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Great for big star goals
FIFA announced that Cape Verdean player Sidney Lopez Cabral’s goal against Argentina in the 32nd round was recognized as the best goal of the 2026 World Cup.
The goal came after Cabral brilliantly dribbled past Argentina star Alexis McAllister and slotted the ball into the top corner of Emiliano Martinez’s goal to level the score (2-2) in a game decided by Lionel Messi’s team-mates (3-2) in extra time.
FIFA announced Its official website The goal was crowned the Hyundai Award as the best goal of the tournament as voted by fans, beating two superb goals from Uzbekistan’s Eldor Shomurodov against the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti’s Wilson Isidore against Morocco, who finished second and third respectively.
The goal also surpassed other goals in the finals, such as Kylian Mbappe’s goal against Senegal, Lionel Messi’s goal against Algeria, Julian Alvarez’s goal against Switzerland and Ferran Torres’ decisive goal in the final against Argentina.
The Cape Verde national team participated in the 2026 World Cup for the first time and managed to avoid the group stage, having previously been eliminated from the tournament, losing to Argentina in the round of 32.
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It is noteworthy that Spain won the world championship title for the second time in its history after defeating Argentina (1-0).In a final that went into two overtimes.
