Mack's Top 25 Best FIFA World Cup Matches

November 17, 20222 yr

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3rd- Spain 1-5 Netherlands (Brazil 2014) Group Stage:

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Spain:

Casillas

Azpilicueta

Pique

Ramos

Alba

Busquets

Alonso (Pedro 63')

Silva (Fabregas 78')

Hernandez

Iniesta

Diego Costa (Torres 62')

Netherlands:

Cillessen

de Vrij (Veltman 77')

Vlaar

Martins Indi

Janmaat

de Guzman (Wijanldum 62')

de Jung

Blind

Sneijder

van Persie (Lens 79')

Robben

Goals:

Alonso (27' pen) 1-0

van Persie (44') 1-1

Robben (53') 1-2

de Vrij (64') 1-3

van Persie (72') 1-4

Robben (80') 1-5

At #3, it is this group stage match between Spain and Netherlands which was a repeat of that 2010 World Cup final. Going into the tournament, Spain were expeected to defend their world title after winning both Euros in 2008 and 2012 and the World Cup. For the Netherlands they were looking for revenge after their defeat in the 2010 World Cup final. Alonso scored with a penalty to open the scoring, the equaliser from van Persie was a fantastic goal, one of the great World Cup goals with that header. The second half it was all Netherlands as they scored four in the second half. It was the first time that Spain had conceded five goals in an international match since 1963.

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2nd- France 4-3 Argentina (Russia 2018) Last 16

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France:

Lloris

Pavard

Varane

Umtiti

Hernandez

Pogba

Kante

Mbappe (Thauvin 89')

Griezmann (Fekir 83')

Matuidi (Tolisso 75')

Giroud

Argentina:

Armani

Mercado

Otamendi

Rojo (Fazio 45')

Tagliafico

Perez (Aguero 66')

Mascherano

Banega

Pavon (Meza 75')

Messi

Di Maria

Goals:

Griezmann (13' pen) 1-0

Di Maria (41') 1-1

Mercado (48') 1-2

Pavard (57') 2-2

Mbappe (64') 3-2

Mbappe (68') 4-2

Aguero (90+3') 4-3

At #2, it is this classic second round match between France and Argentina where the world was introduced to Mbappe who scored twice in this thrilling encounter. Mbappe became the first teenager to score two in a World Cup match since Pele for Brazil against Sweden in the 1958 final. Di Maria equalised with a terrific curler shortly before half time. Mercado gave Argentina the lead in the second half but then Pavard scored what was the goal of the tournament to level at 2-2. Mbappe then scored twice to make it 4-2 with Aguero scoring in added time to make it 4-3. For France they would go on and win the 2018 World Cup after beating Croatia 4-2 in the final.

November 17, 20222 yr

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1st- Brazil 1-7 Germany (Brazil 2014) Semi-Final:

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Brazil:

Soares de Espindola

Sisenando

David Luiz

Costa Santos

Marcelo

Fernandinho (Paulinho 45')

Dias

Bernard

Oscar

Vieira de Souza (Santos do Nascimento 45')

Chaves Guedes (Willian 69')

Germany:

Neuer

Lahm

Boateng

Hummels (Mertesacker 45')

Howedes

Khedira (Draxler 76')

Schweinsteiger

Kroos

Muller

Klose (Schurrle 58')

Ozil

Goals:

Muller (11') 0-1

Klose (24') 0-2

Kroos (25') 0-3

Kroos (26') 0-4

Khedira (29') 0-5

Schurrle (69') 0-6

Schurrle (79') 0-7

Oscar (90) 1-7

At #1, it is what possibly is the most extraordinary result I've ever seen with Brazil being humiliated at home to Germany who gave Brazil their heaviest defeat. What followed was Germany four goals in 5 minutes to make it 5-0 up in 29 minutes of the first half. This was a complete fiasco for Brazil but for Germany they had scored two more goals than England had in 2010, 2014. It was to be Germany who would go on and lift the 2014 World Cup after beating Argentina in extra time. I wish to thank everyone who has contributed to this countdown, I hope you have enjoyed this countdown as much as I have done producing this. Many thanks, :)