The internet is often a pretty loathsome place, what with the political, tribal vitriol humans have for one another. But on occasion it can be a pretty cool place, like with these goal emojis that inundated Twitter on Thursday.
At the prompting of the @MundialMag account, a number of soccer fans described their favorite goals using only emojis.
Describe your favourite goal using only emoji.
— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) December 6, 2018
The results were fun and entertaining. Let’s see how many you can figure out.
We’ll start with an easy one.
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https://t.co/RY8sRZcLIk— U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) December 6, 2018
Seeing that this is from the USWNT’s Twitter account, it’s pretty easy to figure out this will be a goal from the USWNT. Add in the initials for the goal scorer, the hint that it was in a World Cup and the opposing team, you should be able to figure it out by now.
Yep, it’s Carli Lloyd’s midfield strike against Japan in the 2015 Women’s World Cup Final, one of Lloyd’s three goals on the day as the USWNT claimed its third World Cup title.
Now then, let’s get down to business. We’ll number 10 goals here and then place the answers at the bottom. See how many you can get and let us know how you did.
Goal Emojis
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— KAPPA (@iHbuw) December 6, 2018
2.
— Andy (@GibboAndy) December 6, 2018
3.
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— Antoine (@antoine_wgn) December 6, 2018
4.
2010
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— Anto (@Anto19zgz) December 6, 2018
5.
— Bilva (@mustaphames92) December 6, 2018
6.
Dortmund, 4th of July 2006, 119'
— Pierpaolo Peroni (@ppgreco17) December 6, 2018
7.
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— Chris Mann (@chrismann89) December 6, 2018
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4-1 10— MohZen (@mohznd) December 6, 2018
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— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 6, 2018
10.
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2016— Dan (@djpa97) December 6, 2018
Bonus Question: Favorite Save
Favourite save:
— Nadim Lilani (Nadz) (@6thmetatarsal) December 6, 2018
Answers
1.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic vs. England, 2012 Friendly
2.
Roberto Carlos vs. France, 1997 Tournoi de France
3.
Benjamin Pavard vs. Argentina, 2018 World Cup
4.
Andres Iniesta vs. Netherlands, 2010 World Cup
5.
Diego Maradona vs. England, 1986 World Cup
6.
Alessandro Del Piero vs. Germany, 2006 World Cup
7.
Paul Gascoigne vs. Scotland, 1996 Euros
8.
Sergio Ramos vs. Atlético Madrid, 2014 Champions League Final
9.
Carlos Alberto vs. Italy, 1970 World Cup Final
Classic pic.twitter.com/uQbO324T0Q
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 6, 2018
10.
Eder vs. France, 2016 Euro Final
Bonus Question
Doggo, 2018
This dog made a heroic goal-line stop in an Argentine third tier match pic.twitter.com/BxqZgW3sTy
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 5, 2018