The best goals from round 2 of the World Cup group stages

The World Cup in Qatar continues apace as we head into the final round of group fixtures, but just in case you’ve been overwhelmed by the four fixtures we’ve had each and every day (RIP) and missed some of the action, this is the only thing you need to catch up: a countdown of all the best goals.

Here are the bangers, the screamers, the crème de la crème of all the World Cup goals scored from Friday through Monday. Enjoy.

Where else to start? Given what was at stake for both Argentina and Lionel Messi this is probably the goal of the tournament so far. It’s certainly the moment of the World Cup. Just look at those celebrations from the Argentinian players.

The goal itself isn’t bad, either.

Messi took the headlines but on any other night, 21-year-old Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez would have earned the lion’s share of plaudits for this beauty. The feet were dazzling, the finish even better. A decent first goal for his country, truth be told.

What a finish this is. It’s like something a fifteen-year-old would do to you on FIFA.

Vincent Aboubakar came off the bench to devastating effect for Cameroon against Serbia, leading the comeback from 3-1 back to 3-3. This ridiculous scoop – likely a ‘why not?’ decision because Aboubakar thought he was offside – belongs in the Louvre. Stunning.

Whereas that goal was all Aboubakar, this one is about the team as Serbia surge forward in numbers and keep their composure to create an easy tap-in for Aleksandar Mitrovic. This is football how it’s meant to be played.