A goal in football is always followed by a wild celebration. These celebrations are often a player’s signature, and they include pointing to the sky and thanking the footballing gods, the always cool knee slide or the epic running explosion while screaming in unison with the fans. The World Cup goal celebrations at the 2018 tournament have been no different.
This year’s World Cup provides an opportunity for the planet to see a variety of signature celebrations. Below are some of the best World Cup goal celebrations that we’ve seen so far.
The Best 2018 World Cup Goal Celebrations
Russia
Yuri Gazinsky: #8 | Midfielder
Artem Dzyuba: #22 | Forward
Denis Cheryshev: #6 | Midfielder
Uruguay
Luis Suárez: #9 | Forward
Edinson Cavani: #21 | Forward
Spain
Diego Costa: #19 | Forward
Iago Aspas: #17 | Forward
Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo: #7 | Forward
Ricardo Quaresma: #20 | Midfielder
France
Paul Pogba: #15 | Midfielder
Australia
Mile Jedinak: #15 | Midfielder
Denmark
Yussuf Poulsen: #20 | Forward
Iceland
Alfred Finnbogason: #11 | Forward
Argentina
Sergio Aguero: #11 | Forward
Croatia
Luka Modric: #10 | Midfielder
Ante Rebić: #18 | Forward
Serbia
Aleksandar Kolarov: #11 | Defender
Brazil
Philippe Coutinho: #11 | Midfielder
Neymar: #10 | Forward
Switzerland
Steven Zuber: #14 | Midfielder
Granit Xhaka: #10 | Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri:
Sweden
Andreas Granqvist: #4 | Defender
Ola Toivonen: #20 | Forward
Mexico
Hirving Lozano: #22 | Forward
Javier Hernández: #14 | Forward
Belgium
Dries Mertens: #14 | Forward
Romelu Lukaku: #9 | Forward
Eden Hazard: #10 | Forward
Michy Batshuayi: #21 | Forward
England
Harry Kane: #9 | Forward
John Stones: #16 | Defender
Jesse Lingard (right): #7 | Midfielder
Tunisia
Ferjani Sassi: #13 | Midfielder
Japan
Shinji Kagawa: #10 | Midfielder
Yuya Osako: #15 | Forward
Keisuke Honda: #4 | Midfielder
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Takashi Inui: #14 | Midfielder
Senegal
Moussa Wague: #22 | Defender
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