5 GREATEST WORLD CUP GOALS

DIEGO MARADONA Argentina v England 1986

NOT the Hand of God goal, of course. The dazzling run from the halfway line in the Azteca Stadium through five England defenders and the clinical finish past Peter Shilton which was enshrined by FIFA as their official Goal of the Century.

CARLOS ALBERTO Brazil v Italy 1970

THE greatest goal scored by the greatest team ever to play football. The exquisite lay-off by Pele to his overlapping captain and the thunderbolt driven first time just off the ground into the corner of the net is also the greatest in a World Cup final.

TIM CAHILL Australia v Holland 2014

YOU all just watched it — the ultimate volley and probably the perfect way for the valiant Cahill (below) to sign off his World Cup career.

DENNIS BERGKAMP Holland v Argentina 1998

SUBLIME onetouch control of Frank de Boer’s long through-ball and an exquisite finish to break the deadlock, just as it looked as if that quarter-final was heading for goldengoal time.

ESTEBAN CAMBIASSO Argentina v Serbia 2006

SORRY, Robin van Persie. I loved the Superman header against Spain but have to find a place for a wondrous team goal. Cambiasso climaxed a 26-pass move that saw the ball worked intricately up the left-hand side of the pitch with a deadly finish.