In the last round of voting…
Kaká’s solo goal against Argentina easily beat Ronaldinho’s solo goal against Haiti, with 79% of the vote.
Nelinho’s famous goal against Italy in 1978 thumped another Kaká goal, against Egypt in 2009, with 85% of the vote.
Despite my best efforts to convince you all to vote otherwise, Éder’s goal against the USSR in 1982 absolutely thrashed Oscar’s goal against Belarus in the 2012 Olympics, with 89% of the vote.
In a surprisingly close contest given how one-sided the other votes were this round, the team goal from the end of the 2005 Confederations Cup final beat Zico’s acrobatic goal against New Zealand in 1982 with 60% of the vote.
You can view the whole bracket here.
And now…
TODAY’S VOTING
Our first matchup pits the seemingly unstoppable team goal that capped off the 1970 World Cup final against Italy…
…against this spectacular Romário volley from a 1997 friendly vs. Mexico.
The next matchup features Careca’s opening goal in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal defeat to France…
…and Marta’s equalizing goal against the USA in an eventual 3-2 comeback win in the 2014 Torneio Internacional de Futebol Femenino.
Now a matchup of great World Cup goals: David Luiz vs. Colombia in the 2014 quarterfinals…
…faces Edmilson vs. Costa Rica in the 2002 group stage.
We wrap up the second round with a tough choice between iconic goals. Bebeto’s volley against Argentina in the final group stage of the 1989 Copa América?
Or Marta’s solo effort against the USA in the 2007 World Cup semifinal?
Let’s see if we can’t wrap this up and move on to the round of 16 by Tuesday night.
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