By Rashmi Goel

After the first round of group stage matches at the World Cup finished, there has not been any shortage of entertainment, and not the least because of the 1,000 minutes of injury time which was played in the matches. A number of these fixtures were filled with thrills and spills that we will not forget any time soon, and there were some goals that will also live long in the memory. The following is a look back at some of the best strikes from the opening round of fixtures from the start of the season.

Richarlison Vs Serbia

After a scoreless first half, Brazil took the lead in the 62nd minute. Richarlison served up this absolute stunner in the final game to give Brazil a 2-0 victory over Serbia. A shot by Vinicius Junior was well blocked by the Serbian keeper, but the rebound fell to Richarlison who instinctively poked it in. Ten minutes later, Richarlison controlled Vinicius Junior’s low cross, swivelled and mid-flight launched a scissor kick that flew into the bottom corner.

Michy Batshuayi vs Canada

Michy Batshuayi’s first-half goal proved enough for a below-par Belgium to squeeze to a 1-0 win over Canada side playing their first World Cup match for 36 years on Wednesday. The 29-year-old Fenerbahce striker gave the European side the lead on the stroke of halftime when he thumped a first-time effort into the far corner following a counterattack.

Gavi vs Costa Rica

Barcelona midfielder Gavi made his World Cup debut on Wednesday against Costa Rica and made history by scoring Spain’s fifth goal. Golden Boy Gavi got himself in on the goal action with this glorious volley. Spain's fifth of the evening may well have been the best as the 18-year-old struck on 74 minutes after a cross from Alvaro Morata and wrote his name into the history books at the same time.ran on to a cross from Morata and sent an outside-of-the-boot volley right into the bottom corner of Navas' goal.

Joao Felix vs Ghana

Joao Felix might not be the star at either of Atletico Madrid or Portugal, but he is certainly more important with his national side. The talented 22-year-old forward began Portugal’s match against Ghana in their World Cup opener. The pair were locked at 1-1 after Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty was cancelled out by Andre Ayew just minutes later. However it was Joao Felix who would respond in kind. As he was set loose in behind the defence, he made no mistake with a cool finish. An excellent pass from maestro Bruno Fernandes split the Ghana defence in half and Felix flashed his composure to stroke the ball into the back of the net.

Bukayo Saka vs Iran

England made a scintillating start to their World Cup campaign as Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham inspired a 6-2 rout of outclassed Iran in Monday’s Group B opener in Doha. Bukayo Saka led the scoring chart for the 3 Lions with a brace, by collecting Harry Maguire's knockdown and fired a half-volley into the back of the net.

Salem Al-Dawsari vs Argentina

Everything about this is sensational. For a team like Saudi Arabia to even score against Argentina is wild, let alone score twice, let alone score an absolute worldie like this from Salem Al-Dawsari.Al Dawsari, who plays for Al Halil in the Saudi Pro League, got on the ball on the left side of the penalty area and managed to bring it under his control despite pressure from the Argentine defence. He then did a Cruyff turn before jinking past another defender and curling an effort into the far post beyond the grasping claw of Emiliano Martinez.

Dani Olmo vs Costa Rica

Dani Olmo opened the scoring with Spain’s 100th World Cup goal, before a brace from Ferran Torres and strikes from Marcos Asesnio, Gavi, Alvaro Morata and Carlos Soler completed the rout. Olmo latching onto a loose ball deep inside his opponent’s area, Olmo managed to control his teammate’s misplaced pass before poking the ball beyond goalkeeper Keylor Navas. Dani Olmo scored the opener in the 14th minute from a brilliant play between Gavi and Pedri in the midfield.

Takuma Asano vs Germany

A long ball, hopeful rather than precise, was taken down by Asano in expert fashion, letting it fall by his side before trapping it with a perfect touch beyond Germany’s trailing defender Nico Schlotterbeck. He then drove to the right corner of the box, holding off Schlotterbeck’s challenge and getting into an acute shooting position at Neuer’s near post, before shooting hard and high into the roof of the German veteran’s net. It was a moment of utter brilliance, the kind that sets events like the World Cup alight.