Best goal, best player, best fans - reporters' World Cup awards

Here is the latest breaking news from around the world: Best goal, best player, best fans - reporters' World Cup awardsImage source, Getty ImagesPublished1 hour agoAfter delivering unforgettable drama and surprises across 104 matches over almost six weeks, the World Cup is over. History has been scripted, records broken and heroes old and new made their mark at football's most coveted tournament. Choose from our chief football writer Phil McNulty's selections for best goal and best save - then read our reporters' reflections from the US, Canada and Mexico.

Goal of the tournament Figure caption, Six of the best World Cup goalsPhil McNulty, Sport chief football writerThe deadlock was broken by Lionel Messi for Argentina against Cape Verde with a triumph of technique as he showed exquisite touch to take a difficult pass on the run before, with little room to work with, he guided it into the top corner with his second touch. In the same game, Sidny Cabral's extra-time equaliser was a wonderful moment. From the angle just inside the area, his right-foot curling drive into the top corner gave Emiliano Martinez no chance.

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In the group stages, Kerim Alajbegovic's goal for Bosnia-Herzegovina against Qatar was a superb solo effort - a weaving run before a rising right-foot shot of high class. What looked like a casual swing of Erling Haaland's right boot was in fact a perfectly placed finish with astonishing power to crown a match-winning performance for Norway against Brazil in the last 16. A tight quarter-final between Argentina and Switzerland was broken open by a moment of genius from Julian Alvarez.

The vastly under-rated attacker provided with a swerving right-footed drive from long range into the top corner in extra time. Antonio Nusa's opener for Norway against Ivory Coast was perfection. A little shimmy in the area to feint away from a defender, then a precise curling finish into the top corner.

What information do we collect from this quiz? Save of the tournament Figure caption, Six of the best saves from the World CupPhil McNulty, Sport chief football writerJohny Placide made a superb double save for Haiti against Morocco. It came first with his legs then he showed swift reactions to save one-handed to his left.

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At the Azteca Stadium, Jordan Pickford had an outstanding game in England's memorable win over Mexico. His early save, diving low to his left to keep out Raul Jimenez's header, was a crucial moment of brilliance. Orjan Nyland produced a remarkable stop for Norway against Brazil from his own defender Kristoffer Ajer, who inadvertently directed the ball goalwards.

Nyland scrambled backwards showing remarkably anticipation and agility to leap and turn the ball against the post. Aymen Dahmen showed stunning reactions for Tunisia against Japan from Takehiro Tomiyasu's close-range effort, somehow keeping the ball out as it did everything but cross the line.

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