8. Roberto Carlos – France v Brazil – Tournoi de France – 03/06/1997
Over 20 years later, this strike still defies physics.
Lining up a free-kick some 35+ yards from goal, the Brazilian unleashed a spectacular strike with the outside of the foot, the ball’s trajectory heading for the corner flag before seemingly impossibly bending back to leave French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez perplexed.
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