James Rodriguez celebrating his stunning opener against Uruguay at the World Cup last year. | image source: abc.net.au
James Rodriguez has said that of all the goals he notched at last summer's World Cup - which saw him crowned the tournament's top scorer -, his favourite was the one he bagged against Japan.
"Of all the goals I scored at the World Cup that was the one I liked best. It was a long through-ball I ran on to, after which I managed to round the last defender with a feint and dink it over the keeper. Apart from the one I scored against Uruguay, this is the one that I found most pleasing from a personal standpoint. This one required more technique than the Uruguay one, where I had my back to goal and volleyed it from way out. This one required a delicate touch to finish it like I did, which made it more complicated", he said.
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VIDEO: James Rodriguez 2014 FIFA World Cup goal against Uruguay that won the Puskas Award. The Real Madrid says that the goal is not his favourite at that World Cup.
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VIDEO: Goal against Japan which James Rodriguez as his favourite at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in which he finished the topscorer with 6 goals.
At the Ballon d'Or gala event, James's volley against Uruguay was given the 2014 Puskás Goal of the Year award, ahead of efforts by Robin van Persie and Stephanie Roche.
"I'm happy to have won the Goal of the Year award because it was a really special goal for me and all of Colombia", he said.
- MARCA.com