Слайд 2They bring joy and sorrow to players, coaches, and entire nations.
They can come from a graceful header off a corner kick or a hard bending strike from the pitch.
Here is some action and reaction on the more than 120 goals scored during the World Cup competition in Brazil so far.
Слайд 3 Greece's Orestis
Karnezis watches as the ball goes into
the net in a goal scored by Colombia's Pablo Armero.
Brazil's Fernandinho (2nd right) celebrates after
scoring the team's fourth goal against Cameroon.
Слайд 5 Colombia's goalkeeper David Ospina
lies in the goal after
Japan's forward Shinji Okazaki (not pictured) scored.
Слайд 6 Thomas Mueller of Germany
shoots and scores his team's
first goal on a penalty kick past Rui Patricio of Portugal.
Слайд 7 Yasuyuki Konno of Japan reacts after a goal between
Japan and Colombia.
Слайд 8 Uruguay's Diego Godin (3) scores his
side's first goal during the
group D World Cup soccer match between Italy and Uruguay.
Слайд 9 Bryan Ruiz of Costa Rica
scores past Gianluigi Buffon of Italy.
Слайд 10 South Korea scores a goal past
Russia's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.
Слайд 11 Giorgos Samaras of Greece
scores his team's second goal
on a penalty kick past Boubacar Barry of the Ivory Coast.
Слайд 12 France's Karim Benzema
scores a goal against Switzerland.
England's Wayne Rooney shoots to score a
goal past Uruguay's Fernando Muslera.
England's goalkeeper Joe Hart can't stop Uruguay's
Luis Suarez's header to score his side's first goal.
Слайд 15 Algeria's Rafik Halliche scores his side's second goal against
South Korea.
Слайд 16Brazil's Neymar celebrates after scoring his side's first goal against Cameroon.
Слайд 17 Brazilian fans react to their team scoring their 2nd
goal against Cameroon.
Слайд 18 Portugal's Silvestre Varela heads the ball past United
States' goalkeeper
Tim Howard to score his side's second goal and tie the game 2-2.
Слайд 19 Colombia's midfielder James Rodriguez (bottom right) scores
a goal
during the Group C football match between Colombia and Ivory Coast.
Слайд 20 Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa
(in blue) fails to save
Croatia's first goal, scored by Croatia's midfielder Ivan Perisic.
Слайд 21 Bosnia's goalkeeper
Asmir Begovic fails to save a
goal by Argentina's Lionel Messi.
Слайд 22 Ivory Coast's Wilfried Bony (top
right) watches as the shot by
teammate Gervinho (unseen) goes past Japan's Eiji Kawashima.
Слайд 23Switzerland's Josip Drmic shoots the ball past Ecuador's Alexander Dominguez.
Слайд 24 Honduras' goalkeeper Noel Valladares (left) can't
stop Ecuador's
Enner Valencia shot as he scores his side's first goal.
Слайд 25 Colombia's forward Jackson
Martinez (left) strikes to score
a goal as Japan's goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima defends.
Слайд 26 Colombia supporters celebrate after their
first goal against Japan.
Слайд 27 Marouane Fellaini of
Belgium (right) scores his team's
first goal on a header past Rais M'Bolhi of Algeria.
Germany's Thomas Mueller (center) scores his
third goal past Portugal's goalkeeper Rui Patricio.
Dempsey of the United States, right, scores
his side's second goal against Portugal.
Слайд 30 Croatia's goalkeeper Stipe
Pletikosa reacts after Mexico's
Andres Guardado (unseen) scores his team's second goal.
goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi fails to save
a goal by Argentina's Lionel Messi.
Слайд 32Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates with teammate Argentina's Ezequiel Garay after scoring
his side's lone goal in Argentina's 1-0 victory over Iran.