Most Beautiful Goal in the World

hmmm … interesting goals Jan.

id like to post my favorite top ten of goals ive seen.. And since im 23, havent seen much before 94 lets say hehe.. So im starting there.

Also, although u dont mention whether they should be goals of the national squad, i guess this is what you are hinting at…

My top 10, not necessarily for their beauty, mainly for their significance

10- van persie v/s ivory coast in 2006 (relieved so much tension, i screamed like never before after he scored this goal)

9 - Kluivert v/s yugoslavia in 2000 (an ode to kluivert’s tourney, the best of his amazing 5 goals)

8 - Ruud van Nistelrooy v/s Germany in 2004 (ruuds best goal in a major tourney - what an equalizer)

7 - Kluivert v/s England in 1996 (although we lost miserably to england 4-1 that day, the consolation goal is just one of the many beautiful partnership goals between bergkamp and kluivert)

6 - edgard davids v/s yugoslavia in 1998 (no one, i think, can forget this goal)

5 - frank de boer v/s france in 2000 (great free kick)

4 - Kluivert v/s Brazil in 1998 (very important goal, for many reasons, illusions of a possible final)

3 - overmars v/s yugoslavia in 2000 (overmars’ best)

2 - wim Jonk v/s Saudi Arabia in 1994 (i cant forget how he stood there afterwards, motionless..)

1 - Bergkamp v/s Argentina in 1998 (no comment!!)

does anyone remember all those goals?

Oh yeah, Rami. Remember them all. De Boer’s free kick was great, but I didn’t list it because it didn’t really matter at that stage. I like Davids’ goal against Yugo also because of the embrace with Hiddink. Two years earlier he hated him :-). Great list!

Posted from  Australia

Some history we have here with this goals. I have been trying to put together my top 10 goals but I just couldn’t do it.
By only remembering this goals I want to cry, so much beauty and emotions mixed at once.
I have 21 years of age and I have followed the Dutch team since the 1994 WK and the most beautiful goal I have watched with no doubt was Bergkamp’s goal against Argentina, poor Ayala he is a good defender but with Bergkamp he looked like a kid.
If I had seen Marco’s goal in the 1988 final (live) I would have died of a heart attack hahahahaha.

Posted from  Mexico

Nice comments here: Jan, is my post lost???

Heres the nr1 goal in my oranje-football-life:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY5rjO_Q7W0

still almost makes me cry..

grz

Posted from  Netherlands

@Jan; hope youre joking on Bogarde and Melchiot, these are just two big black guys who only LOOK solid..Bogarde just played for the money (like 4 years on the bench just collecting, hes a guy who really believed it was all about him..remember the tittle of his autobiografie ‘deze neger buigt voor niemand = ‘this negro will bent for nobody’..heres a guy who fought that if you critized him you would critize him cause he was black… hes a disgusting man and person and im so very glad ill never have to listen to his bullshit anymore..what a total wanker he is..

btw; never trust a defender with dreadlocks!!!

@Rami: how did that Jonk goal go?? cant remember..

grtz

Posted from  Netherlands

Haha :-), no, i wasn’t joking. I like that dreadlock thing, though. No, really… Bogarde was tough, fast and ruthless. I like that in defenders. Claudio Gentile, Huub Stevens, Stuart Pearce, Win Rijsbergen, Jaap Stam, Vierchowod, Tony Adams, John Terry… The beauty of defending. Bogarde was a nutcase for sure, but you’d rather have him with you then against you.

Posted from  Australia

Goose… I checked the posts that are waiting moderation and there is nothing from you. Normally, all your posts are sort of swayed through to the site, no worries. So, I’m not sure what happened to it… Sorry mate…

Posted from  Australia

@Jan; thats to bad, it took me almost a day to find most of the goals..ill end this one with the Haan goal..
agree that the defender you name are all very intimidating but they are defenders only, theyre no use in building to attack..Stevens was just a kicker (wasnt it Kees Tol from Az that he kicked balck and bue after the former had scored against Psv?).. Stam looks impressive but he hasnt given a decent cross all his footballing life (sorry JJStam)..
lost track of Melchiot to be honest, ill give him a change as long as he shaves of his dreadlocks..the only footballer who was/is aload to weare them is Gullit!!!

Haan v Italy WC78:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_KR65kNDlI

grzt

Posted from  Netherlands

@Jan,
I haven’t seen melchiot play in a while so i can’t really comment on his form, and although i have never been a fan of his, I was more surprised than anything else to see him included in the team. we can certainly use a strong stopper, so i’m glad to hear that you think he’ll be a good addition to oranje.

Posted from  Canada

goose: long distance shot in the 50th minute.. been trying to find a video, no luck.

Posted from  Canada

Im actually glad that Bouma has be re-admitted to the squad. Always thought he was a fine defender. Recent years were so-so, i agree, but under his new manager in aston villa, hes right back up there..
Hope to see him in action in the upcoming friendlies.

Posted from  Canada

Im actually glad that Bouma has be re-admitted to the squad. Always thought he was a fine defender. Recent years were so-so, i agree, but under his new manager in aston villa, hes right back up there..
Hope to see him in action in the upcoming friendlies.

Posted from  Canada

hehe, you see Jan, making duplicate comments just for you

Posted from  Canada

@Rami; actually saw bouma play live at Anfield few months ago..he played very solid (and Kuyt scored the opener!), think he started as a midfieldplayer and then Erik Gerets made him a defender so i think hes also able to bring the ball in play from the back and know has grown stronger in the Prem.Leg..
btw; that Overmars goal you name is it the one when he turnes inside? Seem to somehowe have blocked out al my euro2000 memories,
btw2; i dont remember the Jonk goal but i do remember than during the WC Wim Jonk lost his best friend in Holland in a car crash, that could be the reason for his motionless standing

@Jan; nr4 is the one where we trailed 2-0 in Ireland after the first half, then they changed to 4-3-3 and won 3-2. vanBasten scored a header from a corner and Gullit one with the outside..vanBasten tried a handstand while celebrating and almost broke his neck!, saw it on video, too young to remember..forgot about de deWit goal, so sad that a talent like that got so ill, great goal

well have a (bit outdated) very funny tube on vanBasten..check it out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIWm6t4-Byk

grzt

Posted from  Netherlands

after a very very long search, just for you buddy, i was able to find the overmars goal on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMmiw-hMlfM&mode=related&search=

the video is called euro 2000 goals. tune in to 6:38 of it, and that would get you straight to the holland-yugoslavia match MInd you in the video, u can also find the unforgettable holland-france match..

Enjoy!! that video will defintely bring all of your euro 2000 memory back in order

Posted from  Canada

As for Jonk, Im pretty sure that the “motionless standing with one arm high up” is Jonk’s trademark celebration. Socres a goal, and then Cool as Ice..

Versus Saudi Arabia In 94 was probably just the first time i saw him do that.. It was ana amazing sigh!!!

Posted from  Canada

Hi Iam Ishmael from Australia. I lived in Lebanon long time. I love football and like Dutch football, but I think most players now are worse than players from the past. I like Van Basten and Wouters and Koeman. We watch AC Milan always. Me think best goals are from Van Basten and Cruyff always, but I like best goal ever is Dick Nananga in WC78 finals. He ugly player can not do football but he was the only player against Argentina to match Kempes.

Posted from  Australia

@rami; thanks mate, appriciate it.. btw, i was wrong about Jonk, it was during France98 that he lost his best friend..didnt he score a long range goal against Ireland too where the goalie made a big mistake??…my memorie is faling me *&(*&(*$$#$Q#$

Posted from  Netherlands

yea he did.. but that goal was not as beautiful, partially because, as u mentioned, the irish goalie was supposed to catch it.

the one against saudi arabia however was just one hell of a cracker !!

its a shame i cant seem to find highlights of the netherlands goals in wc94 anywhere. Anyone?

Posted from  Canada

i think dennis bergkamp goal is the best

Posted from  Nigeria

yeah, Pat Bonner was the goalie right??

Ill have a look for some W94 stuff..remember the Bergkamp goal against Brasil in the quarterfinal?? We really had a change of beating thoose damned brasilians (again, like 4 years later), i remember that terrible Dunga free-kick after a foul was made on Overmars(?) which the ref didnt see and gave a freekick to Brasil…another wasted change for Oranej

Posted from  Netherlands

Yeah, that was bad. I also remember Bebeto being off side for the 2-0. Bitch of a game, that was.

Posted from  Australia

yeah (Romario was ofside), and that stupid way of celibrating..the thing were they rock their hands like if theyre rocking a baby, first time i ever saw that..wanted to throw the tv through the window..

Posted from  Netherlands

Hi Ishmael, welcome mate. You are welcome :-). Dick Nanninga eh? Man, that was typical guy. What was he, a farmers’ hand, a post delivery man, can’t remember… He did score in the WC finals, for sure. Not many people, let alone Dutch people, can say that….

Posted from  Australia