Iconic FIFA World Cup moments
      
The 22nd FIFA World Cup marks over 90 years of triumph and tragedy, heroes and villains, stunning goals and impossible saves, creating a showpiece to entertain, the world over


1930 First World Champions	Uruguay 4 Argentina 2
Inaugural tournament, Lucien Laurent scores first goal in World Cup history
for France. Uruguay beat Argentina in final to claim trophy from Jules Rimet

1950 Maracana Blow 		Uruguay 2 Brazil 1
Possibly biggest upset in World Cup final. Uruguay beat home favourites Brazil, Alcides Ghaggia striking winning goal in front of 200,000 stunned Brazilians
            
1958 Birth of a Legend 		Brazil 2 Soviet Union 0
World Cup debut for 17-year-old Pele (above), assisting Vava’s second goal – before becoming youngest player to play in World Cup final as Brazil defeat Sweden

1966 They Think It’s All Over 	England 4 West Germany 2
Iconic moment in English culture, Geoff Hurst’s hat-trick – the first and only in a World Cup
final – seals dramatic extra time victory over bitter rivals, Germany

1974 Cruyff Turn 		Netherlands 0 Sweden 0
Famous piece of trickery by Johan Cruyff. The Dutch master feints to cross ball, before turning through 180 degrees, and swerving past helpless Swedish defender

1986 Divine Inspiration 	Argentina 2 England 1
Diego Maradona (below) scores infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal after jumping to knock ball past Peter Shilton with left hand in quarter-final clash with England

1990 Opera meets Football
Italy hosts World Cup forever associated with Luciano Pavarotti’s (inset) rousing rendition of Nessun Dorma – anthem for modern game

1998 Brilliant Bergkamp 	Netherlands 2 Argentina 1
Dennis Bergkamp scores sublime goal, assisted by superb long-range pass by Frank de Boer. Three perfect touches, effortlessly controlling ball to volley past helpless goalkeeper

2006 Zidane’s Final Whistle 	Italy 1 France 1 (Penalties 5-3)
Zinedine Zidane becomes fourth player dismissed in World Cup final after red card for head-butting Marco Materazzi in chest – French captain’s last act on pitch

2014 German Masters 		Germany 7 Brazil 1
Germany claim record-breaking semi-final victory over Brazil to equal host nation’s biggest ever defeat – Miroslav Klose sets new goals record with 16th strike

2018 Thrills and Spills 	Portugal 3 Spain 3
Arguably one of most entertaining tournaments.
Shock results, VAR controversy, set-piece goals galore and Cristiano Ronaldo (right) hits hat-trick against Spain

2022 Breaking Boundaries
Qatar hosts FIFA World Cup, marking first time showpiece has been held in Middle East
           

Source: FIFA
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