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The volley of Benjamin Pavard against Argentina was voted the best goal of the World Cup by the fans. More than 3 million fans had to decide among 18 goals. Also included were Quaresma, Chadli, Mertens, Januzaj, Coutinho, Kroos, Di Maria, Cheryshev (2x), Cristiano Ronaldo, Modric, Lingard, Musa, Messi, Quintero, Nacho, Dzyuba.
He scored this superb volley of the right in the 57th minute of play while France was led 2-1. It was his first goal for the Blues. " I tried to hit in the direction in which the ball was coming, as the attackers always say, when I saw it was in, I was so happy " said the 22-year-old.
A goal that put the French back on track against the Argentines, a path they never left until the trophy was lifted on July 15th.
The first European player to win the 'Goal of the Tournament' award since its inception in 2006, Pavard succeeds Colombian James Rodriguez for a fly volley that earned him the Puskas Prize in 2014.
Argentina's Maxi Rodríguez and Uruguay's Diego Forlán won the award in the 2006 and 2010 editions respectively of the World Football Grand Mbad.
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