Messi Misses Out As FIFA Officially Unveils 10 2022 World Cup Goals Of The Tournament

FIFA has officially unveiled a list of 10 goals which the 2022 World Cup Goal of the tournament will be picked from.

 The Qatar World Cup did not disappoint with Lionel Messi's Argentina having the final say after an epic final against France. 

Messi's rasping effort against Mexico has however been overlooked in the FIFA list with Richarlison's acrobatic effort for Brazil against Serbia the frontrunner to bag the award. 

richarlison still holds the record for best goal this world cup btw 🙏 pic.twitter.com/bXtEAkcUHI

— cris 💌🇧🇷🇲🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 kylian defender (@ifeeIkindafree) December 14, 2022

The Tottenham Hotspur striker has been nominated twice having been on the end of a wonderful team goal against Switzerland.

 Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar's audacious chip against Serbia is also a strong contender for the award. 

The @FIFAWorldCup is just in its second round of matches but this goal by Vincent Aboubakar is my goal of the tournament. pic.twitter.com/plkt3g3n9z

— Emilio (@Emil_Abaloo) November 29, 2022

Golden Boot winner Kylian Mbappe will also have a say on the award after his round of 16 goal against Poland was also nominated. His PSG teammate Neymar's goal against Croatia has also been shortlisted.

Neymar INSANE goal vs croatia pic.twitter.com/qz8Wrj21gJ

— Bony (@urfavemermaid) December 18, 2022

 There were a few direct freekicks goals scored in Qatar and one of them was Mexico's Luis Chavez's effort from way out against Saudia Arabia. 

Full list of the nominees 

 1. Salem Al-Dawsari’s curling winner vs. Argentina 

2. Richarlison’s bicycle kick vs. Serbia 

3. Cody Gakpo’s outside-the-box hit vs. Ecuador 

4. Enzo Fernández curler vs. Mexico 

5. Vincent Aboubakar chip vs. Serbia 

6. Luis Chávez’s rocket free kick vs. Saudi Arabia 

7. Kylian Mbappé vs Poland 

8. Richarlison vs. South Korea

 9. Paik Seung-ho’s long-range shot vs. Brazil

 10. Neymar vs Croatia