at successive World Cups.
• Lionel Messi has been the most creative player at World Cup 2014, setting up a tournament-high 21 goal-scoring chances for team-mates.
• Messi has embarked on a tournament-high 65 dribbles so far, completing (another-high) 39 of them.
• No German player has created more chances for their teammates in the 2014 World Cup than Mesut Özil (15).
• Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano has attempted a competition-high 509 passes so far.
• Mascherano has also made the most tackles so far - 28.
• Andre Schürrle has scored three times in just 156 minutes of action so far at this World Cup.
• Only Tim Howard (27) has made more saves in the competition than Manuel Neuer (23).
• Lionel Messi has scored five World Cup goals to date, but none of them in the knockout stages.
• Angel di Maria or Sami Khedira will become the 10th player to win both the Champions League and the World Cup in the same season. Seven of the previous nine have been German (Bayern Munich 1974) along with Christian Karembeu in 1998 and Roberto Carlos in 2002.

A preview on Argentina football team

The Argentina national football team  represents Argentina in football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), the administrative body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro Sabella. La Selección (national team), also acknowledged as the Albicelestes (sky blue and whites), has appeared in four World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930, which they lost, 4–2, to Uruguay. Argentina won in their next final appearance in 1978, beating the Netherlands, 3–1. Argentina, led by Diego  Maradona won again in 1986, a 3–2 conquest over West Germany. Their most current World Cup final appearance was in 1990, which they lost, 1–0, to Germany by penalty kick in the 85th minute. Argentina's World Cup winning managers are César Luis

Menotti in 1978, and Carlos Bilardo in 1986. Argentina has been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 14 times and also winning the 'extra' South American Championships in 1941, 1945 and 1946. The squad also won the FIFA Confederations Cup and the Kirin Cup, both in 1992, and the Argentine U23 team won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. In March 2007, Argentina reached the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time. Argentina makes FIFA World Cup finals for first in 24 years( Brazil World Cup 2014).

Player	Position	Num
Lionel Messi	Forward	10
Sergio Aguero	Forward	20
Gonzalo Higuain	Forward	9
Angel di Maria	Forward	7
Ezequiel Lavezzi	Forward	22
Javier Mascherano	Midfielder	14
Fernando Gago	Midfielder	5
Franco Di Santo	Forward
Sergio Romero	Goalkeeper	1
Ezequiel Garay	Defender	2
Marcos Rojo	Defender	16
Maxi Rodriguez	Midfielder	11
Martin Demichelis	Defender	15
Rodrigo Palacio	Forward	18
Pablo Zabaleta	Defender	4
Jose Maria Basanta	Defender	23
Federico Fernandez	Defender	17
Lucas Biglia	Midfielder	6
Enzo Perez	Midfielder	8
Hugo Campagnaro	Defender	3
Agustin Orion	Goalkeeper	12
Augusto Femandez	Midfielder	13
Ricardo Gabriel Alvarez	Midfielder	19
Mariano Andujar	Goalkeeper	21