World Cup 2014: The best goal celebrations of the tournament so far

 

Simon Rice
Saturday 21 June 2014 12:49 BST
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James Rodriguez celebrates scoring for Colombia
James Rodriguez celebrates scoring for Colombia (Getty images)

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Goal celebrations at the World Cup can live longer in the memory than the goals themselves.

Marco Tardelli's passionate shirt grabbing in the 1982 final, Roger Milla's jigging throughout the 1990 tournament and the Bebeto led 'new-born baby' celebrations in 1994 are now iconic.

We're yet to see the infamous 'muted celebration' at the World Cup, where a player refuses to celebrate in respect of a former club or for another reason. This is more of a rarity at international level as there are only a handful of players - like Diego Costa, for example - who has dual nationality.

Goals have been flying in at a vast rate during the latest instalment of the World Cup - with 77 coming in 26 games so far - and there have been some spectacular goals scored.

But here, we take a look at the best celebrations so far.

Which has been your favourite celebration? Let us know in the comments below.

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