--- description: After scoring a goal in the Uruguay vs. Russia 2018 World Cup match, Uruguayan player Luis Suarez had the perfect celebratory move. title: World Cup Player's Goal Dance Has All the Right Moves image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt32805994eb8c336c/698933cc4ee262175a3122d3/luis-suarez-world-cup.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Uruguayan Soccer Player's Post-Goal Dance Has All the Right Moves  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 25, 2018 5:11 PM CUT  25 June 2018, Russia, Samara: Soccer: World Cup, group stages, group A, 3rd matchda: Uruguay vs Russia, at Samara Stadium. Uruguay's Luis Suarez celebrates scoring the 1-0 goal. Photo: Marius Becker/dpa (Photo by Marius Becker/picture alliance via Getty Images) 25 June 2018, Russia, Samara: Soccer: World Cup, group stages, group A, 3rd matchda: Uruguay vs Russia, at Samara Stadium. Uruguay's Luis Suarez celebrates scoring the 1-0 goal. Photo: Marius Becker/dpa (Photo by Marius Becker/picture alliance via Getty Images)picture alliance—picture alliance via Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 25, 2018 5:11 PM CUT Uruguay’s [Luis Suarez](http://time.com/2973549/suarez-chiellini-bite-fifa-appeal/ "undefined") is one of the sport’s leading scorers in international play — and is continuing to build his reputation as a World Cup force across this year’s games so far. During Monday’s [2018 World Cup](http://time.com/5310099/world-cup-russia-watch-teams-players/ "undefined") [match against Russia](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-cup/2018/06/25/uruguay-vs-russia-world-cup-2018-live-score-latest-updates/ "undefined"), Suarez secured Uruguay’s early lead with a powerful free kick, securing the point after an unlucky sidestep by one of the Russian defenders. But perhaps the best part of the striker’s performance in the game, beyond just the kick itself, was his subsequent celebration. Sliding on his knees across the grass, Suarez finished up his moment of self-congratulation with an exuberant shimmy, leading some online to bring out comparisons with famously charismatic performer [Freddie Mercury](http://time.com/4985659/rami-malek-freddie-mercury-photo/ "undefined"). Uruguay ultimately shut down Russia 3-0 in the game, making them three for three in their 2018 World Cup appearances so far and seeing them comfortably advance to the next round of play. If past performance is any indication, we might yet get to see more of Suarez’s suave post-goal moves in the upcoming matches. > [](https://twitter.com/442oons/status/1011252846015197186) > [](https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/1011251213034250240) > [](https://twitter.com/SRKianMiz/status/1011280959751278593) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5321123/luis-suarez-goal/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5321123/luis-suarez-goal/"},"headline":"Uruguayan Soccer Player's Post-Goal Dance Has All the Right Moves","datePublished":"2018-06-25T17:11:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:53:31.080Z","description":"Luis Suarez knows how to celebrate","url":"https://time.com/5321123/luis-suarez-goal/","keywords":["Newsfeed","World Cup 2018"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt32805994eb8c336c/698933cc4ee262175a3122d3/luis-suarez-world-cup.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt32805994eb8c336c/698933cc4ee262175a3122d3/luis-suarez-world-cup.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FIFA World Cup 2018 - Uruguay vs Russia","caption":"FIFA World Cup 2018 - Uruguay vs Russia","creditText":"picture alliance—picture alliance via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5321123/luis-suarez-goal/","name":"Uruguayan Soccer Player's Post-Goal Dance Has All the Right Moves"}}]}] ```