The Top 20 Goals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup (Updated)

For a minute—well, 17 minutes, to be precise—Curaçao were level at 1-1 with the mighty Germany, after Comenencia scored his country’s first-ever World Cup goal. We’ll always have those 17 minutes, and this sweet left-footed strike.

Reyna’s trivela goal for USA’s fourth was fire; his hands-over-the-ears cellie was ice cold.

The Sunderland man’s 25+-yard wonderstrike came out of nowhere. To the wide-eyed dude in the Yankee cap caught on camera immediately after: You were all of us.

The highly touted 18-year-old Alajbegović made his mark by finishing a mazy lateral run across the top of the box with an absolute thunderbolt into the top-right corner.

Japan had several champagne-football goals across this tournament, but we’ll take this one against Sweden. Maeda split the D with a well-timed run and Ritsu Doan’s throughball was glorious.

After taking much stick about being washed, CR7 bounced back with a brace against the Uzbeks. Both goals were sweet, but the second, off a beautiful feed from Pedro Neto, was truly worthy of his trademark SIUUUUU!

World-class players can make moments out of nothing. When Vini got the ball toward the bottom corner of the box, he was surrounded by three Moroccan defenders. A few quick dribbles and a cracking shot later, the ball was in the back of the net.

With this long-range golazo, Mbappé broke the record for most goals in the history of France’s men’s team. And what a strike to do it on.

Leo (briefly) became the World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer by completing this slick team move, complete with a brilliant dummy from Thiago Almada. We love a brilliant dummy.

The first of Tillman’s two free-kick bangers in the World Cup came when his 10-man team was desperately clutching onto a 1-nil lead. He twisted the dagger.

In the 58th minute, Egypt stormed the length of the pitch in a textbook counter-attacking move that ended in a Ziko goal—which was then controversially overturned. Ten minutes later, they did it again, and it counted.

If he’s anywhere near the box, Mbappé can turn possession into a goal in the blink of an eye.

Haaland put Norway into the quarterfinals with three touches: right foot, left foot, BANG—Brazil dead.

The game of the tournament featured the header of the tournament: this diving number from Jude, so pretty it should be on a postage stamp.

England completed their comeback against Congo with this belter from their captain. What a strike.

The goal that broke England hearts came in stoppage time of the second half, when Messi, from the right side, lofted an inviting cross that was met by the head of Martinez, who somehow had loads of space amongst the 26 defenders England seemed to have on the pitch. Game. Blouses.

So many Leo goals to choose from, but this is our pick of the bunch—a beautifully weighted ball from Lisandro Martinez that Messi cradles with his left foot before launching it short side. He makes it look so easy.

A worldie off the right foot of Argentina’s No. 9, and at what a time—just when it seemed like we were headed for pens, Alvarez dropped the hammer.

It’s only the goal that won the World Cup. Despite having zero shots into extra time, Argentina were only 14 minutes away from extending the match to a penalty shootout. Then: Pedro Porro’s long cross was gracefully headed backward by Nico Williams Jr. directly into the sprinting path of Torres, who buried the trophy-winner top bins.

It would take a truly special goal to unseat this stunning extra-time equalizer from Cabral. Everything about it already feels iconic, from the picture-perfect televised angle to appreciate its majesty to Cabral’s frantic run up to the bleachers to hug his missus amid the chaos of the celebration.