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The Greatest Seleção Goal of All Time: Second Round, Part 3

July 5, 2020 / / 0 Comments

In the last round of voting…

Despite a vocal showing from the Jairzinho-vs-England-in-1970 fan club, Roberto Carlos’ free kick against France won easily with 78% of the vote.

Bebeto’s goal against the Netherlands in 1994 earned 89% of the votes over Elano’s smash against Portugal in 2008.

In the closest contest of the day, Pelé’s famous goal in the 1958 World Cup final got 69% of the vote over Sócrates’ famous goal in the 1982 World Cup opener. Nice.

Lastly, Ronaldinho’s free kick against England in the 2002 World Cup beat Júlio Baptista’s bicycle kick against Catalunya in 2004 with 88% of the vote.

You can view the whole bracket here.

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The Greatest Seleção Goal of All Time: First Round Voting, Part 6

June 15, 2020 / / 0 Comments

In the last round of voting…

Ronaldinho’s solo goal against Haiti in 2004 upset Neymar’s volley against Mexico in the 2013 Confederations Cup, managing 55% of the vote:

Kaká’s opener against Egypt at the 2009 Confederations Cup scooted past Paulinho’s long-range shot against Uruguay in a 2017 World Cup qualifier, with 65% of the vote:

Éder’s game-winning goal from the opening match of the 1982 World Cup got 91% of the vote over Rivelino’s clinching goal in the 1989 World Cup of Masters final:

And Oscar’s goal against Belarus at the 2012 Olympic Games beat out Daniela’s opener against Norway in the 2008 Olympic quarterfinal, with 71% of the vote:

You can peruse the whole bracket here.

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TODAY’S VOTING

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