Messi Snubbed As FIFA Unveils World Cup Goal of Tournament Nominees

• FIFA has invited fans to vote on the best score of the 2022 World Cup from a list of 10 goals
• Messi's effort vs Mexico and Tchouameni's effort vs England are the high-profile omissions
• Richarlison has been nominated twice in a list that also has Mbappe and Vincent Aboubakar

FIFA has officially unveiled a list of 10 goals from which the 2022 World Cup Goal of the tournament will be picked from.

The Qatar World Cup did not disappoint, with Lionel Messi's Argentina having the final say after an epic final against France.

However, Messi's rasping effort against Mexico has been overlooked in the FIFA list, with Richarlison's acrobatic effort for Brazil against Serbia the front-runner to bag the award.

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The Tottenham Hotspur striker has been nominated twice, having also been on the end of a wonderful team goal against Switzerland.

Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar's audacious chip against Serbia is also a strong contender for the FIFA award.

Golden Boot winner Kylian Mbappe will also have a say on the award, after his round of 16 goal against Poland was also nominated. His PSG teammate Neymar's goal against Croatia has also been shortlisted.

There were a few direct free kicks goals scored in Qatar, and one of them was Mexico's Luis Chavez's effort from way out against Saudi Arabia.

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The full list of nominees:

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1. Salem Al-Dawsari’s curling winner versus Argentina

2. Richarlison’s bicycle kick against Serbia

3. Cody Gakpo’s outside-the-box hit versus Ecuador

4. Enzo Fernández curler against Mexico

5. Vincent Aboubakar chip against Serbia

6. Luis Chávez’s rocket free kick versus Saudi Arabia

7. Kylian Mbappé against Poland

8. Richarlison versus South Korea

9. Paik Seung-ho’s long-range shot against Brazil

10. Neymar versus Croatia

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Sports Brief had earlier reported that Messi was crowned Player of the Tournament, after leading Argentina to the 2022 FIFA World Cup title.

The Argentina star netted a brace as the South Americans defeated France on penalties, to win their third Mundial star.

Messi beat Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe to the top award, while the Les Bleus forward won the golden boot after netting a hat-trick in the final.