Pavard wins FIFA World Cup goal of the tournament
France defender Benjamin Pavard's spinning right-foot shot against Argentina in the round of 16 came top out of 18 candidates for the award.
France defender Benjamin Pavard's spinning right-foot shot against Argentina in the round of 16 came top out of 18 candidates for the award.
France defender Benjamin Pavard's spinning right-foot shot against Argentina in the round of 16 came top out of 18 candidates for the award.
Paris: France right-back Benjamin Pavard has won the 2018 World Cup goal of the tournament award for his stunning strike against Argentina, FIFA announced on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old Stuttgart defender ran onto a left-wing cross from Lucas Hernandez and sent a right-footed half-volley spinning into the top corner to level eventual champions France's last-16 tie with Argentina at 2-2 in the 57th minute.
France went on to win the game 4-3 before beating Croatia in the final on July 15.
Pavard's effort won a public vote to be named the best of the 169 goals scored in the tournament, seeing off competition from Colombian midfielder Juan Quintero's free-kick against Japan and Luka Modric's goal in Croatia's group-stage thumping of Argentina.