Football fans may try to convince you that the greatest moments in World Cups involve jaw-dropping goals, unthinkable saves or unlikely victories. It is a tournament synonymous with moments that make you fall in love with the beautiful game all over again.
But if you are a sadistic fan who gets their kicks from someone kicking a ball into their own face, then this list is perfect for you.
Forget Pavard's stupendous half-volley or Pickford's heroics against Sweden. These are the moments that truly count. The moments that make you wet your pants laughing or leave you questioning your very sanity.
In no particular order here are the best alternative moments of the 2018 World Cup.
15. Ederson Bundling His Manager to the Floor in Celebration
The unbridled joy of scoring a goal at a World Cup often leads to scenes of euphoric celebrations. Think Tardelli in 1982 or Iniesta in 2010. Sometimes you lose all control of your inhibitions once you see that ball nestle in the net.
However, that doesn't excuse jumping on your 57-year-old manager's back sending him tumbling to the ground whilst he is wearing a presumably expensive suit.
Ederson, acting as Brazil's reserve goalkeeper this year, celebrated from the subs bench after his side scored a late winner against Costa Rica by launching himself into his manager Tite, sending him rolling on to the floor.
Unsurprisingly, Ederson remained on the bench for Brazil's remaining matches.
14. Sergei Ignashevich Forgets He's Actually Playing Football
If there was ever a more bizarre attempt at man marking then you would be hard pressed to find it.
For the most part, Sergei Ignashevich was sensational for Russia at this year's World Cup and he was an absolute rock at the back, despite being about 63 years old.
However, he had one momentary lapse in concentration when he decided that the best course of action to deal with Sergio Ramos was to completely turn away from the in-swinging ball and to rugby tackle Ramos to the ground.
This backfired horribly and the ball ricocheted off of the back of Ignashevich as he fell to the ground and looped into the far corner of the net. Russia went on to win the match anyway, much to Ignashevich's relief.
13. Hugo Lloris Almost Inhales a Huge Bug
What is it with huge bugs landing on players at major tournaments?
First it was James Rodriguez in 2014, then Cristiano Ronaldo in 2016. This time it was Hugo Lloris' turn, but he nearly one upped everyone by coming close to inhaling the critter that landed on his mouth.
Lloris actually made a spectacular save against Uruguay in France's quarter-final clash, but that is the last thing that anyone will remember. Instead the lasting image from that match will be the Spurs stopper spitting out in a comical fashion as the bug tried to wriggle its way into his mouth. Nice.
12. Neymar Makes 'Yer Da' Lose His Mind
There is no sight in world football that would make 'yer Da's' blood boil more than the sight of Neymar writhing around in incomprehensible pain after being trodden on.
Neymar did a lot of writhing around during the 2018 World Cup, so much so that he inspired a bar in Brazil to provide customers with free shots every time he took a tumble in Russia.
The highlight of his dramatic shenanigans came against Switzerland, where he rolled over about seven times following a mistimed sliding challenge, which predictably spawned a host of memes depicting him as a football being kicked down the pitch or as a bowling ball being thrown down an alley.
11. Japan's Manager Purposefully Lost 1-0 Because He Didn't Know What Else to Do
Japan's 1-0 defeat to Poland in their final group match was a tad controversial. The Blue Samarai were losing but they also knew that Senegal were on their way to defeat to Colombia, meaning that they would be heading through by virtue of their superior goal difference.
So they decided that was enough. They settled for a defeat in the hope that the result would stay the same in the other match. Luckily for them it did, much to the relief of manager Akira Nishino, because he didn't have a clue what else to do.
"I view that it was slightly regrettable but I suppose at that point that I didn’t have any other plans." Right then.
10. Pepe Falls Over After Being Brushed on the Shoulder
Is there anyone, anyone at all, who actually likes Pepe?
He is well renown as the ultimate shithouse of world football. A decent player for sure, but an absolutely intolerable human being at the same time. He moans, he cheats and he is quite possibly the least convincing actor you'll ever cast your eyes upon.
His entire career was pretty much summed up when he fell to the floor in the most ridiculous of manners against Morocco. Medhi Benatia approached him from behind and tapped him on the shoulder which gave the Portuguese the perfect opportunity to collapse on the floor in a heap, clutching his precious face.
Do us a favour Pepe, mate. Just pack it in.
9. Edinson Cavani Uses His Face to Knockout Portugal
Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez really started to turn it on as the tournament progressed and they were outstanding against Portugal in the round of 16.
The pair combined brilliantly to open the scoring, but the goal was not as delicate as it first appeared. Suarez whipped in a ferocious cross which Cavani duly headed home, but on second viewing we found out that Cavani had in fact misjudged the flight of the ball entirely and instead of using his forehead, he opted to launch his face into the ball instead.
It is without doubt the greatest goal to ever come off of someone's face in World Cup history and it begs the question - should we be teaching kids to use their faces more often when learning the beautiful game?
8. Manuel Neuer Fails in His Trial as a Left Winger
The world joined together as they shared their unified sympathies for Germany as they were unceremoniously dumped out of the World Cup at the first hurdle.
Only joking. It was bloody hilarious.
The fact that they were already losing to South Korea was funny enough in itself, but once Manuel Neuer abandoned his goal in search of pursuing his career as a midfielder, everyone completely lost it.
If only we could understand what exactly he was trying to do. Instead of getting into the box to provide a bit of aerial presence, he instead decided to dribble the ball around aimlessly before being dispossessed by Ju Se-jong, who then launched the ball up field for Son Hueng-Min to latch on to.
Auf wiedersehen, Manuel.
7. Panama Try to Score a Quick Goal From the Restart
Say what you want about Panama, but you can't fault their ambition.
The Central American's were frankly rubbish if we want to look at their abilities as footballers. They finished with zero points and a minus nine goal difference, but it wasn't for the want of trying. One of the highlights of their disastrous campaign came in the 6-1 defeat to England. Following Harry Kane's first penalty, Panama spotted their chance to pull one back immediately.
There was some confusion surrounding a rule claiming that if all outfield players were off of the pitch when celebrating then the other team could kick off straight away. England had all their players off of the pitch, so Panama went for it.
They sprinted back up the pitch, put the ball down on the centre circle and tried to make a break for it. They were stopped by the referee and the world was denied the chance to see the greatest banter goal of all time.
6. Mark Lawrenson Seemingly Hating Football and Everything About it
He hates football, does Mark Lawrenson.
The ex-Liverpool man was on top form at this year's World Cup, treating us all to a masterclass of being able to seem so disinterested in modern football that he actively despises it. For a man who is essentially being paid to watch football, he doesn't seem to be enjoying it much.
Ironically, his dreadfully dour commentary offered up a source of amusement for every match he lent his voice to.
Some of his greatest lines from the tournament include accusing France's Lucas Hernandez of suffering from a 'dislocated shoelace' and randomly shouting 'OOHHH THAT'S A RED' when Ricardo Quaresma put in a hefty challenge against Iran - only to then confirm 'Oh yeah, that's probably a yellow'. Lovely stuff.
5. Senegal's Joyous Dancing Warm-ups
Senegal won over many people's hearts with their free-flowing attacking football during their short stay in Russia.
They were also loved by neutrals everywhere due to the fact that they played with a smile on their faces - something you don't see very often in international football.
One of the highlights of the World Cup was getting the chance to see them perform a unique warm-up in training, dancing along and clapping their hands in rhythm. It was made that much better when someone on Twitter decided to pair the footage with the Ducktails theme song. It fitted oh so beautifully.
4. Ryan Giggs' Carlos Quieroz Manchester United Anecdote
Even the most loyal of Manchester United fans will have to admit that Ryan Giggs is rather dull.
So dull in fact, he almost sent anyone watching ITV's coverage of Iran vs Morroco to sleep. He had previously worked with the Iranian manager Carlos Queiroz at Manchester United, so naturally you would expect him to have some interesting stories to share. He didn't.
The anecdote he decided to share was so boring, you could already tell half way through that even Giggs couldn't really tell why exactly he was sharing it.
Basically it was something to do with the fact that Queiroz called him 'Giggs' but Giggs didn't want to be called 'Giggs', he wanted to be called 'Ryan' or 'Giggsy'. Got it?
3. Diego Maradonna Completely Off of His Nut
How do you think the conversation went between Maradonna and his entourage before Argentina played against Nigeria?
I'm pretty sure they didn't encourage him to sniff any suspect substances, but then again he would be unlikely to listen to anyone even if they explicitly told him not to.
He was completely off his bonce all match. Some of his highlights include celebrating Lionel Messi's opening goal by rolling his eyes to the back of his head whilst a man in a cap wrapped his arms around his waist (how do you go about getting that job anyway?) and sticking his middle fingers up to some Nigerian fans when Marcos Rojo scored the winner.
The white powder smeared across the screen in front of where he was sat speaks for itself. No one is condoning drug use, but it was pretty funny.
2. Iran's Glorious Failed Throw-in
Picture this. Your side have battled incredibly hard against a vastly superior side and you find yourself a just one goal down with seconds left on the clock.
You're pretty good at taking throw-ins and your side have just earned one. What should you do? Attempt an ambitious front roll before flinging it in to the box, naturally.
Milad Mohammedi had the chance to become a national hero, and instead he became an instant meme. After spending about thirty seconds kissing the ball and praying to the gods, he got his front roll all wrong and was forced to hold on to the ball and throw it short instead.
Iran lost the match, but Mohammedi won the award for the funniest throw-in of all time.
1. Michy Batshuayi Kicking the Ball in to His Own Face
England fans saw Adnan Januzaj curl in a peach to put Belgium ahead in their group stage encounter and probably sank back in to their armchairs, questioning whether it was really coming home after all. But eagle eyed viewers may have been immediately cheered up during the aftermath of the goal.
Michy Batshuayi attempted to cash in on the glory of Januzaj's strike by following the ball and picking it up as it came back in off the net. What followed was magnificent.
Batshuayi volleyed the ball into the post and saw it rebound directly into his own face. It was brought a smile to even the most disappointed of England fans. Even Batshuyai saw the funny side, taking to Twitter to announce "I knew I would be f*cked the minute I come to my mentions...why am I so stupid bro...sh*t hurts"
Couldn't have summed it up any better Michy.