World Cup 2018: 5 best goals from the first round of games

#1 Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) vs Spain

Ronaldo raised the roof with a peach of a strike!

Cristiano Ronaldo had already scored two in the game, but Diego Costa's brace and Nacho's thunderous goal kept Spain in the lead. The going got tough for Portugal as Spain neutralized every attacking move they performed.

Time was running out, Portuguese hopes were dying. The Spaniards in and out of the stadium were in a celebratory mood as they pretty much had three points in the bag.

Portugal was awarded a free-kick with just a couple of minutes remaining in normal time. Ronaldo was lining up to take the shot and by his standards, the distance was not too far.

Nevertheless, the pressure on his shoulders at that point in time was certainly humongous. With a million hopes pinned on him, the living legend pulled off one of the greatest moments of his scintillating career.

He curled the ball into the top right corner, and the pace on it ensured De Gea remained stagnant. He single-handedly earned Portugal a point and their hopes of winning the World Cup are pretty much alive.