When Oribe Peralta scored on a putback in Mexico's opener, his mouth dropped open and his arms began moving simultaneously as if he were performing biceps curls while running in triumph. He dropped to both knees for a long slip-and-slide on the wet grass. Swarmed by teammates Dani Alves and Fred, Brazil's Neymar spread each arm out to the side and gave himself wings to soar across the field.
On Friday, the Oranje's Robin van Persie made a mad dash, teeth clenched, straight to the sideline to high-five his coach and teammates after scoring on a beautiful diving header in a 5-1 win over defending
champion Spain.
champion Spain.
After his second goal, van Persie stuck out his tongue and did a leaping scissors kick.
"The ones that made me laugh are the ones to go for because people love to see that, especially when a team works so hard to create a goal and they actually score," Burke said. "A couple made me smile and laugh."The knee slide has been among the most popular exclamation point.
Chile's Alexis Sanchez did it Friday, then teammate Jorge Valdivia ran around with his pointer fingers at his temples to signal he's crazy after scoring two minutes later.Oscar of Brazil flopped to the turf and wept with his face to the grass as the sideline erupted. He signaled a heart with his hands.
