In the 10th minute of the
match during the 3rd round of the group stage, the forward reached a ball
crossed into the penalty area and, despite being at a tight angle, opened the
scoring by beautifully chipping the ball over the opposition goalkeeper.
"Calculated down to
the centimeter and perfectly executed, this goal became a defining, brilliant
moment of Uzbekistan's debut at the World Cup," stated the official FIFA
website.
In the public voting
process, Shomurodov’s goal outperformed the strikes of global superstars such
as Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, and Vinícius Júnior.
For information, the
Uzbekistan national team participated in the World Cup for the first time in
its history. Having suffered defeats against Colombia, Portugal, and DR Congo
in the group stage matches, the Uzbek team exited the tournament.
