JOE SportsTube: Best Goals of the 2010 World Cup

South Africa 2010 will be remembered as the World Cup were tactics were more valued than tricks, substance was a winner over style and fight was more employed than flair.

Football, via Spain, did win out in the end and although it was sometimes enthralling the World Cup’s latest instalment certainly wasn’t vintage. Jose Mourinho’s success with Inter Milan prompted a lot managers to employ a more defensive approach, while the Jabulani, a ball literally on the rise and fit only to be burst, murdered the free kick, the through ball and decent first touches.

However, with the best footballers in the world on display there was bound to be some magical moments. In this week’s JOE SportsTube we look at some of those brilliant moments and bask in the top goals in the 2010 World Cup.

Siphiwe Tshabalala (South Africa v Mexico)

This goal eclipsed the opening ceremony, sent the vuvuzelas into overdrive and gave the World Cup the most fitting start possible.

 

Maicon (Brazil v North Korea)

Did he mean it? If he did it truly is a sensational strike. He didn’t even catch it on the outside of the boot but bent it past the keeper at his near post.

 

David Villa (Spain v Honduras)

Even pushed out on the wing David Villa can be lethal. The World Cup winning hit man leaves three Honduras defenders in his wake before finishing in style.

 

Keisuke Honda (Japan v Denmark)

It seemed the Jabulani ball had killed the free kick. Just when the last rights of the setpiece were being read, however, Honda floated this fine effort home. Granted Danish minder Thomas Sorensen could have done better but this was possibly the best free kick of the tournament.

 

The boy has free kick form – check out some of these efforts:

 

Mesut Ozil (Germany v Ghana)

The ball sat up and screamed hit me so that’s what the brilliant young German did. Here is the result a sweetly struck half volley which won Germany a tense group game.

 

Fabio Quagliarella (Italy v Slovakia)

This cheeky effort came a little too late but at least the worst Italian team of all time made a best of list. Quagliarella’s lovely chip couldn’t prevent the then reigning world champions exiting the tournament but it ensured they at least had one positive contribution to World Cup 2010.

 

Luis Suarez (Uruguay v South Korea)

Forget bending it like Beckham, kids around the globe and women playing football in British movies will now be trying to ‘swerve it like Suarez’. The Uruguayan hitman wraps his foot around ball beautifully to curl it into the far corner.

 

Carlos Tevez (Argentina v Mexico)

His first goal will be remembered by Mexicans for all the wrong reasons but the whole world will recall the world’s hardest working striker’s second effort for all the right reasons. A bullet shot that nearly ripped into the net and a passionate celebration to match his first ever for West Ham.

 

Miroslav Klose (Germany v Argentina)

Easily the best team goal in this tournament. Germany break Argentine hearts by hitting them on the break to make it 4-0. Watch out for perfectly weighted pass from Ozil.

 

Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Holland v Uruguay)

Arsenal fans claim Giovanni Van Bronckhorst couldn’t hit a barn door during his stint in London. But he had no problem finding the top corner with this amazing effort. The former midfielder turned left back kept the infamous Jabulani away from Row Z and floated it into the back of the net.