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Richarlison's scissor kick voted FIFA World Cup goal of the tournament
Richarlison's overhead kick goal against Serbia in Brazil's FIFA World Cup opener was voted goal of the tournament, announced FIFA.
Brazil striker Richarlison's scissor kick goal against Serbia during the group stages of the FIFA World Cup 2022 was rated goal of the tournament, announced the football governing body on Friday.Also read: Argentina move up to second in FIFA rankings, Brazil stay topRicharlison scored the overhead kick in the 73rd minute of Brazil's opening group game as the five-time champions took the lead. Richarlison, who came in as a substitute, scored another to double Brazil's lead in 2-0 win.As voted by the fan, Richarlison's goal left behind 10 other nominees in Saudi Arabia's Salem Al-Dawsari's winning goal against Argentina and Netherlands' Cody Gakpo's blinder against Ecuador. Richarlison's goal against Korea Republic was also listed among the nominees. Paik Seungho's long-range blinder in the same match was also included.Other nominees were Kylian Mbappe curling effort against Poland, Argentina's Enzo Fernandez goal against Mexico, Vincent Aboubakar's against Serbia, Luis Chavez's against Saudi Arabia.The goal of tournament was first started in 2006 with previous winners were Argentina's Maxi Rodriguez, Uruguay's Diego Forlan (2010), Colombia's James Rodriguez (2014), and France's Benjamin Pavard in 2018.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
First Published:Dec 25, 2022, 13:51:45 IST
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