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#4: Saeed Al-Owairan: Saudi Arabia vs Belgium, 1994
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The World Cup's ability to make a star out of an unknown is best exemplified here when a plucky Saudi Arabian raced through what seemed like the whole Belgian side to score a miraculous goal that earned him the nickname "The Maradona of the Arabs." It also made Saeed Al-Owairan into an international celebrity with life in the fast lane that led to his eventual incarceration.
''I have seen this goal for so many times now, and I'm honestly fed up with it,'' said Al-Owairan of his famous strike. He may be tired of watching brilliance, but we're sure not.
#3: Esteban Cambiasso: Argentina vs Serbia, 2006
One couldn't help but feel sorry for the Serbians, as the Argentinians toyed with their less talented opponents by threading 24 passes through all corners of the pitch before Cambiasso finished off the stunning sequence with a vicious strike. After their passing clinic ended and Cambiasso was brought to his knees in a moment of pure elation, the announcer proclaimed: "That is one of the all-time great World Cup goals." He wasn't kidding.
