The 2022 World Cup had no shortage of moments to remember, from Ecuador’s thrashing of hosts Qatar in the opener all the way to Lionel Messi and Argentina’s heroic triumph over France in Sunday’s final.
They say a parent can’t choose a favorite child, so how does a soccer fan pick a favorite goal from a month of action in Qatar?
This weighty task should not be left to just opinion. So we broke it down to a science. Sort of. Each goal was rated out of 10 in five categories: placement/power, technical skill, audacity, moment and celebration. You’ll notice that three of those categories have nothing to do with the actual scoring of the goal itself. That’s because the best goals at this stage aren’t just the ones that hit the side netting, or are struck on an acrobatic volley. They’re the ones that when you think back on this tournament years down the road, you remember as being defining moments of what made the 2022 World Cup so great.
