Sentences with phrase «goal of the tournament»
Dier has been a rock in front of the back four, breaking up the play of the opposition as well as scoring England's opening goal of the tournament with a stunning free kick.
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Giroud scored the first goal of the tournament for France against Romania but was relatively quiet in the three matches that followed against Albania, Switzerland and Ireland.
Three minutes later, Carli Lloyd scored her second goal of the tournament, assisted by Rapinoe with a fantastic through ball for her third assist of the tournament.
Nicolas Pavlovich got his fouth goal of the tournament with an amazing drive at goal after turning away from a defender.
Shaqiri goal was goal of the tournament so far.
Just like the result of Euro 2016 which saw Portugal winning it all, a rather surprising result also occurred in UEFA's goal of the tournament based on fans voting.
With 10 minutes left James Rodriguez scored his sixth goal of the tournament from the penalty spot after Julio Cesar had taken down substitute Carlos Bacca, and so the end of the game was played out in a cauldron of nervousness, as Colombia attacked freely and Brazil were knocked back on their heels.
The Norwich City winger threaded a neat ball forward for Loftus - Cheek, who clipped the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper for his third goal of the tournament.
Real then paid # 60m for the services of the 42 - cap international in 2014, whose first of two goals against Uruguay in a 2 - 0 World Cup last - 16 win that summer was voted Goal of the Tournament.
But in truth, Colombia are far more than the abilities of a few superstars — they are a team in the truest sense, knitted together in attitude and tactics, and as a result have scored a few of the most unselfish goals of the tournament, with players regularly passing up a chance of personal glory for a better placed teammate.
Kane coolly rounded Buffon and slotted in for his seventh goal of the tournament.
Season - long rivalries are put to rest as the first goal of the tournament is scored and you start to wonder — could it finally be our year?
Borussia Dortmund centre back Mats Hummels has put Germany ahead against France in the Maracana, guiding home a free kick ahead of Raphael Varane to earn his second goal of the tournament and put Joachim Low's side in the ascendancy early on.
A goal of quite outrageous improvisation, both mental and physical, set the tone for his side's steamrollering of the Spanish and surely wrapped up the goal of the tournament award.
Having produced a contender for goal of the tournament, he will naturally now be full of confidence as he leads his men into their next game having bounced back from the Wales defeat.
Scorer of one of the goals of the tournament with his diving header against Spain, Netherlands striker Robin van Persie has been close to his best form at this World Cup.
Robson - Kanu's goal, after a brilliantly improvised turn that wrong - footed three Belgian defenders, deserves to be remembered as one of the goals of the tournament.
Arsenal's Olivier Giroud, who had missed countless chances to put France ahead in the first half, scored the first goal of the tournament and then Dimitri Payet, who assisted Giroud's goal, scored a spectacular goal of his own to seal victory for Les Blues in the 89th minute.