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9 World Cup Moments Worth Framing, From Pelé to Messi

By the Momentos Footy team · Published 27 October 2026 · 7 min read

Every four years the World Cup hands football its biggest stage, and its biggest stories. Some of them are triumphs, some are heartbreaks, and a few are both at once.

At Momentos Footy we make story posters. Each one is original posterised artwork of the moment, with the venue, date and fixture across the middle and the story told in a few lines underneath. They come framed with museum-style matting, in A4 or A3, ready to hang straight out of the box.

Here are nine World Cup moments from our collection, in the order they happened, from Pelé's last World Cup to Messi's.

1. Three Times a King: Brazil 4-1 Italy (1970 Final)

Three Times a King, Pelé in the 1970 World Cup final, framed football poster — Three Times a King: Jairzinho lifts Pelé after the opening goal.

Venue: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Date: June 21, 1970
The memory: Pelé rises above Tarcisio Burgnich to head Brazil in front, and Brazil go on to beat Italy 4-1. It makes him the only player to win three World Cups.
On the poster: the line Pelé became the only man to win three World Cups, and Brazil kept the Jules Rimet Trophy for good.

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2. The Hand of God: Argentina 2-1 England (1986 Quarter-Final)

The Hand of God, Maradona against England 1986, framed football poster — The Hand of God: Maradona's fist beats Peter Shilton to the ball.

Venue: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Date: June 22, 1986
The memory: Steve Hodge slices a clearance back towards his own goal, and Diego Maradona, a head shorter than Peter Shilton, punches it in. The referee gives it.
On the poster: his own words, A little with the head of Maradona, and a little with the hand of God. under the tagline Divine Intervention.

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3. The Goal of the Century: Argentina 2-1 England (1986 Quarter-Final)

The Goal of the Century, Maradona's run past England 1986, framed football poster — The Goal of the Century: Maradona slips past Peter Shilton.

Venue: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Date: June 22, 1986
The memory: Four minutes after the Hand of God, Maradona takes the ball in his own half, runs sixty metres through the England team and rounds Shilton to score.
On the poster: the line FIFA later voted it the Goal of the Century. under the tagline The Cosmic Kite. Hang it with The Hand of God as our Four Minutes in Mexico set.

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4. The Divine Ponytail: Brazil 0-0 Italy (1994 Final)

The Divine Ponytail, Roberto Baggio after the 1994 World Cup final penalty, framed football poster — The Divine Ponytail: Baggio, head bowed, after the miss.

Venue: Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Date: July 17, 1994
The memory: Roberto Baggio carries Italy to the final with five goals in three knockout games, then sends the last penalty of the shoot-out over the bar.
On the poster: the line The man who carried Italy there is the one remembered for losing it.

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5. The Mystery of Paris: Brazil 0-3 France (1998 Final)

The Mystery of Paris, Ronaldo Nazário at the 1998 World Cup final, framed football poster — The Mystery of Paris: Ronaldo, hand over his face, in the 1998 final.

Venue: Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Date: July 12, 1998
The memory: Hours before the final, Ronaldo Nazário suffers a convulsive fit at the team hotel. He plays, but Zinedine Zidane heads in two corners and France win 3-0.
On the poster: the line Nobody has ever fully explained what happened in that hotel room. Frame one of our Ruin and Resurrection set.

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6. The Resurrection: Germany 0-2 Brazil (2002 Final)

The Resurrection, Ronaldo Nazário celebrating in the 2002 World Cup final, framed football poster — The Resurrection: Ronaldo wheels away as Oliver Kahn lies beaten.

Venue: International Stadium Yokohama
Date: June 30, 2002
The memory: Two years after a knee injury that could have ended his career, Ronaldo scores both goals in the final and finishes with eight and the Golden Boot.
On the poster: the line Four years after Paris, the Phenomenon was whole again.

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7. Always With Us: Netherlands 0-1 Spain (2010 Final)

Always With Us, Andrés Iniesta and the Dani Jarque undershirt, framed football poster — Always With Us: Iniesta's undershirt for Dani Jarque.

Venue: Soccer City, Johannesburg
Date: July 11, 2010
The memory: Four minutes from penalties, Andrés Iniesta scores Spain's first ever World Cup-winning goal, then pulls off his shirt to show a message for his late friend Dani Jarque.
On the poster: the words on the undershirt, Dani Jarque, siempre con nosotros, and the line Spain's first World Cup, scored by a quiet man for a friend who had died eleven months before.

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8. The Longest Walk: Germany 1-0 Argentina (2014 Final)

The Longest Walk, Lionel Messi looking at the World Cup trophy in 2014, framed football poster — The Longest Walk: Messi and the trophy he could not touch.

Venue: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Date: July 13, 2014
The memory: Mario Götze wins it for Germany in extra time, and Lionel Messi, named player of the tournament, has to walk past the World Cup on his way down from the podium.
On the poster: the line It would take him eight more years, and one retirement, to come back for it.

View The Longest Walk poster → | Complete 2-frame set →

9. The Coronation: Argentina 3-3 France (2022 Final)

The Coronation, Lionel Messi lifting the World Cup in 2022, framed football poster — The Coronation: Messi lifts the World Cup on Sergio Agüero's shoulders.

Venue: Lusail Stadium
Date: December 18, 2022
The memory: Kylian Mbappé scores a hat-trick, Argentina win the shoot-out 4-2, and Messi, in his fifth World Cup, finally lifts the trophy he walked past in 2014.
On the poster: the line In his fifth World Cup, at thirty-five, Messi finally carried it home. Hang it beside The Longest Walk as The Long Way Home.

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