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Famous FIFA World Cup Goals: Benjamin Pavard’s Perfect Strike
Pavard's goalFrench defender Benjamin Pavard's goal against Argentina in the 2018 FIFA World Cup was voted the Goal of the Tournament.
It’s not often that a defender scores a goal in a FIFA World Cup match, and it’s even rarer for such a strike to be voted the Goal of the Tournament. The 2018 FIFA World Cup belonged to France, which defeated Croatia 4–2 in the final, but the goal in question was scored much earlier, during a round of 16 match against Argentina. French defender Benjamin Pavard struck a perfect outside-of-the-foot diagonal half-volley from the edge of the penalty area, and the ball curled past the diving goalkeeper into the far corner of the net. France beat Argentina 4–3, charging ahead on its route to World Cup victory. (Watch the 2018 World Cup’s best goal here.)
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