In the biggest edition of the World Cup yet, there’s a good chance we’ll see more goals than ever before – and we’ve already witnessed some bangers and golazos. Messi continues to do what he does best and make history. Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland are joining the fun. And we saw Germany score an eye-opening seven goals in its opener. From own goals to how well a player hit a penalty kick and then the biggest rockets of the tournament, we will have you covered. We are here to let you know which are the best of the best. Here’s every goal ranked. 1. Messi Stuns K.C. With Amazing Finish On a night when Lionel Messi scored an astonishing three goals (his first-ever World Cup hat trick), the first one stood out the most. Algeria gave Messi too much space in the middle of the field, and he made them pay. Argentina’s captain and superstar delivered a magical goal to open his account at the 2026 World Cup. Messi picked up the ball in midfield and was able to turn toward the goal. He dribbled forward, put the ball on his left foot and put the ball in the top corner. It was a moment of magic from Messi, who had a goal ruled out for offside in the early minutes of the game. Two more goals ensued, but this set up what would be an unforgettable night in Kansas City. 2. Mbappé Makes France History In Style After tying the record for most goals in the history of France’s men’s team, Kylian Mbappé set the new mark in style. Mbappé picked up possession after Michael Olise was fouled, but the referee played the advantage. From there, he unleashed a laser past Senegal keeper Édouard Mendy for a record-setting goal. It also put a ribbon on France’s win over a quality Senegal team. 3. Ayari’s Laser Gives Sweden A Lead Sweden got on the board in the seventh minute in its World Cup opener through midfielder Yasin Ayari, who hammered home a shot from just outside the top of the 18-yard box. His first of two goals against Tunisia was a knuckleball that barely moved through the air. It went around the goalkeeper and into the back of the net. 4. Folarin Balogun Goes Top Bin vs. Paraguay Balogun’s coming-out party was on June 12 at Los Angeles Stadium against Paraguay, and his second goal of the game for the USA was the cherry on top. The AS Monaco striker delivered a dominant first-half performance, imposing his will on Paraguay’s defense. He had already scored when midfielder Malik Tillman put him through on goal. He fought off one defender, dribbled past another and then used his weaker left foot to place a shot perfectly in the top corner. 5. Muñoz Delivers Acrobatic Finish Colombia dominated Uzbekistan for 39 minutes, but it needed a moment of brilliance to finally break through against a stingy defense. Colombian star Luis Díaz played a great lofted pass down the field as right back Daniel Muñoz made a run into the Uzbekistan box. Muñoz, who plays for Crystal Palace, only needed one touch to use the momentum of the pass to carry it past Uzbekistan goalkeeper Utkir Yusupov. 6. Gio Reyna Caps Win With Trivela The exclamation point at the end of the United States’ win over Paraguay came from Reyna, who put his impressive technique on display in the final minute of the match. Reyna, a source of controversy at the 2022 World Cup, came on in the 82nd minute for Tillman. The USA was keeping the ball while seeing out the win over Paraguay when the ball moved up the field down the right wing. Alex Freeman gave the ball to Reyna for what was the 26th pass of the attack, and Gio hammered it home with the outside of his right foot. 7. Nmecha Combines With Wirtz For Brilliant Goal The Germans opened their account quickly against Curaçao, to the surprise of no one. One of the best teams in the field facing the smallest country in the tournament was always going to be a mismatch, and it only took Germany six minutes to take the lead. Midfielder Felix Nmecha picked up the ball just outside the 18-yard box on the left side of the field. He played a pass to star Florian Wirtz — among the top-25 players in our ranking of the World Cup’s 100 best — who pushed a slick pass back to Nmecha. The Borussia Dortmund man finished a clever one-two with a beautiful curling finish. 8. Hwang Equalizes In Style South Korea controlled its opening match against Czechia but found itself behind in the second half after the Czechs took a first-half lead. Hwang In-beom was all over the pitch in this match, but his equalizing goal truly stood out. He was played into the 18-yard box by PSG midfielder Kang-In Lee, then he stopped on a dime, put the ball on his right foot and chipped Czechia goalkeeper Matěj Kovář. It was a brilliant goal that the Koreans needed badly. 9. A Poignant Goal For Canada Canada’s fourth goal in its 6-0 win over Qatar proved to be emotional for all gathered in Vancouver as it occurred mere moments after Ismael Kone was carted off the field with a serious leg injury. Nathan Saliba, who came on for Canada for Kone, took a bending free kick that landed just inside the woodwork past the Qatar keeper. Instead of an usual celebration, Saliba held up the jersey of his teammate in what will be a lasting image of Canada’s World Cup run. 10. Vinícius Júnior Delivers Golazo vs. Morocco The Real Madrid star came into this tournament knowing he needed to be at his best for Brazil. After Morocco took a first-half lead, he stepped up. Vini Jr. picked up the ball near the touchline after a pass from midfielder Bruno Guimaraes. He cut inside onto his preferred right foot and nearly put the ball through the net with his finish. 11. What A Volley! Mahmić Buries Debut Goal Ermin Mahmić wasted no time making his presence felt for Bosnia and Herzegovina, even with his team down a player and down multiple goals. Moments after coming into the game, the substitute slammed a volley past Swiss keeper Gregor Kobel, who had punched the ball right into Mahmić’s wheelhouse. Even in Bosnia’s eventual loss, this was one of the game’s best moments. 12. Ashour’s Thunderous Strike Puts Egypt Ahead Egypt entered its first game of the tournament against Belgium as a big underdog, but it got off to an early lead through a fantastic strike from Emam Ashour. Ashour, who plays for Al Ahly SC in Egypt, got a pass from birthday boy and Egypt captain Mohamed Salah about 25 yards from goal. Then, he unleashed a powerful strike that went past world-class goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. 13. Baturina Equalizes In Style vs. England After falling behind because of a Harry Kane penalty, Croatia grew into its matchup against England very well and was rewarded. A long ball was played forward to Petar Sucic, who laid the ball off to Martin Baturina. Baturina delivered a great strike that England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford could only get a hand to. 14. Jordan Shocks Austria With Fantastic Goal Austria midfielder Xavier Schlager lost the ball in midfield, and Jordan immediately began a counterattack. Noor Al-Rawabdeh fed winger Ali Iyad Olwan on the left wing, and he dribbled the ball 50 yards into the 18-yard box before curling a fantastic goal into the far post. It was a fantastic way for Jordan to score its first-ever World Cup goal. 15. Saibari Runs Through Brazil’s Defense Morocco delivered a brilliant goal to open the scoring in its star-studded matchup with Brazil. Real Madrid playmaker Brahim Diaz picked the ball up and found Ismael Saibari in between Brazil center backs Gabriel and Marquinhos, two of the best defenders in world soccer. With his first touch, the Moroccan striker lifted the ball over Alisson, one of the best goalkeepers in the world, for a brilliantly executed opening goal. 16. Messi. Hat Trick. Greatness. The goal is quintessential Messi – collecting at the top of the box, a quick shift to the left and letting it rip – but its significance is what stands out. Messi doesn’t have many more “firsts” in him, but this goal gave him three on the night for his first hat trick at the World Cup. With 16 goals in his sixth appearance at the tournament, he tied Germany legend Miroslav Klose for the most ever scored at the men’s World Cup. 17. Nakamura Equalizes Against The Dutch Down 1-0 after Virgil van Dijk gave the Netherlands a lead, Keito Nakamura stepped up with a massive goal for Japan. And what a hit it was. Nakamura picked up the ball just inside the 18-yard box, got it under control and then unleashed an impressive right-footed hit to beat Dutch goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen. The most impressive part was that Nakamura’s momentum was going away from goal when he struck the ball. 18. Ayari Scores His Second Banger vs. Tunisia Yasin Ayari, have a day. The Brighton midfielder and Swedish national star delivered two goals, the second of which got commentator Maurice Edu to proclaim, “Bangers only.” Ayari could have represented Tunisia internationally, as his father is from the country. What an occasion for him to score twice. 19. Manzambi Buries Close-Range Volley Coming on as a second-half sub for Switzerland, Johan Manzambi broke open what felt like a stalemate with a brilliant finish. Swiss midfielder Rubén Vargas looped the ball across the net that a Bosnian defender attempted to clear out via a header. Instead, the ball falls right in front of Manzambi, who twists his body past his marker and slams it past an outstretched Nikola Vasilj. 20. Cunha Goes Off-Balance To Bag A Brace Cunha’s second goal against Haiti once again set up Vinícius Júnior, this time on a counter-attack. The Real Madrid star sprinted down the pitch with the ball at his feet to then slide a pass to the Manchester United playmaker, who initially took a wide touch. But Cunha found the narrow angle and slammed it into the roof of the net as he tumbled onto the pitch. 21. Summerville Finishes Great Run With Curling Finish Cyrienco Summerville is likely on the move this summer after West Ham United were relegated from the Premier League. His price tag will have gone up after his goal against Japan. Ryan Gravenberch found Summerville on the right wing, and he cut in on his weaker left foot and unleashed a curling effort that beat Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki. It was a fantastic effort that gave the Netherlands a lead that wouldn’t last. 22. Elanga Clips It Home For Sweden Down four goals to the Netherlands, at least Anthony Elanga gave Sweden a brief lifeline. Alexander Isak slipped a wonderful throughball into Elanga from the halfway line. The Newcastle United playmaker raced down the pitch and finished it off with shot past Dutch keeper Bart Verbruggen. 23. Schmid Drills Austria Into Lead Austria took an impressive lead against Jordan in its first match after a wonderful strike from Romano Schmid. Austria kept possession impressively before midfielder Xavier Schlager teed up Schmid from just inside 25 yards out. He delivered a wonderful strike into the top corner, which gave Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Yazeed Abulaila no chance. 24. Mbaye Puts French Defender On The Floor Ibrahim Mbaye gave Senegal hope in stoppage time against France with a great run down the right wing, which ended with France left back Theo Hernández on the floor. Mbaye drove at Hernández and cut right so quickly that the defender fell to the ground. From there, he unleashed a powerful finish past France goalkeeper Mike Maignan, who assumed the shot was going toward his far post. Mbaye is only 18 years old and played for PSG in France. 25. Saibari Scores On Absolute Strike vs. Scotland It didn’t take Morocco long to secure the lead against Scotland. Just 70 seconds into the match, Ismael Saibari scored on an impressive strike to give Morocco a 1-0 lead in the second minute. 26. Paraguay Hits Early vs. Türkiye Türkiye entered its matchup against Paraguay in need of a good start. The Turks needed a win after losing to Australia in their opening match and with their next game coming against the United States. Instead, Matias Galarza finished a great move from Paraguay and finished well in the bottom corner from 25 yards out. It was a great finish and shocker to open a crucial game for both sides. It was the fastest goal scored at the World Cup. 27. Rashford Stays Calm vs. Croatia Two substitutes combined for England for its fourth goal against Croatia. Bukayo Saka seized possession on the right wing and saw Marcus Rashford in acres of space on the left wing. Rashford was composed and faked a shot with his left foot to put it on his favored right. From there, the finish was inevitable. 28. Metcalfe Sends Socceroos Into Frenzy Australia’s second goal over Türkiye sealed what will be one of the most notable upsets of the summer. Late in the second half, İsmail Yüksek turned it over in midfield with dire consequences. Connor Metcalfe retrieved it for Australia and ran to the edge of the box, where he shot low and hard inside the bottom right corner to beat keeper Uğurcan Çakır. 29. Mbappé Scores Off Amazing Olise Pass Kylian Mbappé made history during France’s World Cup opener against Senegal after getting on the end of a brilliant pass from Michael Olise. Mbappé tied Olivier Giroud for the most goals ever for France’s men’s national team. Olise picked up the ball on the right wing, put it on his favored left foot and played a brilliant ball through to Mbappé. From there, France’s captain finished very cleverly past Senegal goalkeeper Édouard Mendy. 30. Kane Scores On Stunning Header Croatia had just equalized against England. Step forward, Harry Kane. Declan Rice played an out-swinging corner kick in from the right wing right to the penalty spot. From there, Kane met the ball brilliantly and delivered a stinging header past Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic. It was Kane’s second goal of the game and an important one to potentially give England the lead late in the first half, although it didn’t lead at halftime. 31. Australia Hits On Counter vs. Türkiye Nestory Irankunda was played in down the left wing by midfielder Paul Okon-Engstler. The Watford attacker cut inside and finished past goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır very nicely. It was a smooth counter-attack and great finish from Irankunda, who showed great composure in front of goal. It was a great moment for Australia, which took one step toward a big upset win over the Turks, who are the favorites in Group D along with the USA. 32. Barcola’s Deft Finish Doubles France’s Lead Not long after Mbappé converted his one-on-one chance against Senegal, Bradley Barcola did the same. Barcola was played through on goal by midfielder Adrien Rabiot, and the PSG playmaker composed himself very well to chip Mendy in the Senegal goal. 33. Gakpo Drills It In Dutch Rout The second of Cody Gakpo’s brace in the big win over Sweden was the best of the Dutch’s four-goal performance. The Liverpool winger showed his ability to create space when he took a touch inside from Summerville’s pass and then drilled into the bottom corner. 34. Jiménez Gets His World Cup Goal Raúl Jiménez entered the World Cup ranked third all-time in goals for the Mexican national team, but he had never scored on the biggest stage. That changed against South Africa. Mexico winger Roberto Alvarado delivered a fantastic cross to the far post that put the ball on a platter for Jiménez, who headed home to give El Tri a 2-0 lead. It was a wonderful moment at Mexico City Stadium for Mexico’s most reliable player in recent memory. 35. Musa Scores Against England Croatia trailed England just seconds before the halftime whistle when it got its second equalizer of the game. Midfielder Mario Pasalic played a lofted pass to Ivan Perišić in the England 18-yard box. He headed it down to Petar Musa, who plays for FC Dallas in MLS and buried his shot at the home of the Dallas Cowboys. 36. Isak Hits Tunisia On The Counter Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres fed Liverpool’s Alexander Isak in what could prove to be a lethal combination during the World Cup. Isak cut inside from the left wing and doubled Sweden’s lead against Tunisia. Tunisia goalkeeper Abdelmouhib Chamakh will think he could have done better with the shot, but Isak’s quickness and ability were on full display. 37. Czechia Scores Without Using Its Feet Everyone knew that Czechia was going to be a tough team to defend on set pieces, but no one thought it would score its first goal of the tournament on a throw-in. Fullback Vladimir Coufal delivered an impressive toss toward the six-yard box, where captain Ladislav Krejčí rose highest to give the Czechs a lead. South Korea had been in control of the ball and the game up to that point, so it came as a shock. Unfortunately for Czechia, though, it could not maintain the lead. 38. Undav Breaks Through For Germany Deniz Undav got the needed equalizer against the Ivory Coast when he made the run from deep to volley into the goal off Amiri’s cross into the penalty area. A well-timed finish for one of the World Cup’s rising stars. 39. Balogun Opens His World Cup Account Balogun’s best goal in the USA’s opening win against Paraguay was his second, but his first was nothing to scoff at. The striker finished a great move by the Americans, which started with a pass from left-back Antonee “Jedi” Robinson that played Christian Pulisic in behind the Paraguayan defense. Balogun delayed his run to create space, and Pulisic found him at the penalty spot for an emphatic finish. 40. Havertz’s Chip vs. Curaçao Seals 7-1 Win Curaçao coughs it up in the midfield and German playmaker Deniz Undav pokes a through-ball to a racing Kai Havertz, who deftly chips it past beleaguered keeper Eloy Room for Germany’s final act of that game. In the end, it was two goals at opposite ends of the highest-scoring game for the Arsenal star. 41. Dutch Captain Heads Home Virgil van Dijk is one of the best defenders in the world, and his quality is often on display at both ends of the field. In the Netherlands’ game against Japan, he showed it in attack to open the scoring. The Liverpool star was at the end of a cross from club teammate Ryan Gravenberch to deliver a header at the far post for the first Dutch goal. It was especially impressive because van Dijk was moving away from where the cross was coming from. 42. Bellingham Given Too Much Space vs. Croatia England midfielder Jude Bellingham was played a long ball down the right wing, and he was never challenged before scoring his first goal of the tournament. Elliot Anderson played the long ball to Bellingham, who had a Croatian defender in front of him. That player chose to cover the middle of the field in case the Real Madrid man opted for a pass. He didn’t, though. Bellingham carried the ball all the way into the box, where he didn’t hit the ball cleanly – but it didn’t matter. 43. Ghana Finds Stoppage-Time Winner Substitute Brandon Thomas-Asante burst down the left wing and skipped past a defender. He dribbled into the 18-yard box and played a low cross into the path of 20-year-old midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi. He tapped in one of the easier finishes he’ll ever have. It was a great moment in a game that looked destined to finish 0-0. 44. Curaçao’s First Ever World Cup Goal – Against Germany! History for the Caribbean squad! German defender Nico Schlotterbeck tried to clear the ball in his defensive 18-yard box, but the ball only went as far as Curaçao striker Jurgen Locadia. From there, Livano Comenencia picked it up and made World Cup history. The shot took a deflection off Germany captain Joshua Kimmich, but it was a magical moment in Arlington. The crowd went wild as the smallest nation ever to compete at a World Cup showed it’s there to compete. 45. Just Scores Second vs. Iran For the second time, Elijah Just gave New Zealand the lead. Just drove toward the 18-yard box and played a pass to Chris Wood, who got him the ball back. Then, Just finished strongly. It was a great move that gave New Zealand its second of the game. 46. Simple And Sweet For Vinícius Jr. Brazil got its third against Haiti when Luis Paqueta caught the backline sleeping, which allowed Vinícius Jr to slip behind and charge toward the 18-yard box. He found himself one-on-one with Haiti keeper Johny Placide and knocked a simple curler into the far corner. 47. Quiñones Scores Tournament’s First Goal The goal that opened the tournament. Mexico’s Julián Quiñones was the Saudi Pro League’s leading goalscorer this past season, and he kept his prolific record going against South Africa. Midfielder Érik Lira found the attacker around the penalty spot, which is a dangerous place for a goalscorer like Quiñones. Mexico never looked back from there. 48. Musiala Slides A Smooth One Against Curaçao, Germany right back Joshua Kimmich found Bayern Munich teammate Jamal Musiala in a perfect position and played a pass to the midfielder. Musiala picked it up and netted a beautiful goal in the back-left corner, past diving goalkeeper Eloy Room. This was Musiala’s first World Cup goal ever, but his 10th overall for Germany in 43 appearances at the time. 49. Larin Rescues Canada Canada dominated play against Bosnia and Herzegovina in its World Cup, but the co-hosts found themselves behind after a well-executed corner. Then, on came Cyle Larin. The 31-year-old former No. 1 overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft was making his 91st appearance for Canada. He picked up the ball from fellow substitute Promise David, and he hit his shot well enough that it took a deflection to deliver a fantastic moment in Vancouver. Canada came away from a strong performance with at least its first World Cup point ever. 50. Diallo Wins It For Ivory Coast Ecuador only gave up five goals in 18 games during World Cup qualifying, so breaking through against that defense was always going to be a difficult task. It took almost 90 minutes, but Ivory Coast did it. Center back Wilfied Singo made an impressive run down the right wing and played a ball toward the top of the 18-yard box. It found Diallo, who slotted his shot just inside the post for the win. 51. Mohebi Heads Home Impressively Ramin Rezaeian had a great game against New Zealand in Iran’s World Cup opener. He scored the first goal and then delivered a fantastic cross for the second. The ball came in from the right wing and found Mohammad Mohebi, who headed home very well to tie the game at 2. 52. Messi Slots In His Second Of The Opener Lionel Messi continued to put on a show in Kansas City when he nabbed his second goal of the night by doing what he does best – finding himself in the best spot at the right time. Alexis Mac Allister took aim at the goal from outside the box, only to see Algeria’s Luca Zidane parry the shot right toward Messi, who knocks in the ball past the keeper into the bottom corner. 53. Neves Heads Home Brilliantly Portugal got on the board early thanks to its 21-year-old midfield dynamo. João Neves got on the end of a cross from Chelsea winger Pedro Neto and sent it impressively into the far corner. It gave Portugal a lead that only lasted about 30 minutes against DR Congo. 54. Wood Sets Up Just For New Zealand Opener New Zealand is the lowest-ranked team in the World Cup at 85th in the FIFA Rankings. Naturally, it opened the scoring in its first match. Striker Chris Wood got the ball in the 18-yard box and gave a slight touch to winger Elijah Just. The 26-year-old, who plays for Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League, controlled the ball very well and set himself up for a quick finish. 55. Hussein Heads Home For Iraq Iraq equalized against Norway with a well-constructed move down the left wing. Midfielder Amir Al-Ammari was played into the 18-yard box and played a great left-footed cross toward the penalty spot. From there, Ayman Hussein headed home for his 27th international goal. 56. Undav’s Brace Completes Comeback A superb effort in stoppage time for Germany’s win over the Ivory Coast. Felix Nmecha picks out Deniz Undav with a powerful pass through traffic and Undav uses his first touch to fire it past keeper Yahia Fofana. 57. Vargas Sweeps It In For A Clean Finish A well-executed play created by Breel Embolo who turns just enough off his defender to feed the ball to Rubén Vargas. A cool clinical finish glides into the net to give Switzerland a second goal in its win over Bosnia. 58. A Team-Effort Exchange For Czechia Czechia got on the scoreboard early its second group-stage match on a goal that caught South Africa’s defense off guard. Adam Hložek motored to the corner to chase down the long throw, and delivered the ball to the edge of the 18-yard box. Michal Sadílek and Alexandr Sojka exchanged passes to cross up South Africa’s defenders before Sadilek delivered a low shot and into the net. 59. Bosnia Executes Flawless Corner Canada started its World Cup opener well, creating chances and controlling play against Bosnia and Herzegovina. All of that was undone by a well-executed corner kick, though. Sead Kolašinac got on the end of a corner kick at the near post and flicked it on into the six-yard box, where striker Jovo Lukić was perfectly placed to head home the game’s opening goal. It wasn’t flashy, but it was an impressive goal that did not involve the ball touching the ground following the corner kick. 60. Undav’s Sweet Sixth For Germany Deniz Undav scored the SIXTH goal for Germany in its 7-1 blowout win over Curaçao. With the game already in hand, the tempo took on a training session feel. In this buildup, Joshua Kimmich lays the ball to Undav, who finds himself right in front of the net. The youngster gets enough power on it to drill the ball past three defenders on the line. 61. Jonathan David Plucks From The Sky On his way to a hat trick against Qatar, Canada’s Jonathan David banked his first with a nifty volley off an attempt by Tajon Buchanan that deflected off a defender. David latched onto it as the ball came down. No question there. 62. Schlotterbeck Rises Highest To Head Home After failing to clear the ball before Curaçao’s opening goal, Schlotterback made a strong impact on the other end of the pitch. The German defender from Borussia Dortmund’s run and leap was found by Nathaniel Brown’s corner kick, and his header found the back of the net. The goal restored Germany’s lead over Curaçao, which looked like it might be on the verge of a shocking result with its first-ever World Cup goal. 63. ‘Good Night’ For Summerville A clinical run and finish for Crysencio Summerville, who gathers the ball deep in Sweden’s territory and then brilliantly places the ball into the bottom-left corner. 64. DR Congo’s First-Ever World Cup Goal After Portugal opened the scoring with a header, DR Congo answered a half hour later. After playing a short corner, Arthur Masuaku delivered a high left-footed cross toward the far post. Newcastle attacker Yoane Wissa leaped highest and beat Portugal keeper Diogo Costa. It was a great moment that showed DR Congo is at this tournament to compete. 65. Colombia Header For A Third Goal The third Colombia goal featured a great header but was all about the work that went into it from Cucho Hernández. He fought for the ball on the right wing and won the ball after falling to the ground. From there, he delivered a great cross to the far post, where Jaminton Campaz headed home to seal Colombia’s win. 66. Gakpo Delivers A Tap-In A total-team effort here as Crysencio Summerville delivered a deft pass into Denzel Dumfries, whose delivery across allows Cody Gakpo has the simplest of tap-ins at the back post. 67. Cunha Scraps In Goal For Brazil Matheus Cunha got Brazil rolling against Haiti with a close-range goal and his first in World Cup action.Vinícius Júnior got the play going when he dribbled into the box and then curled in a shot that Haiti keeper Johny Placide spilled to Cunha, who blasted the ball into the net. 68. Haaland Scores First World Cup Goal Norway got on the board in its World Cup opener against Iraq, and it was exactly who you’d expect. Erling Haaland met a cross from left back David Møller Wolfe at the far post and tapped in. The goal gave Haaland 55 goals in 51 appearances for Norway, which is an unbelievable record at the international level. 69. Gyokeres Finishes Emphatically Gyokeres assisted Isak’s goal in the first half of Sweden’s matchup against Tunisia, and they swapped roles in the second half. After Sweden won possession in its attacking third, Isak dribbled the ball forward before a touch put it right into Gyokeres’ path. From there, a goal was inevitable. 70. Kamada Unknowingly Scores Daichi Kamada scored a huge goal to make it 2-2 in Japan’s game against the Netherlands, but he did not know much about it. Japan had a corner kick in the 89th minute that found the head of defender Koki Ogawa, who headed it downward toward goal. The ball immediately bounced off Kamada’s head and found the back of the net, which gave the Crystal Palace midfielder his first World Cup goal. 71. Paraguay Gets On The Board vs. USA Paraguay was dominated on Friday night in Los Angeles, but it did have a nice second-half move that resulted in its first World Cup goal since 2010. Paraguay got possession after U.S. defender Chris Richards couldn’t win a long ball. Playmaker Julio Enciso picked up possession and played Mauricio through on goal, and he delivered a composed finish past USA’s goalkeeper Matt Freese. 72. Oh Completes South Korea’s Comeback After Hwang’s moment of brilliance got South Korea on the board, Oh Hyeon-gyu used sheer willpower to win the game. Oh came into the game in the 69th minute in place of Son Heung-min, who is Korea’s all-time-leading goalscorer. It was a bold decision that paid off. Hwang added to his goal earlier in the half with a great pass from the left wing that found Oh in the middle for a crucial finish that ultimately gave Korea the win. 73. Undav’s Nifty Move Gives Brown His First Goal The build-up was better than the actual goal in Germany’s fifth against Curaçao. Deniz Undav uses a crafty back-heel pass to Nathaniel Brown, with the German-American defender having slipped behind the backline and guiding it into the far corner. A quick VAR check and Germany kept the momentum going. 74. Brobbey Initiates His Goal Brian Brobbey put in the work for his first goal against Sweden. He first wins an aerial ball, lays it off to Tijjani Reijnders, who quickly moves it wide to Cody Gakpo on the left. The ball is sent into the for Brobbey to side-foot into the net. 75. McGinn Scores Via Deflection Scotland’s first World Cup goal since 1998 wasn’t exactly a beauty. Winger Ben Gannon-Doak played a cross into the box that was cleared toward the top of the 18-yard box, where McGinn picked up possession. He did not strike his left-footed shot very cleanly, but he fortunately got a massive deflection before nestling in the back of the net. They all count the same, so Scotland won’t care how the goal came. 76. David Taps In Contest Ball Jonathan David’s second goal of his hat-trick performance was a definite fox-in-the-box effort. Canada’s Cyle Larin forced Qatar keeper Mahmud Abunada into a stunning save at the near post. But Canada’s striker is there to finish it off into an empty net. 77. Ivory Coast Stuns Germany Ivory Coast put Germany on the backfoot for the first time at the 2026 FIFA World Cup when Franck Kessié pounced on the rebound and slotted a shot into the back of the net. Wonderkid Yan Diomande had an impact on the goal as his cross sliced through Germany’s defense. 78. Tunisia Heads Home Tunisia got on the board against Sweden with a well-executed cross and header in the first half. Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri swung in a ball from the right wing that center back Omar Rekik headed home. 79. Svanberg Scores Seconds After Subbing In Matthias Svanberg scored on his first touch of the game after coming on as a substitute against Tunisia. A free kick was played in and flicked on by Isak. Svanberg pounced and scored within 30 seconds of coming on. 80. Switzerland’s Manzambi Bags a Brace Some nifty passing against a tired defense sees Switzerland’s Johan Manzambi become the youngest sub ever to score twice in a World Cup game. Granit Xhaka connected with Rubén Vargas, who then cuts the ball back for Manzambi. The 20-year-old finds himself with plenty of space and just enough time for the finish. 81. Larin In the Right Place For Canada The first in Canada’s six-goal win over Canada began when Jonathan David puts some heat on a ball from outside the penalty. Qatar keeper Mahmud Abunada gets his gloves on it but the ball bounces right toward Cyle Larin, who prods it in from close range. 82. Uruguay Finally Breaks Through Uruguay was knocking on the door the entire second half against Saudi Arabia. Finally, in the 80th minute, the two-time World Cup champions broke through. Striker Federico Vinas unleashed a shot right at Saudi Arabia goalkeeper Mohammed Al Owais. It was saved right into the path of Maxi Araujo, who slotted home with his left foot to tie the game. 83. Double Dutch For Brobbey Brian Brobbey’s second goal on the day against Sweden saw him stretch out to get enough of his boot on the ball and push it past the keeper. A lovely first-time cross to from Denzel Dumfries to set it up. 84. Saudi Arabia Gets On The Board Saudi Arabia took a surprising lead over Uruguay off a corner kick. Abdulhamid headed a shot right at Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, who parried the shot right into the path of Abdulelah Al Amri. He tapped home and gave Saudi Arabia the lead. 85. Østigård Heads Home Norway’s Third Goal Leo Østigård had been on the field for a couple of minutes when he scored Norway’s third goal against Iraq. Martin Odegaard played in a corner kick from the right wing, and Østigård headed home from about four yards out. 86. David Completes Hat Trick His third and final goal in Canada’s 6-0 win over Qatar, Jonathan David was able to control the ball after it landed at his feet following David Saliba’s attempt. David swiveled around and booted it past the keeper. 87. Kessié Smashes Goal Past Neuer Yan Diomande flashed some brilliance with a cross to Amad Diallo, whose effort is somehow blocked by Germany’s Nathaniel Brown, before the ball falls to Franck Kessié, who makes no mistake and fires it past Manuel Neuer. 88. Iran Equalizes Against New Zealand Iran tied its game against New Zealand at 1-1. Right back Ramin Rezaeian found possession after a scrappy sequence and finished past goalkeeper Max Crocombe for the finish. 89. Haaland Pounces On Goalkeeping Blunder Iraq equalized 10 minutes after Haaland’s first goal, and then it gifted the Norway superstar his second goal of the game. Iraq defender Zaid Tahseen played a weak pass back to goalkeeper Jalal Hassan, who overestimated how hard the pass was played. Instead of the ball making it to his feet, Haaland pounced and tapped in to give Norway another lead. 90. Qatar’s Shocking Equalizer On An Own-Goal Switzerland was in control on Saturday afternoon against Qatar. The Swiss had 26 shots to Qatar’s six and had 68% of the ball, and they led for 77 minutes of game time. Then, an unfortunate mishap by Swiss defender Miro Muheim provided a surprising equalizer for Qatar. Left back Homam Elamin delivered a great cross to the back post as Qatar captain Boualem Khoukhi put pressure on Muheim, who unbelievably headed the ball past Switzerland goalkeeper Gregory Kubel. Qatar was thrilled with the tie, and Switzerland was left shell-shocked for not winning a game it had dominated. 91. Díaz Opens World Cup Account Luis Díaz was played through down the left wing with Colombia on the counterattack and in need of a goal after Uzbekistan’s ugly equalizer. It wasn’t the smoothest finish, but Uzbekistan goalkeeper Utkir Yusupuv couldn’t do much with it. The keeper will think he should have done better as he watched the ball trickle in. 92. Uzbekistan’s First World Cup Goal Substitute Dostonbek Khamdamov was sent a cross at the far post and was able to put a shot on frame while moving away from goal. He put a shot on goal that deflected off Colombia goalkeeper Camilo Vargas and hit the post. The ball then went up in the air to the far post, where Abbosbek Fayzullayev headed home. 93. VAR Gives Freeman Goal vs. Australia For a few moments, it appeared USA defender Alex Freeman’s third international goal wouldn’t count. In the 43rd minute of the USA’s Group D match against Australia, Freeman was able to connect on a header following a deflection on a set piece. It was initially ruled that Freeman was offside, disallowing the goal. However, a VAR check determined that Freeman was onside before heading the ball in the net, giving him the goal and the USA a 2-0 lead. 94. Romo Pounces On Botched Save That was a tough break for South Korea keeper Kim Seung-gyu, who gifted Mexico the goal that helped the co-hosts clinch the group in Guadalajara. It started when Mexico’s Raul Jimenez nodded the ball up into the air inside the box. That prompted Kim to come off his line to collect the ball, but he ended up coughing it up over the back of Lee Gi-hyuk. Luis Romo was there to chip it into the empty net. 95. Embolo Slots Home Penalty Embolo did his job on the penalty kick that gave Switzerland a golden chance to score its opening goal. Qatar goalkeeper Mahmud Abunada dove the wrong way, and Embolo calmly slotted the penalty well to his left. 96. A Clutch Penalty Saves South Africa Deep into the game against Czechia, South Africa’s Teboho Mokoena knocks in the ball from the penalty spot with a whipping shot into the bottom-left corner, sending keeper Mateji Kovar the wrong way. A confident attempt for Mokoena who helped South Africa rescue a point. 97. Havertz Nails His PK Germany’s Kai Havertz made the most of stoppage time before the half against Curaçao. About two minutes into extra time, a Curaçao trip opened the door for the PK, which Havertz planted perfectly in the back of the net, giving Germany a 3-1 halftime lead. 98. Arnautović Scores Late Penalty vs. Jordan Austria was awarded a penalty deep into second-half stoppage time, and its all-time-leading goalscorer stepped up. Marko Arnautović slotted the penalty home for his 48th career international goal. 99. Xhaka’s PK Caps Off Swiss Rout The final act in Switzerland’s 4-1 rout of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a game that saw five goals in a span of 16 minutes. A foul in the 18-yard box deep into stoppage time gave the Swiss the penalty. Instead of Johan Manzambi getting a chance at a hat trick, it was team captain Granit Xhaka who converted the shot. 100. Paraguay’s Own Goal Gives USA The Lead The first own goal of the tournament isn’t ranked last on this list because of the play that caused it. Christian Pulisic was unplayable in the first half for the USA against Paraguay. For the game’s opening goal, he dribbled past two defenders and then found a pass around two more to Weston McKennie. The midfielder then tried to lay it off to Folarin Balogun, but the ball instead went off Paraguay midfielder Damián Bobadilla. 101. USA’s Balogun Causes Own Goal vs. Australia After scoring twice in the USA’s opening win over Paraguay, Folarin Balogun helped create another goal in the opening minutes of its match against Australia. As Balogun attacked, he delivered a cross as he neared the net. His pass to Ricardo Pepi was intercepted by Australia’s Cameron Burgess in front of the net. However, Burgess wasn’t able to gain full control of the ball, directing it into his own net to give the USA a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute. 102. Lukaku Forces Own Goal Romelu Lukaku came on and was in the thick of the action right away. Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans played right back Thomas Meunier in down the right wing. Meunier played a low cross into the box toward Lukaku, whose presence was enough to force Egypt defender Mohamed Hany to put the ball into his own net. 103. Jordan OG Gives Austria The Lead Austria just had a goal chalked off due to a handball that was spotted by VAR. Not long after, Marcel Sabitzer whipped in a corner kick that was headed into the Jordan goal by Yazan Abu Al-Arab. It wasn’t spectacular, but Austria will take it. 104. Qatar Gives Up Own Goal In Loss to Canada It wasn’t Qatar’s day in Vancouver and giving up an own-goal against Canada didn’t help matters. Jacob Shaffelburg takes an attempt inside the box on a first-time volley. It looks to be heading wide of the upright but gets diverted by Mohamed Al Mannai into his team’s net. 105. Hussein Gives Norway An Own Goal Earlier in the match against Norway, Aymen Hussein’s goal had canceled out Erling Haaland’s opener. But in the closing moments of the game, he gifted one back to the Norwegians when it mistakenly bounced off his chest while trying to clear out a cross. 106. Kane Scores Penalty On Second Attempt Harry Kane was a lucky boy against Croatia. After Noni Madueke won a penalty, Kane stepped up and had his first attempt saved by Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic. Unfortunately for Croatia, VAR reviewed Livakovic’s positioning and determined both of his feet were off the goal line. With that, Kane was allowed to retake the penalty and scored to give the Three Lions a lead. Needing two bites at the apple to score is not ideal.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
