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FIFA Club World Cup; Copa del Rey. He scored his first goal for his country in 1957 in a 2-1 defeat against Argentina in Rio de Janeiro and continued to find the net regularly through the late. Ronaldo's first goal at the tournament came in the second game against Iran as he scored a penalty - stepping up to the mark ahead of Figo - in a 2-0 win in Frankfurt. This article lists each country's goalscorers in the FIFA Women's World Cup.There are 373 goalscorers for the 917 goals scored at the 8 editions of the World Cup final tournaments. 17 Numbers in green means the player finished as the tournament top scorer (or joint top scorer).

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Diego Maradona's (ARG) second goal against England at the 1986 FIFA World Cup™ has been voted the FIFA World Cup Goal of the Century in a recent poll hosted on FIFAworldcup.com, the Official Website of the 2002 FIFA World Cup™.

Over the past six weeks, FIFAworldcup.com, in conjunction with Budweiser, has given fans the chance to vote online for the greatest goal ever scored in FIFA World Cup history. Using exclusive video footage from the FIFA archives, football fans from around the globe have selected weekly winners from the past five weeks.

Maradona's unforgettable strike came top of the league winning the final knockout stage this week with 18062 votes. England's Michael OWEN (ENG) followed closely in second with his effort in 1998 finals, edging the legendary PELE (BRA) into third place. The top ten goals of the FIFA World Cup™ Goal of the Century, as voted for by fans from around the world, reads as follows:

FIFAworldcup.com Goal of the Century - FINAL Top Ten Table

1. Maradona (1986 vs ENG): 18,062 Votes Michael OWEN (1998 vs ARG): 10,631 Votes PELE (1958 vs SWE): 9,880 Votes Maradona (1986 vs BEL): 9,642 Votes Gheorghe HAGI (1994 vs COL): 9,297 Votes Saeed OWAIRAN (1994 vs BEL): 6,756 Votes Roberto BAGGIO (1990 vs CZH): 6,694 Votes Carlos ALBERTO (1970 vs ITA): 5,388 Votes Lothar MATTHAEUS (1990 vs YUG): 4,191 Votes Vincenzo SCIFO (1990 vs URG): 2,935 Votes Over the 6 weeks of the Goal of the Century competition, a truly amazing 341,460 votes have been cast from over 150 countries worldwide. Making this the first truly global vote where genuine football fans decide who has scored the greatest goal in FIFA World Cup™ history rather than the 'experts' and 'pundits'.

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'FIFA is proud to be able to offer the fans of the world online access to its vintage film and TV archives through innovative programs such as the FIFA World Cup™ Goal of the Century,' said Charles-Henry CONTAMINE, FIFA's Head of Internet. 'It's truly great to see so many fans across the world making their voices heard by voting Maradona's goal 'The FIFA World Cup™ Goal of the Century' he added.

Now that the voting has finished, the fans can still see the top 3 FIFA World Cup™ Goals of the Century, as presented by Budweiser, on the pure football section of FIFAworldcup.com.

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Budweiser, Official FIFA Partner and Official Sponsor of FIFAworldcup.com, was the sponsor of the Goal of the Century, further underscoring the company's active and extensive commitment to football. In addition to the Goal of the Century, Budweiser is also exclusive sponsor of 'The Budweiser Challenge-The Official FIFA World Cup Pick and Win Game,' a free multi-language game on FIFAworldcup.com, where people can predict the finish of all eight groups and the points each team will earn during the first round of competition. The Budweiser Challenge currently has more than 250,000 players, including more than 12,000 fans in both the 'Fans of Argentina' and 'Fans of England' groups. 'Fans of United States' ranks third with nearly 9,800 group members.

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1998 FIFA World Cup™

For the first time in the history of the World Cup final competition, the 'Golden Goal' rule will apply when the knock-out phase begins.

Who Scored The First Ever Fifa World Cup Goal

From the Round of 16 on, matches which are drawn after 90 minutes will go into extra time (2 x 15 minutes). The first team to score a goal in extra time will immediately be declared the winner. If there is no goal scored in 30 minutes of extra time, the match will be settled in the customary manner by a penalty shoot-out.

The 'Golden Goal' rule has been used by FIFA since the 1993 World Youth Championship in Australia and has become a regular feature of FIFA's youth competitions, the Olympic Football Tournaments and the FIFA/Confederations Cup.

The first World Cup 'Golden Goal' was scored on 16 November 1997 by a player who had only been on the pitch since the start of extra time. This was Japan's Masayuki Okada who scored in the 118th minute to clinch a 3-2 victory for his country against Iran in the AFC play-off match.

The two most famous 'Golden Goals' were both scored some two years ago. Only a few minutes into extra time, Germany's Oliver Bierhoff put an abrupt end to the dreams of the Czech Republic in the 1996 EURO final match. Later that year, Nwankwo Kanu sealed Brazil's fate in the Olympic semi-final, sending Nigeria to the gold medal match.

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In the first-round group matches of the 1998 World Cup, three points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. Groups will be determined according to the following criteria:

(a) number of points,
(b) goal difference,
(c) number of goals scored,
(d) score of direct encounter,
(e) drawing lots.