Football
The greatest moments in football.
14 moments in this segment.
- — Pelé's World Cup Final Header. June 21, 1970, Maracana. Pelé heads in Brazil's first goal against Italy en route to a 4-1 win. His celebratory leap into Jairzinho's arms defined how victorious moments would be photographed in football for 50 years.
- — Maradona — Hand of God. June 22, 1986, Mexico City. Argentina vs England, World Cup quarter-final. Maradona punches the ball into the net with his fist. Six minutes later he scores the Goal of the Century. Both goals from the same game.
- — Maradona — Goal of the Century. June 22, 1986. Six minutes after the Hand of God, Maradona dribbles past 5 English defenders + the goalkeeper from his own half. Voted Goal of the Century in FIFA's 2002 poll. 10.6 seconds, 60 yards.
- — USA Win the Women's World Cup. July 10, 1999. Brandi Chastain scores the winning penalty vs China in the FIFA Women's World Cup final at the Rose Bowl. 90,000 in attendance. Chastain's shirtless celebration is the defining image of women's soccer's breakthrough.
- — Beckham's 93rd-Minute Free Kick vs Greece. October 6, 2001, Old Trafford. David Beckham's injury-time free kick equalises 2-2 vs Greece, sending England to the 2002 World Cup. Voted the greatest free kick in English football history.
- — Liverpool Win in Istanbul. May 25, 2005, Atatürk Stadium. Liverpool down 3-0 to AC Milan at half-time of the UEFA Champions League final. Score three in six minutes; win on penalties. The most extraordinary comeback in modern football.
- — Messi Header — Champions League 2009. May 27, 2009, Rome. Manchester United vs Barcelona, UEFA Champions League final. Messi (the shortest player on the pitch) outjumps Edwin van der Sar to head Barcelona's second goal. Defining image of his early career.
- — Iniesta Scores Spain's World Cup Goal. July 11, 2010, Johannesburg. Andrés Iniesta scores in extra time of the World Cup final vs Netherlands. Spain wins their first World Cup. Iniesta's shirt: "Dani Jarque, siempre con nosotros."
- — Aguero 93:20. May 13, 2012. Sergio Agüero scores in the 93rd minute and 20th second of the final Premier League game to win Manchester City the title. "AGUEROOOOOOOOO!" — Martin Tyler's call is the most-quoted Premier League broadcasting moment.
- — Leicester Win Premier League. May 2, 2016. Leicester City — 5,000-to-1 outsiders at the start — clinch the Premier League. The Riyad Mahrez–Jamie Vardy lawn-party photographs. The most improbable league title in football history.
- — Liverpool 4 Barcelona 0. May 7, 2019, Anfield. Liverpool overturn a 3-0 first-leg deficit vs Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final. Origi corner-routine goal; "It's a corner..." Goes on to win Champions League final.
- — USA Women Win 4th World Cup. July 7, 2019. US Women beat Netherlands 2-0 in the FIFA Women's World Cup final. The Megan Rapinoe arms-out celebration became the visual symbol of women's soccer's breakthrough into mainstream global culture.
- — Messi Lifts the World Cup. December 18, 2022. Argentina beats France in penalties after the highest-scoring final ever. Messi raises the trophy at the seventh attempt. Most-liked Instagram post in history (75M).
- — Argentina vs France — 2022 Final. December 18, 2022. The highest-scoring World Cup final ever. Argentina 3-3 France, Argentina 4-2 on penalties. Mbappé hat-trick + Messi's coronation. The greatest single 90 minutes in World Cup history.
