The World Cup has produced countless memorable moments since its inception in 1930 and football fans can often be found reminiscing about their favourites goals of all time.
Throughout the history of the competition, there have been hundreds of stunning strikes and as a result, it can often be difficult to recount them all.
The tournament has the habit of producing outstanding moments which help shape the history of the sport and World Cup 2018 is highly likely to throw up yet more talking points, incidents and fantastic finishes.
We analyse five of the greatest World Cup goals of all-time and look at their significance on the competition.
Pele (Brazil)
The 1958 World Cup was held in Sweden and the hosts had enjoyed a profitable tournament which saw them progress to the final.
Their opponents were Brazil, a side who were still searching for their first ever World Cup title and possessed a hugely talented 17-year old, who went by the name of Pele.
The teenager hadn't made his debut until the third group game but despite only playing two matches at the tournament, he'd already bagged four goals.
At just 17 years and 249 days old, Pele became the youngest ever player to score in a World Cup final with a truly breathtaking goal.
With confidence which belied his age, Pele chested down a cross, nonchalantly flicked the ball over a Swedish defender before superbly volleying it into the back of the net.
He later added a second goal to help secure Brazil's first success in the competition but it was his first goal which lives long in the memory of football fans.
Geoff Hurst (England)
Geoff Hurst is synonymous with England's 1966 success at the World Cup. He scored a hat-trick at Wembley to ensure the hosts secured their first ever triumph in the competition.
The goal is perhaps overshadowed by the controversy surrounding the strike with the linesman insisting the ball had crossed the line despite vehement protestations from the West German players.
He caught the ball perfectly and rifled it towards goal where it rattled back off the woodwork and down onto the goal-line.
It was a thunderous strike which perfectly arrowed towards the goal and although Hurst later added another, it was his 101st-minute strike which is still talked about over 50 years later.
It remains England's only success in the competition to date.
Maradona (Argentina)
The 1986 World Cup quarter-final between Argentina and England is remembered for the "Hand of God" incident but Maradona's sensational strike just four minutes later is truly a work of art.
It has been dubbed 'the goal of the century' and is deemed to be the greatest individual strike of all-time. The Argentinian striker picked up the ball in his own half and headed towards the opposition's penalty area.
His 60-yard run saw him fend off challenges from four England players before leaving goalkeeper Peter Shilton flummoxed by his wonderful feint
He capped off the mesmerising solo run by coolly slotting it into the back of the net and putting his side 2-0 up.
Despite a late goal from Gary Lineker, Argentina held on and went on to secure the 1986 World Cup title. He went on to net twice during their semi-final victory over Belgium.
Carlos Alberto (Brazil)
Brazil were already 3-1 up against Italy in the final of the 1970 World Cup, but despite their dominance in this fixture, Carlos Alberto's goal will always be fondly remembered for helping coin the term 'the beautiful game'.
The right-back's fabulously ferocious strike was the end product of a wonderful team move which saw no fewer than nine Brazilian players involved.
The aforementioned Pele is credited with the assist and has been praised for his outstanding vision and hold-up play which helped spot the run of Alberto, who had pushed up from the half-way line.
There was a great patience and an unhurried nature about the build-up play and this was a wonderful Brazil team who dominated the sport and possessed an inordinate amount of talent.
Alberto's goal wasn't significant in terms of the outcome of this contest but it helped put the gloss on an already outstanding performance which saw them secure their third World Cup title.
Dennis Bergkamp (The Netherlands)
The hugely talented Dennis Bergkamp made his mark on the 1998 World Cup with a wonderful goal for the Netherlands.
His late strike helped see off Argentina and secure his side's place in the semi-finals where they would go on to face Brazil.
It was considered to be one of the most stylish goals of all-time and the former Arsenal play-maker needed just three touches before placing the ball beyond a helpless Carlos Roa.
In just 2.11 seconds, Bergkamp took a touch, turned sharply and coolly placed the ball under the onrushing goalkeeper. Ruud Gullit later described the goal as "perfect" and Bergkamp rates it as the best strike of his career.
A remarkable achievement considering the Dutchman scored numerous fantastic goals throughout his time on the pitch.
The Netherlands lost on penalties in the semi-finals, but despite this disappointment, Bergkamp's goal was a standout moment from the tournament and sent travelling Dutch fans into raptures.
