The "new Maradona"'s bizarre back-kick goal goes down in FIFA history

Last night, PSG won 2-0 against Seattle Sounders in the final match of Group B of the FIFA Club World Cup. With this result, the Paris team won the top position in Group B with 6 points, ahead of Botafogo and Atletico Madrid on head-to-head difference.

PSG's opening goal against Seattle Sounders saw a rather unusual strike from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who was nicknamed "the new Maradona" by fans.

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Although Kvaratskhelia dodged, the ball still hit his back and went into the Seattle Sounders' net (Photo: TNT Sports)

In the 35th minute, from a corner kick, the Seattle Sounders defense failed to clear the ball. The ball found its way to Vitinha. The Portuguese player fired a shot. Kvaratskhelia dodged but the ball accidentally hit his back and flew straight into the net.

ESPN commented on this goal: “Vitinha’s inaccurate shot was accidentally turned into a goal by Kvaratskhelia’s back.” Meanwhile, TNT Sports commented: “Scoring a goal in any way counts as a goal.”

Below, many commentators said that even if Kvaratskhelia wanted to "avoid", he could not avoid the fate of scoring a goal.

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Kvaratskhelia's goal was the 100th in FIFA Club World Cup history (Photo: Getty).

Notably, according to FIFA statistics, Kvaratskhelia's goal was the 100th goal in the history of the FIFA Club World Cup. He also became the first Georgian player to score in a FIFA tournament (World Cup or FIFA Club World Cup).

In Group B, Botafogo still won the ticket to the next round despite losing 0-1 to Atletico Madrid. The Madrid team was eliminated quite painfully in the group stage even though they had 6 points like PSG and Botafogo.

As the top team in Group B, PSG will face the second team in Group A in the round of 16. Meanwhile, Botafogo will face the top team in Group A.

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