It was a long time coming for Poland’s Robert Lewandowski, but it finally happened.
The 34-year-old forward is one of the most prolific goal-scorers of all time, and his decorated soccer career has included just about everything a player can achieve, aside from scoring a World Cup goal. Until now.
Lewandowski finally found the back of the net in his fifth World Cup match, netting his first goal Saturday in the Group C matchup against Saudi Arabia in Poland’s 2-0 victory.
In the 65th minute, Lewandowski came super close to grabbing that first score and giving his team a two-goal lead, but the ball hit the post.
Lewandowski was THIS CLOSE to having his first-ever FIFA World Cup goal 😬 pic.twitter.com/gff0fjOWEG
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 26, 2022
But in the 81st minute, he was able to capitalize on a mistake from Saudi Arabia and found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper, finally scoring his first World Cup goal.
LEWANDOWSKI SCORES HIS FIRST EVER FIFA WORLD CUP GOAL 🇵🇱🙌 pic.twitter.com/iQbQTDH3Cf
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 26, 2022
Here’s another slow-motion look:
Take another look at Lewandowski's first ever FIFA World Cup goal 👏🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/ItPwX3TLw2
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 26, 2022
And unsurprisingly, the striker was overcome with emotion — surely a combination of happiness and relief along with overwhelming excitement for helping secure the victory for Poland.
Lewandowski was filled with emotion after scoring his first-ever FIFA World Cup goal ❤️🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/LgWfBb780w
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 26, 2022
Really incredible that a striker in his mid 30s who has scored countless goals and won so many trophies still is overwhelmed with emotion and breaks down in tears in scoring his first World Cup goal pic.twitter.com/JEYPiqzkZz
— Zito (@_Zeets) November 26, 2022
The moment Lewandowski's been waiting for ❤️🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/rmLlrCOyiQ
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 26, 2022
It was beautiful.
