The votes have been tallied and the four “16-seeds” from Brazil youth teams have been chosen:

With 61% of the vote, Paulinho’s goal against Germany in the 2017 U-17 World Cup beat out Weverson’s goal in the same game…

With 86% of the vote, Maicon’s solo goal vs. Paraguay in the 2004 Pre-Olympic Tournament advances over Adaílton’s volley against South Korea in the 1997 U-20 World Cup…

By unanimous (!) consent, Ronaldo’s goal in a U-23 friendly against Denmark in 1996 beat out Cássio’s half-volley against Mali in the 1989 U-20 World Cup…

And after a slow start, Oscar’s game-winning goal in the 2011 U-20 World Cup Final against Portugal beat out Walter’s super-long-range strike in the 2009 South American U-20 Championship.

Now for…

TODAY’S VOTING

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