FIFA World Cup 2022: Top Five Celebrations of the tournament so far

The FIFA World Cup is known as much for its celebrations as it does for the goals or the victories. Be it Andres Iniesta’s “Dani Jarque, always with us” reveal at the 2010 World Cup final or Siphiwe Tshabalala’s Macarena dance or Diego Maradona’s fiery celebration in 1994, all of these are etched into the history books for the purity of joy it brought.

The FIFA World Cup 2022 has also seen some memorable celebrations in Qatar. Let’s look at five of the best ones so far.

Brazil coach Tite against South Korea

Brazil’s coach Tite was seen dancing with the players after Richarlison scored a beautifully curated team goal in the 30^th minute against South Korea. Brazil won this match by 4-1 and later qualified for the quarterfinals. Tite however was later criticised for dancing and disrespecting the opposition.

Brazil crashed out of the FIFA World Cup 2022 against Croatia in the Quarterfinals.

Osman Bukari does Cristiano Ronaldo’s Siu vs Portugal

To play against one of your idols is a very rare feat in any sport but that is what Ghana’s Osman Bukari managed to achieve. The 24-year-old got one back for Ghana who were lagging 3-1 against Portugal in a do-or-die match. After scoring, however, the Ghana attacker ran to the corner flag and recreated Cristiano Ronaldo’s Siu celebration much to the dismay of the Portuguese superstar.

Morocco’s Achraf Hamiki does the Waddle vs Spain

With the game on the line, the PSG star took a beautiful Panenka in the decisive penalty shot against Spain to get his team into the quarterfinal. The ice-cold player also came up with an ice-cold celebration as he waddled after scoring the winner.

Lionel Messi’s ‘revengful’ celebration against Netherlands

The Netherlands quarterfinal match against Argentina was a fiery contest between two quality teams. The Netherlands came back from two goals down to level the match and take it into extra time. With both teams playing some defensive football, the match went onto penalty.

Netherlands and Argentina players also had a scuffle in the game which boiled over after Argentina’s win in the penalty shoot-out. Messi who is often reserved was seen cupping his years in front of the Netherlands dugout- a celebration that is certain to go down in history as one of the most satisfactory.

Rafael Leao does the Griddy against Switzerland

Portuguese forward Leao put the game to bed with 6^th goal for Portugal against Switzerland in the Round of 16. To celebrate the goal, Leao did the first Griddy, a celebration made famous by NFL players in the USA.

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