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    Here's a few from memory...
    
    The Flying Dutchmans (Cruyff) goal against Brazil in the 74 WC with the
    outstretched leg.
    
    Archie Gemmils blinder against Holland in 78, after going past two or
    three defenders to slot the ball perfectly past the keeper.
    
    Socrates (Brazil) 30yard pile driver against the Russians in the 86 wc.
    
    Perhaps... One or two of Pele's spectacular goals from 70.
    
    They think it's all over, it is now! Geoff Hurst's winner for England
    in the 66 final.
    
    More pile drivers... Peter Lorimer for Scotland vs Zaire in 74, the
    Russian bloke (Rats ???) in 86 against ?, Mattheus (Germany) against
    Yugoslavia in 90 and the Paraguayian (sp) goal by ? (Cubos???) against
    Scotland in 78.
    
    
    Keith.

    Surely Maradonna's dribble past six England players and their Goalie
    in Mexico!
    
    There can be no other goal that comes even close to that one...
    
    *Tiger*

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MARADONA's second goal against the English in 1986.

Roger Milla off the Columbia's keeper (for the fun).

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    	Hugo Sanchez for Mexico in '86
    Great 1-2 and then a perfect scissors kick all without the ball
    	touching the ground.
    
    	Tony

    Well, I think there should be to categories:
    
    One category which talks about the 'dribble past 22 players' type of
    goal
    
    Another category which talks about the spectacular volleys,
    half-volleys, scissor kicks etc...
    
    My vote for the category one has to go to Maradona's second goal
    against England only because I don't think any other player has beaten
    that many players and scored a goal. Mind you, I thought the English
    players were just standing/falling/watching in front of Maradona and
    just let him to whatever he wanted.
    
    My vote for the second category has to go to either the Rivelino or
    Gerson (I forget which one) of Brazil's strike for the third goal
    in the '70 World Cup Final against Italy. A very sweet strike of a
    moving ball, swerving, kept low and hit with such venom. Textbook stuff 
    Ooo lah-lah !!!! 
    
    
    Regards,
    
    Kumar

    
    Easy.........
    
    Carlos Alberto for Brazil v Italy in Mexico 1970
    
    The best goal,by the best team the World Cup has ever seen
    
    
    
    
    Apart from the England team in 1990 and David Platt v Belgium
    
    Loads of (-:.
    
    Its only a joke really.
    
    Dave...

re .1
>>    Yugoslavia in 90 and the Paraguayian (sp) goal by ? (Cubos???) against
>>    Scotland in 78.

	It was cubelas (SP??) for Peru. And yes it was a great free kick. Rough
had no chance.

Al

    How about that bananna kick that Stoikovich (sp?) scored for Yugoslavia
    vs Spain in 1990. It was off a free kick and he ripped the ball just
    where a Spanish defender in the wall had just moved his head. He probably 
    would have been decapitated!
    
    There was also a Korean who scored a fantastic goal off a volley that's
    worth mentioning
    
    Tom

    Mardonas' 1st against England has to be the best closely followed one
    of his against Belgium where he beat 3 or 4 players again.
    
    Some other crackers:
               
    	      �	One scored by Eder for Brazil against ? in the 82 wc,
    the ball was played to Zico he let it roll under his legs to Eder who
    flicked it up and then volleyed it in from about 30 yds.
    
    	      �	Other was scored by Josimar for Brazil against NI in 86 wc
    what a scorcher.

    The best has to be the Costa Rica goal against Scotland and Schilaci
    (Sp?) against Eire in 92, a couple of real beauties.  
    
    OTHERS:- Bobby Charlton V Mexico in 1966 or Josimar V N Ireland.  Those
    are off the top of my head, anyway.
    
    terry

I've seen some great goals in world cup competitions.  The one that I keep 
seeing over and over again in my mind was scored by Eder for Brazil against 
USSR, in the '82 WC finals.  It was a powerful shot that followed a very 
elegant set up, and the defending keeper was none other than the very 
impressive Dassaev (sp?).  
That was a text book kind of goal.  However, that same world cup delighted 
us with many other beautiful goals, some scored from free kicks (as a few of you
mentioned already).  
I don't know how the experts will decide which goal was the best.  But I am 
looking forward to this topic, hoping it will remind of goals that I have 
forgotten.  Memories of great goals are always pleasant (more so when they 
weren't scored against one's favorite team).

Jude

    The greatest goal in World Cup history is certainly the one scored by
    ROBERTO BAGGIO during ITALIA-CECOSLOVACCHIA 2-0 in 1990.
    He starts from midfield jumping a lot of ceki and after let the goal-
    keeper sit down with a fantastic "body movement", he scores the goal.
    
    Lele

    
    I've got to agree with .7.
    
    That goal had everything.

    
    Another couple of long-range beauties
    
    Arrie Han (Sp?)  for Holland in '78 - It must of been from 
    all of 45 Yards out.
    
    Falcao for Brazil v Italy in that memorable '82 Qtr-final
    the veins in his arms nearly popped out.
    
    
    Remember '70 when Pele completly dummied the keeper and
    put the ball just wide. If it had gone in it would surely have
    been a candidate.
    
    Stephen C.
    

    
    Another few good ones
    
    Dav Narey's Goal against Brazil in 82
    Archie Gemmels goal against Holland in 78
    Maradonna's header against England in 86

    One very nice goal (But not a World Cup match) was that of 
    Marco van Basten in the European Cup final.
    (HOLLAND vs RUSSIA  2-0    in 1988)
    
    A great pass by Arnold Muhren across the field and than.......
    
    van Basten shot it right out of the air into the goal.
    
    By the way, he was standing 1.5 yards from the 'out line'
    Dasaev had absolutely now chance !!
    
    I hope this entry is allowed in here!
    

    re .15
    
    	Yeah!  I remember Harry Hann in '78.  I also remember the
    Vandekerkoff (sp?) twins, always dangerous from long distance.
    
    	Falcao's goal was also a beauty.
    
    	I watched Pele's miss against Uruguay again for the 1000th time.  I
    still can't tell if he dummied the goalie or if he instinctively
    followed up on the ball.  I guess they both result in the same thing: a
    highly spectacular play.  
    
    	One spectacular goal that most noters here probably won't remember
    was scored by Colombia against Germany.  Germany was up 1 nothing with
    almost no time left in the game.  Colombia (I believe) needed a tie to 
    qualify for the next round.  At the last minute a Colombian forward scored 
    by passing the ball between the german keeper's legs.
    
    
    Jude

rep last few

just for your info it Arie Haan and Rene or Willy van de Kerkhof


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    RE .18
    
    I remember it, and so will most Scots, it was the goal that killed of
    Scotlands hope of going into the 2nd phase....I think.
    
    colin

    
    1966 - Jan Farkas for Hungary v (Brazil, or possibly Portugal) at
           Goodison Park. Always figures in retrospectives of the '66
           competition - perhaps not one of the very greatest, and Brazil
           were certainly way below their best, but the goal typified a
           side daring to play with complete abandon against Brazil (or
           Portugal).
    
           A joy to watch.
    
    
          John