A version of this article was originally published in 2022.Only 64 men have done it.They’ve used their right foot 47 times, their left foot 23 times. There have been a dozen headers, eight penalties and a solitary own goal (should Mario Mandzukic’s accidental flick-on make it 13 headers? We’re in uncharted territory already.)The average World Cup final goal is scored in the 57th minute — whatever that average manager said at the average half-time, it’s worked, on average — and has made the score, on average, 1.94-0.97. Let’s call it 2-1. Game on!But that’s enough averageness. What we need is a definitive stock-take of World Cup final goalscoring: from the worst, the scrappiest, to the very greatest, the crowning glories.We start in Moscow, eight long years ago… but where do we end?83. Mario Mandzukic (own goal), France vs Croatia, 2018A teasing Antoine Griezmann set-piece delivery into the box is flicked on and into his own net by Mario Mandzukic. He became the first — and, for now, only — scorer of an own goal in a World Cup final. This seems extraordinary, but that’s elite-level football for you. The best of the best.Pros: Always slightly amusing when a centre-forward tries to lend a hand in defence and makes a mess of it. Cons: The worst World Cup final goal of all time.82. Mario Mandzukic, Croatia vs France, 2018Redemption, in the tiniest possible way for Mandzukic, as his dogged pressing persistence forces Hugo Lloris into a copybook-blotting and entirely avoidable mistake.(Getty Images)Pros: A reward for an ultramodern footballing work ethic.Cons: An embarrassment for pretty much everybody involved, possibly even the goalscorer himself.81. Zoltan Czibor, Hungary vs West Germany, 1954A woeful piece of handling from German goalkeeper Toni Turek sees him fumble a three-yard Werner Kohlmeyer backpass. Once Turek has finished writhing about on the floor in a shambolic attempt to gather, Czibor is on hand to whip the ball away and tuck it home from six yards, the simplest of tasks.Pros: Quick thinking from the Hungarian. Cons: Essentially, entirely the goalkeeper’s doing. 80. Vava, Brazil vs Czechoslovakia, 1962Djalma Santos wellies the ball 100 feet into the air, Czech keeper Viliam Schrojf loses sight of it in the Santiago sunshine and Vava has an empty net to poke into for 3-1.youtube.com/@fifaPros: Quite funny. Cons: Abysmal.79. Roberto Boninsegna, Italy vs Brazil, 1970The 1970 final goal nobody ever speaks of. Clodoaldo attempts an inexplicably casual backheel volley pass in his own half, Roberto Boninsegna storms in to take the ball, Brazilian keeper Felix races out of his box to just make things worse, and the striker sweeps into an unguarded net, despite his team-mate Gigi Riva’s best efforts to get in the way and ruin everything even more.youtube.com/@fifaPros: Hilariously bad. Cons: Hilariously bad.78. Jairzinho, Brazil vs Italy, 1970Jairzinho steals in to give Brazil a two-goal lead with 20 minutes left, controlling the ball with his thigh and then failing to connect with his finish, which is enough to fool goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi.youtube.com/@fifaPros: Could argue it was an inspired dummy. Cons: It was not an inspired dummy, it was a goal that should have been scored by the Republic of Ireland under Jack Charlton.77. Kylian Mbappe, France vs Argentina, 2022 (first goal)France are thrown a lifeline in the 80th minute at 2-0 down. Mbappe, who had been largely anonymous, just about tucks away his penalty.(Carl Recine/Getty Images)Pros: Big pressure, no messing about.Cons: Goalkeeper nearly got there.76. Paul Breitner, West Germany vs Netherlands, 1974The Germans equalise from the spot after a clumsy foul by Wim Jansen. Breitner converts with an absence of fuss that just couldn’t happen these days.Pros: Weirdly casual. Cons: Non-diving goalkeeper.75. Max Morlock, West Germany vs Hungary, 1954A hopeful cross-shot is deflected by a desperate Hungarian toe into the path of Morlock, who pokes the ball past Gyula Grosics to halve the deficit.(Keystone/Getty Images)Pros: Classic poaching. Cons: Owes a lot to the mild chaos that preceded it.74. Lionel Messi, Argentina vs France, 2022Argentina’s bright start against the lethargic French gets the goal it deserves after Angel Di Maria is fouled by Ousmane Dembele. Messi steps up from 12 yards, as he had done five times already at the tournament, and sends Lloris the wrong way.(Dan Mullan/Getty Images)Pros: A thousand pre-written newspaper match reports vindicated.Cons: Further fuel for the bafflingly passionate football-internet subculture who care about elite players scoring penalties.73. Antoine Griezmann, France vs Croatia, 2018Griezmann restores France’s lead with a penalty after Ivan Perisic was adjudged to have handled in the box.Pros: Nervelessly converted. Cons: Terrible celebration (specifically, Fortnite-themed, presumably for the future benefit of anybody who will need to know, at a glance, exactly what year that penalty was scored in.)72. Ronaldo, Brazil vs Germany, 2002 (first goal)Pouncing on a rare error from Oliver Kahn, Ronaldo cashes in his World Cup/injury karma by tucking the ball home to make it 1-0.Pros: Heartwarming story arc. Cons: Very poor goalkeeping.71. Wolfgang Weber, West Germany vs England, 1966A mini-saga of a last-gasp equaliser, with two blocked German shots and several flying English bodies culminating in Weber storming in at the back post to finally convert and send the game to extra time.(Keystone/Getty Images)Pros: An epic World Cup final scramble. Cons: Ricochet-tastic.70. Kylian Mbappe, France vs Argentina (hat-trick goal)The 118th minute of a World Cup final. Mbappe’s face doesn’t betray that. He bends the ball one way, Martinez goes the other.(Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)Pros: Balls.Cons: A penalty.69. Johan Neeskens, Netherlands vs West Germany, 1974A penalty, but one completely defined by what came before it to make it happen: 16 passes from the Dutch kick-off, zero German touches of the ball, Johan Cruyff deciding when and where to make his sudden incision, Berti Vogts bringing him down just inside the area.Neeskens didn’t mess about with the penalty, straight down the middle.Pros: Total football. Cons: A penalty.68. Daniel Bertoni, Argentina vs Netherlands, 1978Two-goal Mario Kempes surges from deep, tries a one-two with Bertoni, only for the latter to get in the way, deny Kempes his hat-trick and score himself past an exposed Jongbloed.Pros: Admirable selfishness. Cons: A potential masterpiece ruined.67. Helmut Rahn, West Germany vs Hungary, 1954 (first goal)Grosic flaps at a German corner and Rahn is unmarked at the back post to stab home a half-volley to level the scores in a pulsating first half in Bern.Pros: Did well to keep the ball down. Cons: Flapping keeper.66. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, West Germany vs Argentina, 1986With 15 minutes to go, a German corner is knocked down for Rummenigge to poke home from four yards and give them hope.Pros: Striker’s instinct to be in the right place at the right time. Cons: Unmarked.65. Gino Colaussi, Italy vs Hungary, 1938Just six minutes in, Colaussi has the freedom of the Stade Olympique de Colombes to half-volley past Antal Szabo from six yards from a deep cross.Pros: Not the easiest of finishes. Cons: Hungarian defence had gone to sleep, early doors.64. Zinedine Zidane, France vs Italy, 2006Seven minutes in, Zidane opens the scoring from the spot with an almost-overcooked Panenka.