Here are the top ten goals scored so far in the Qatar World Cup.
The FIFA World Cup is nearing its conclusion, with France preparing to defend its title against Argentina's Lionel Messi on December 18 (IST) at the Lusail stadium.
Meanwhile, on December 17, Croatia will face Morocco in the third-place play-off at the Khalifa international stadium.
Here are the top ten goals scored so far in the Qatar World Cup:
Semifinals: Julian Alvarez vs. Croatia
The buildup to Julian Alvarez's goal was what drew the attention of fans and pundits.
Semifinals: Julian Alvarez vs. Croatia
The buildup to Julian Alvarez's goal was what drew the attention of fans and pundits.In the 69th minute of Argentina's 2022 FIFA World Cup semifinal match against Croatia, Alvarez scored a brace to make it 3-0.
Messi demonstrated why he is regarded as one of the best players to ever grace a football field with a peach of an assist.
Josko Gvardiol, regarded as one of the best defenders in this World Cup, was outclassed by La Pulga's masterclass, as he deceived the RB Leipzig player on the right flank, delivering an inch-perfect cross that Alvarez tapped past Yassine Bounou.Defending champion France advanced to the World Cup semifinals with a 2-1 victory over England. Les Bleus took an early lead thanks to a long-range stunner from Aurilien Tchouameni.
France's attack was launched by Kylian Mbappe, who dribbled past Declan Rice's challenge and found Ousmane Dembele on the edge of the box. The defense pressed Dembele, forcing a pass to Antoine Griezmann, who passed it back to Tchouameni, who fired the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal from nearly 30 yards out, leaving Jordan Pickford stunned.
Quarterfinal: Wout Weghorst vs. Argentina
Wout Weghorst scored a brace against Argentina, but it was in vain as the Netherlands missed the World Cup quarterfinals by a whisker and was eliminated in penalty shootouts. The second goal was unique due to its nature and timeliness. Ten minutes were added to the regulation 90-minute time limit, and the Dutch trailed until the last minute of the extra time, when the twist occurred, delaying the Netherlands' elimination by another thirty-odd minutes.
The Netherlands were awarded a free kick on the edge of the box. Teun Koopmeiners took the free kick and instead of shooting, passed it on to Weghorst, who was waiting inside the box, and capitalised on the move by slamming the ball past a stunned Emiliano.
Neymar vs. Croatia in the quarterfinals:
Brazil's Neymar scores against Croatia.
Brazil was eliminated after a penalty shootout loss to Croatia. It was ecstasy in extra time and agony at the full-time whistle. The teams were inseparable for the entire 90 minutes, and the game went into extra time.
In the injury time of extra time, Selecao took the lead. Neymar received the ball in the middle and cut his way into the Croatian six-yard box, playing one-twos with Rodrygo and then Paqueta before finding the back of the net, which was guarded by Dominik Livakovic, to make it 1-0.
Argentina vs. Salem Eldawsari, group stage:
Argentina led Saudi Arabia 1-0 at halftime in its Group C opener after captain Lionel Messi scored from the penalty spot in the 10th minute.
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However, after a passionate speech from coach Herve Renard, the Middle Eastern country came out all guns blazing in the second half and equalized in the 48th minute through Saleh Al-Shehri.
The shock came five minutes later, when Salem Al-Dawsari, who plays for Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League, put the men in green ahead.Cristian Romero blocked Al Abid's shot, but Al-Dawsari grabbed the rebound. With four Argentine players circling, Al-Dawsari unleashed a right-footed curler that beat a diving Emiliano Martinez and found the top right corner.
Saudi Arabia held on to a 2-1 lead to claim a historic victory.
Group Stage: Takuma Asano vs. Germany
A day after Saudi Arabia stunned Argentina, Japan stunned four-time champion Germany in its first Group E match.
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