The goal rush in North America goes on and with the Round of 32 of the completed, now comes the chance to select your favourite from the opening set of knockout games.
After a record 215 goals in the group stage, the Round of 32 has produced another 42 – and left FIFA.com users with a bunch of brilliant strikes to choose from.
As with the group-stage vote, , we have narrowed the selection down to eight and our list includes goals from three of the world's greatest forwards – Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane – as well as from players netting on the global stage for the first time, such as Norway’s Antonio Nusa and Cabo Verde's Sidny Lopes Cabral.
This is the latest step in the process towards deciding the , with users having 48 hours to place their vote once the window opens. After the voting window has closed, the winning goal will be announced.
There will be three further votes following the same process: the next after the Round of 16, another after the quarter-finals and semi-finals (combined), and then a final vote at the end of the tournament.
Sano intercepted the ball on halfway and carried it up the pitch before finding the precision and composure to guide a low 20-yard shot past the dive of Alisson Becker and inside the right-hand post for his first-ever international goal.
From the left side of the box, the Norway winger jinked inside Nicolas Pepe and produced a magnificent curling finish around Yahia Fofana and into the far corner of the goal.
With dancing feet, France's record goalscorer cut inside Sweden’s Viktor Gyokeres and flashed the ball across goalkeeper Jakob Widell Zetterstrom to leave the far corner of the net bulging.
Released down the left on a counter-attack, Quinones carried the ball into the penalty area before smashing a shot into the roof of the net for the co-hosts’ breakthrough goal.
Collecting on the edge of the box, the England captain turned in the D and worked the ball into space in the box before unleashing a scorching shot high into the Congo DR net for his fifth goal of these finals and one of his very best for the Three Lions.
Racing to gather Moussa Niakhate’s long, angled pass from deep, the Senegal star collected the ball magnificently on his chest before entering the area and blasting it high past Thibaut Courtois for one of the most emphatic finishes of these finals.
The movement was intelligent, the first touch typically sublime and the finish into the roof of the net instinctive. This was Lionel Messi's 20th World Cup goal, and it extended his all-time record in style.
Even the partisan, pro-Argentina Miami crowd couldn't help but admire this moment of magic from the Cabo Verde left-back. Cutting inside past a despairing challenge, he whipped a right-foot shot from the angle of the penalty box into the top-right corner. The helpless Emi Martinez could only stand and watch.
Sources: FIFA Official
