1
1930 URU · ARG-FRA · 1930-07-15 · GROUP
Luis Monti
min 81 · Estadio Gran Parque Central · score after 1-0
INSTEP DRIVE
STRAIGHT_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Frequently recorded as a late free-kick winner; no usable strike-frame film found.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- unknown
- Approach
- unknown
- Body Angle
- UNKNOWN
- Distance
- UNKNOWN
- Curl
- unknown
ALL SOURCES
2
1934 ITA · SWE-ARG · 1934-05-27 · R16
Ernesto Belis
min 4 · Stadio Littoriale, Bologna · score after 0-1
INSTEP DRIVE
STRAIGHT_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
LOW CONF
Sole goal Belis (a defender) ever scored for Argentina. 25-yard direct free kick opened the scoring after 4 minutes. Argentina collapsed and lost 3-2. Only goal in the 1934 tournament tagged 'f' (free kick) by RSSSF. Outside-of-foot technique not historically associated with European/South American defenders of this era; right-foot instep drive is the period-typical mechanic. Pathe / Istituto Luce newsreel footage of 1934 does not preserve this match in clear form.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- unknown
- Approach
- head-on
- Body Angle
- —
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- unknown
ALL SOURCES
3
1954 SUI · BRA-MEX · 1954-06-16 · GROUP
Didi
min 29 · Stade des Charmilles, Geneva · score after 2-0
INSTEP DRIVE
DIPPING_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Didi's first WC free kick goal — his trademark 'folha seca' (dry leaf) dipping-instep technique that he had earlier pioneered for Botafogo / Brazil. The kick has frontal stance with vertical-axis dip from topspin rather than lateral Magnus curl. Public consciousness of the folha seca came later (1957 qualifier vs Peru), but technique itself is documented. Brazil won 5-0.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- topspin
- Approach
- head-on
- Body Angle
- 15°
- Distance
- 25m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
4
1954 SUI · URU-CZE · 1954-06-16 · GROUP
Juan Alberto Schiaffino
min 84 · Wankdorfstadion, Bern · score after 2-0
INSTEP DRIVE
STRAIGHT_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
LOW CONF
Schiaffino was a left-footed inside forward / inside-left; the period-typical FK technique for such a player is a left-foot inside-of-foot placement or instep drive. Goal sealed Uruguay's 2-0 opening win over Czechoslovakia. RSSSF tagged it 'f'; descriptive sources don't elaborate on the strike.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- unknown
- Approach
- head-on
- Body Angle
- —
- Distance
- —
- Curl
- unknown
ALL SOURCES
5
1954 SUI · HUN-KOR · 1954-06-17 · GROUP
Mihaly Lantos
min 16 · Hardturm, Zurich · score after 2-0
INSTEP DRIVE
STRAIGHT_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
LOW CONF
Hungarian left-back Lantos (a regular FK / penalty taker for the Golden Team) scored from a direct free kick during Hungary's 9-0 rout of South Korea. Left-foot instep drive is the period-typical mechanic — Lantos was known for powerful left-foot dead-ball strikes. Some sources cite the 18th or 19th minute; RSSSF says 16'. Limited footage.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- unknown
- Approach
- head-on
- Body Angle
- —
- Distance
- —
- Curl
- unknown
ALL SOURCES
6
1958 SWE · BRA-AUT · 1958-06-08 · GROUP
Nilton Santos
min 48 · Rimnersvallen, Uddevalla · score after 2-0
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
ATLAS 2/6
LOW CONF
SOURCE CONFLICT: RSSSF marks this goal as 'f' (free kick), but the widely-circulated narrative (Wikipedia, soccerworldcups.com, Brazilian press) describes it as a left-back marauding run that ignored coach Feola's instructions, finished one-on-one with goalkeeper Szanwald. The two accounts may be reconcilable if the run terminated in a direct free kick on the edge of the box, but contemporary footage to disambiguate is not preserved in clear form. Listed because RSSSF is the canonical machine-readable source. Technique fields kept low-confidence pending evidence.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- unknown
- Approach
- unknown
- Body Angle
- —
- Distance
- —
- Curl
- unknown
ALL SOURCES
7
1958 SWE · FRG-YUG · 1958-06-19 · QF
Helmut Rahn
min 12 · Malmö Stadion, Malmö · score after 1-0
INSTEP DRIVE
STRAIGHT_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
LOW CONF
SOURCE CONFLICT: RSSSF marks Rahn's 12-minute goal as 'f', but Wikipedia / hall-of-fame sources describe him 'dribbling in from the right wing past two defenders before shooting from an impossibly narrow angle' — that reads as open-play. Possible reconciliation: the dribble may have started from a free-kick taken short / quickly. Goal won West Germany the QF 1-0. Technique kept at low-confidence right-foot drive (Rahn's signature foot).
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- unknown
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- —
- Distance
- —
- Curl
- unknown
ALL SOURCES
8
1962 CHI · URS-URU · 1962-06-06 · GROUP
José Sasía
min 54 · Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica · score after 1-1
INSTEP DRIVE
STRAIGHT_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
LOW CONF
Equalising goal vs Lev Yashin's Soviet Union (USSR ultimately won 2-1). Sasía was Uruguay's centre-forward / inside-right. RSSSF tag 'f' is the only documented evidence the goal was a direct free kick; descriptive sources merely say 'Sasía equalised'. Period-typical right-foot instep drive assumed; low confidence on all technique fields.
- Foot
- unknown
- Spin
- unknown
- Approach
- head-on
- Body Angle
- —
- Distance
- —
- Curl
- unknown
ALL SOURCES
9
1962 CHI · CHI-URS · 1962-06-10 · QF
Leonel Sanchez
min 11 · Estadio Carlos Dittborn · score after 1-0
INSTEP DRIVE
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Near-post direct free kick against Lev Yashin; early film makes pose coding low confidence.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- UNKNOWN
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
10
1962 CHI · BRA-CHI · 1962-06-13 · SF
Jorge Toro
min 42 · Estadio Nacional · score after 2-1
INSTEP DRIVE
STRAIGHT_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Reported free-kick goal in the semi-final; limited public video quality.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- unknown
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 20°
- Distance
- UNKNOWN
- Curl
- unknown
ALL SOURCES
11
1966 ENG · BRA-BUL · 1966-07-12 · GROUP
Garrincha
min 63 · Goodison Park · score after 2-0
OUTSIDE-FOOT TRIVELA
OUTSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 4/6
HIGH CONF
Famous outside-of-foot free kick. Official/Wikidata minute metadata conflicts; FIFA+ clip identifies the 63rd minute.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 30°
- Distance
- 24m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
12
1966 ENG · BRA-BUL · 1966-07-12 · GROUP
Pele
min 15 · Goodison Park · score after 1-0
INSTEP DRIVE
DIPPING_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Low direct free kick through/around the wall; conventional body orientation.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 22m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
13
1970 MEX · BUL-PER · 1970-06-02 · GROUP
Hristo Bonev
min 4 · Estadio Leon · score after 1-0
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Wikidata/Transfermarkt method-coded direct free kick; visual coding pending.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- unknown
- Approach
- unknown
- Body Angle
- UNKNOWN
- Distance
- UNKNOWN
- Curl
- unknown
ALL SOURCES
14
1970 MEX · BUL-PER · 1970-06-02 · GROUP
Hector Chumpitaz
min 10 · Estadio Leon · score after 1-1
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Wikidata/Transfermarkt method-coded direct free kick; visual coding pending.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- unknown
- Approach
- unknown
- Body Angle
- UNKNOWN
- Distance
- UNKNOWN
- Curl
- unknown
ALL SOURCES
15
1970 MEX · BRA-TCH · 1970-06-03 · GROUP
Rivelino
min 24 · Estadio Jalisco · score after 1-1
INSTEP DRIVE
BANANA_CURVE
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
The 'atomic kick': heavy power plus curl, but with conventional approach alignment.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 25m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
16
1970 MEX · BRA-ROU · 1970-06-10 · GROUP
Pele
min 19 · Estadio Jalisco · score after 1-0
INSTEP DRIVE
DIPPING_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Direct free kick in Brazil's 3-2 win over Romania.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 22m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
17
1974 FRG · YUG-ZAI · 1974-06-18 · GROUP
Dragan Dzajic
min 14 · Parkstadion · score after 2-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Method-coded direct free kick in Yugoslavia's 9-0 win.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- UNKNOWN
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
18
1974 FRG · HAI-POL · 1974-06-19 · GROUP
Jerzy Gorgon
min 32 · Olympiastadion Munich · score after 0-2
INSTEP DRIVE
DIPPING_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Included from FIFA Collect Free Kick Magic; visual coding limited.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 20°
- Distance
- UNKNOWN
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
19
1974 FRG · BRA-GDR · 1974-06-26 · GROUP
Rivelino
min 61 · Niedersachsenstadion · score after 1-0
INSTEP DRIVE
STRAIGHT_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Free kick driven through a wall gap; some databases carry incorrect minute metadata.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 22°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
20
1974 FRG · ARG-BRA · 1974-06-30 · GROUP
Miguel Angel Brindisi
min 31 · Niedersachsenstadion · score after 1-1
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Wikidata/Transfermarkt method-coded direct free kick; visual coding pending.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- unknown
- Approach
- unknown
- Body Angle
- UNKNOWN
- Distance
- UNKNOWN
- Curl
- unknown
ALL SOURCES
21
1978 ARG · PER-SCO · 1978-06-03 · GROUP
Teofilo Cubillas
min 77 · Estadio Chateau Carreras · score after 3-1
OUTSIDE-FOOT TRIVELA
OUTSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 4/6
HIGH CONF
Canonical World Cup outside-foot free kick; body and run-up remain conventional rather than sideways.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 30°
- Distance
- 22m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
22
1978 ARG · BRA-PER · 1978-06-14 · GROUP
Dirceu
min 15 · Estadio Malvinas Argentinas · score after 1-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Method-coded direct free kick in Brazil's second-round win over Peru.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- UNKNOWN
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
23
1978 ARG · BRA-POL · 1978-06-21 · GROUP
Nelinho
min 13 · Estadio Malvinas Argentinas · score after 1-0
INSTEP DRIVE
DIPPING_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Free-kick attribution appears in FIFA Collect/Wikidata; distinguish from Nelinho's famous open-play outside-foot goal against Italy.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 28m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
24
1982 ESP · BRA-SCO · 1982-06-18 · GROUP
Zico
min 33 · Estadio Benito Villamarin · score after 2-1
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Classic wrapped inside-foot free kick.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 21m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
25
1982 ESP · FRA-KUW · 1982-06-21 · GROUP
Bernard Genghini
min 31 · Jose Zorrilla · score after 2-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Method-coded direct free kick; separate from the better-known Austria goal.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- UNKNOWN
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
26
1982 ESP · FRA-AUT · 1982-06-28 · GROUP
Bernard Genghini
min 39 · Vicente Calderon · score after 1-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Curled free kick gave France a second-round win.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 22m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
27
1982 ESP · ITA-ARG · 1982-06-29 · GROUP
Daniel Passarella
min 38 · Estadio Sarria · score after 2-1
OUTSIDE-FOOT TRIVELA
OUTSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 4/6
HIGH CONF
Outside-of-foot free kick reference; not a lateral-approach/sideways-stance strike.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 30°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
28
1982 ESP · POL-FRA · 1982-07-10 · OPEN
Janusz Kupcewicz
min 46 · Estadio Jose Rico Perez · score after 3-1
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Third-place playoff direct free kick; Wikidata minute qualifier is inconsistent, so 46 is used from match reporting.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- UNKNOWN
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
29
1986 MEX · MAR-FRG · 1986-06-17 · R16
Lothar Matthaus
min 88 · Estadio Universitario · score after 0-1
INSTEP DRIVE
DIPPING_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Late direct free kick settled the round-of-16 match.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 20°
- Distance
- 26m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
30
1986 MEX · FRA-FRG · 1986-06-25 · SF
Andreas Brehme
min 9 · Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara · score after 0-1
INSIDE FOOT CURL
STRAIGHT_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Rummenigge fouled on edge of area; Brehme's low left-foot FK rolled under French keeper Joel Bats's body into the goal. Sources describe as 'deflected' but the deflection is keeper-error (slipped under body), not a wall touch that changes direction — per scope rule the goal counts as direct FK. Goal scored in 9th minute. France went on to lose 2-0; Brazil-style Carré Magique generation's final WC tilt ended.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 20°
- Distance
- 25m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
31
1990 ITA · ESP-KOR · 1990-06-17 · GROUP
Míchel González
min 61 · Stadio Friuli, Udine · score after 2-1
INSIDE FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Second goal of Michel's hat-trick — a 'postage-stamp' free kick curled with the inside of the right foot into the top-left corner. Conventional inside-foot technique with a square body to the kick line.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- moderate_sidespin
- Approach
- head-on
- Body Angle
- 15°
- Distance
- 22m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
32
1990 ITA · BEL-KOR · 1990-06-21 · GROUP
Patrick Vervoort
min 29 · Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi · score after 1-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Method-coded direct free kick; visual coding pending.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- UNKNOWN
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
33
1990 ITA · TCH-CRC · 1990-06-23 · R16
Lubos Kubik
min 31 · Stadio San Nicola · score after 1-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Method-coded direct free kick in Czechoslovakia's win over Costa Rica.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- UNKNOWN
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
34
1990 ITA · ESP-YUG · 1990-06-26 · R16
Dragan Stojkovic
min 93 · Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi · score after 1-2
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Extra-time free kick, a classic inside-foot curl rather than outside-foot geometry.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 24m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
35
1990 ITA · FRG-ENG · 1990-07-04 · SF
Andreas Brehme
min 60 · Stadio delle Alpi · score after 1-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
DEFLECTED_LOOP
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Free kick deflected off Paul Parker; retained because method sources code it as direct, but trajectory is not clean.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 24m
- Curl
- deflection_changed_flight
ALL SOURCES
36
1994 USA · USA-SUI · 1994-06-18 · GROUP
Eric Wynalda
min 45 · Pontiac Silverdome · score after 1-1
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
USA equalizer from a direct free kick.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
37
1994 USA · USA-SUI · 1994-06-18 · GROUP
Georges Bregy
min 39 · Pontiac Silverdome · score after 0-1
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Opening-match dead-ball goal in the Silverdome.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
38
1994 USA · ARG-ROU · 1994-07-03 · R16
Ilie Dumitrescu
min 9 · Rose Bowl · score after 0-1
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Early free kick in Romania's knockout upset of Argentina.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 22m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
39
1994 USA · BRA-NED · 1994-07-09 · QF
Branco
min 81 · Cotton Bowl · score after 2-3
INSTEP DRIVE
DIPPING_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Power free kick through/around the wall; conventional run-up.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- topspin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 20°
- Distance
- 30m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
40
1994 USA · BUL-GER · 1994-07-10 · QF
Hristo Stoichkov
min 75 · Giants Stadium · score after 1-1
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Equalizing free kick in Bulgaria's upset of Germany.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
41
1998 FRA · ESP-NGA · 1998-06-13 · GROUP
Fernando Hierro
min 21 · Stade de la Beaujoire · score after 1-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Spanish opener from a curling free kick.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 24m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
42
1998 FRA · JPN-CRO · 1998-06-20 · GROUP
Davor Šuker
min 77 · Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes · score after 1-0
INSIDE FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Tournament Golden Boot winner Šuker scored direct from a free kick in Croatia's 1-0 win over Japan. Left foot, inside curl, struck along the ground. Some sources tag it as the only goal of the match; secondary detail (precise spot in the goal) inferred from compilation video frames.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- moderate_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 20°
- Distance
- 20m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
43
1998 FRA · YUG-IRN · 1998-06-21 · GROUP
Siniša Mihajlović
min 73 · Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne · score after 1-0
INSIDE FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Left-footed inside-foot curl around the wall past Nima Nakisa. Mihajlović was the most prolific FK specialist of his generation (Serie A record 28). Conventional curl mechanic. Note: source quoted match date is 21 June (some sources list 14 June; FIFA confirms Saint-Étienne 21 June).
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 20°
- Distance
- 25m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
44
1998 FRA · CHI-CMR · 1998-06-23 · GROUP
Jose Luis Sierra
min 20 · Stade de la Beaujoire · score after 1-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Curled free kick in Chile's group-stage draw.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
45
1998 FRA · COL-ENG · 1998-06-26 · GROUP
David Beckham
min 29 · Stade Bollaert-Delelis · score after 0-2
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Beckham's first World Cup goal; orthodox wrapped inside-foot technique.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 24m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
46
2002 KOR/JPN · GER-KSA · 2002-06-01 · GROUP
Bernd Schneider
min 47 · Sapporo Dome · score after 4-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Direct free kick in Germany's 8-0 win.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
47
2002 KOR/JPN · PAR-RSA · 2002-06-02 · GROUP
Francisco Arce
min 55 · Busan Asiad Main Stadium · score after 2-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Curled free kick gave Paraguay a 2-0 lead.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
48
2002 KOR/JPN · BRA-CHN · 2002-06-08 · GROUP
Roberto Carlos
min 15 · Jeju World Cup Stadium · score after 1-0
INSTEP DRIVE
DIPPING_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Power free kick with conventional forward run-up; not the 1997 Tournoi de France banana kick.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 20°
- Distance
- 25m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
49
2002 KOR/JPN · TUN-BEL · 2002-06-10 · GROUP
Raouf Bouzaiene
min 17 · Oita Stadium · score after 1-1
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Method-coded direct free kick equalizer.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
50
2002 KOR/JPN · SWE-ARG · 2002-06-12 · GROUP
Anders Svensson
min 59 · Miyagi Stadium · score after 1-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Free kick helped eliminate Argentina from the group.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
51
2002 KOR/JPN · RSA-ESP · 2002-06-12 · GROUP
Gaizka Mendieta
min 46 · Daejeon World Cup Stadium · score after 2-3
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Method-coded direct free kick in Spain's 3-2 win.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 22m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
52
2002 KOR/JPN · BEL-RUS · 2002-06-14 · GROUP
Johan Walem
min 7 · Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa · score after 1-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Early direct free kick in Belgium's 3-2 win over Russia.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 24m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
53
2002 KOR/JPN · ENG-BRA · 2002-06-21 · QF
Ronaldinho
min 50 · Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa · score after 1-2
INSTEP DRIVE
CHIP
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Long free kick/lob over Seaman; not outside-foot and not lateral approach.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- backspin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 20°
- Distance
- 35m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
54
2002 KOR/JPN · KOR-TUR · 2002-06-29 · OPEN
Lee Eul-yong
min 9 · Daegu World Cup Stadium · score after 1-1
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Direct free kick in the third-place match.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
55
2006 GER · KOR-TOG · 2006-06-13 · GROUP
Lee Chun-soo
min 54 · Commerzbank-Arena · score after 1-1
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Second-half free kick turned the game after Togo's red card.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
56
2006 GER · ESP-UKR · 2006-06-14 · GROUP
David Villa
min 17 · Zentralstadion · score after 2-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Free kick deflected through the wall; retained as a direct FK goal by method sources.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
57
2006 GER · NED-CIV · 2006-06-16 · GROUP
Robin van Persie
min 23 · Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion · score after 1-0
INSTEP DRIVE
DIPPING_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Powerful left-footed free kick.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- topspin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 20°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
58
2006 GER · CRC-POL · 2006-06-20 · GROUP
Ronald Gomez
min 25 · AWD-Arena · score after 1-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
Method-coded direct free kick in Costa Rica's final group match.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
59
2006 GER · CRO-AUS · 2006-06-22 · GROUP
Darijo Srna
min 2 · Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion · score after 1-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Opening free kick after 117 seconds.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 24m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
60
2006 GER · ENG-ECU · 2006-06-25 · R16
David Beckham
min 60 · Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion · score after 1-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Knockout winner; classic inside-foot curl.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
61
2010 RSA · GRE-NGA · 2010-06-17 · GROUP
Kalu Uche
min 16 · Free State Stadium · score after 0-1
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Free kick/cross carried directly into goal with no attacking touch.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- backspin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 28m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
62
2010 RSA · NGA-KOR · 2010-06-22 · GROUP
Park Chu-young
min 49 · Moses Mabhida Stadium · score after 1-2
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
MEDIUM CONF
South Korea's second goal; Wikidata minute metadata appears corrupted by another Park event.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 24m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
63
2010 RSA · DEN-JPN · 2010-06-24 · GROUP
Keisuke Honda
min 17 · Royal Bafokeng Stadium · score after 0-1
KNUCKLEBALL
KNUCKLEBALL_SWERVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Jabulani-era knuckle/swerve free kick.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- knuckleball_no_spin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 20°
- Distance
- 30m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
64
2010 RSA · DEN-JPN · 2010-06-24 · GROUP
Yasuhito Endo
min 30 · Royal Bafokeng Stadium · score after 0-2
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Second Japanese free kick in the same match.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
65
2010 RSA · URU-GHA · 2010-07-02 · QF
Diego Forlan
min 55 · Soccer City · score after 1-1
KNUCKLEBALL
KNUCKLEBALL_SWERVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Swerving Jabulani equalizer.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- knuckleball_no_spin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 20°
- Distance
- 27m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
66
2014 BRA · SUI-FRA · 2014-06-20 · GROUP
Blerim Dzemaili
min 81 · Arena Fonte Nova · score after 1-5
INSTEP DRIVE
STRAIGHT_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Low free kick under/through the wall late in the match.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 20°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
67
2014 BRA · NGA-ARG · 2014-06-25 · GROUP
Lionel Messi
min 45+1 · Estadio Beira-Rio · score after 1-2
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Classic Messi left-foot curl.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
68
2014 BRA · BRA-COL · 2014-07-04 · QF
David Luiz
min 69 · Estadio Castelao · score after 2-0
KNUCKLEBALL
KNUCKLEBALL_SWERVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Long knuckle/dipping free kick; conventional body alignment.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- knuckleball_no_spin
- Approach
- head-on
- Body Angle
- 15°
- Distance
- 32m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
69
2018 RUS · RUS-KSA · 2018-06-14 · GROUP
Aleksandr Golovin
min 90+4 · Luzhniki Stadium · score after 5-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Official FIFA+ free-kick clip; absent from Wikidata method query.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
70
2018 RUS · POR-ESP · 2018-06-15 · GROUP
Cristiano Ronaldo
min 88 · Fisht Stadium · score after 3-3
KNUCKLEBALL
KNUCKLEBALL_SWERVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Hat-trick equalizer; knuckle/instep mechanics rather than outside-foot curl.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- knuckleball_no_spin
- Approach
- head-on
- Body Angle
- 15°
- Distance
- 22m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
71
2018 RUS · CRC-SRB · 2018-06-17 · GROUP
Aleksandar Kolarov
min 56 · Samara Arena · score after 0-1
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Captain's winner; conventional left-foot curl.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 24m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
72
2018 RUS · COL-JPN · 2018-06-19 · GROUP
Juan Fernando Quintero
min 39 · Mordovia Arena · score after 1-1
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
STRAIGHT_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Under-wall free kick; deception is wall behavior, not body-axis decoupling.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 20°
- Distance
- 20m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
73
2018 RUS · GER-SWE · 2018-06-23 · GROUP
Toni Kroos
min 95 · Fisht Stadium, Sochi · score after 2-1
INSIDE FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
10-man Germany trailed, then equalised. Tap-off routine (Reus rolls to Kroos) at acute angle on the left edge of the box; right-footed inside-foot curl over the wall, past Olsen's despairing hand into the far top-right corner. Last-gasp tournament-saving strike.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 30°
- Distance
- 22m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
74
2018 RUS · URU-RUS · 2018-06-25 · GROUP
Luis Suarez
min 10 · Samara Arena · score after 1-0
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Low near-post free kick.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 21m
- Curl
- moderate
ALL SOURCES
75
2018 RUS · CRO-ENG · 2018-07-11 · SF
Kieran Trippier
min 5 · Luzhniki Stadium · score after 0-1
INSIDE-FOOT CURL
INSIDE_CURL
ATLAS 3/6
HIGH CONF
Semi-final opener; classic inside-foot arc.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- heavy_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 23m
- Curl
- major_1.5m_plus
ALL SOURCES
76
2022 QAT · BEL-MAR · 2022-11-27 · GROUP
Abdelhamid Sabiri
min 73 · Al Thumama Stadium, Doha · score after 0-1
INSIDE FOOT CURL
DIPPING_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Cross-shot from tight left-side angle (substitute Sabiri whipped a right-footed dipping in-swinger). Officially credited as a direct free kick (FIFA, IFAB-line goes directly in). Some reports describe a grazing touch by Saiss — but it was awarded as Sabiri's goal and is the first ever direct WC FK for Morocco AND the first direct FK of Qatar 2022. Courtois caught flat-footed at his near post.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- light_sidespin
- Approach
- angled
- Body Angle
- 25°
- Distance
- 25m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
77
2022 QAT · WAL-ENG · 2022-11-29 · GROUP
Marcus Rashford
min 50 · Ahmad bin Ali Stadium · score after 0-1
INSTEP DRIVE
DIPPING_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
Power free kick; official FIFA+ clip has correct minute, Wikidata qualifier does not.
- Foot
- right
- Spin
- topspin
- Approach
- head-on
- Body Angle
- 15°
- Distance
- 24m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES
78
2022 QAT · KSA-MEX · 2022-11-30 · GROUP
Luis Chavez
min 52 · Lusail Stadium · score after 0-2
INSTEP DRIVE
DIPPING_DRIVE
ATLAS 2/6
HIGH CONF
One of Qatar's standout dead-ball strikes; long, driven, conventional approach.
- Foot
- left
- Spin
- topspin
- Approach
- head-on
- Body Angle
- 15°
- Distance
- 30m
- Curl
- minor
ALL SOURCES