Sidny Lopes Cabral’s stunning strike for Cabo Verde against Argentina has won FIFA’s Goal of the Tournament award for the 2026 World Cup, beating out fabulous efforts from superstars Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé.
Few would have projected that a Cabo Verdean fullback would clinch the prize before the tournament began, but Cabral’s effort in extra time of his side’s 3–2 defeat to Argentina in the round of 32 was an undeniably stupendous shot.
