Lineker wanted to applaud Maradona goal in 1986Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Day-by-day TV listings – Full coverage detailsThe feeling when the ball hits the back of the net… there’s nothing like it.And to do it for your country at a World Cup is arguably the ultimate football thrill. A great World Cup goal can bring sporting immortality – so who scored the greatest?Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards discussed the topic in the latest Match of the Day: Top 10 podcast. You can listen to the podcast on BBC Sounds and have your say by ranking your choices at the bottom of this page.Listen to Match of the Day Top 10: World Cup GoalsSaeed Al-Owairan: Saudi Arabia v Belgium (1994) (Richards: 9th, Shearer: 10th)Al-Owairan played his entire career in his native Saudi Arabia for Al-ShababSaudi Arabia had qualified for the World Cup for the first time – and Saeed Al-Owairan wrote his name in World Cup folklore.Deep in his own half, the forward latched on to a mistake from Enzo Scifo. Then he started running. And running. And running. And although he almost lost control of the ball in the opposition penalty area, he managed to poke a finish past Belgium goalkeeper Michel Preud’homme.Shearer: It was a very special goal.Lineker: It was from his own half – he beat about five players and it was a… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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Top 10 greatest World Cup goals
