Iconic Moments in World Cup History Are Reimagined as Five-Second Animations

Remembering the best headbutts and miracle goals from past World Cup tournaments, five seconds at a time.

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With the 2014 FIFA World Cup underway, millions of hardcore and bandwagoning soccer fans are tuning in to see their favorite team(s) battle it out for the hardware and a place in the history books. In honor of the four-week long tournament, It's Nice That teamed up with INT Works to create Fives, a film series that recreates some of the best moments in World Cup history using animations that are only five seconds in length. 

Around 25 films have been submitted to the project so far from all over the world, recreating events like Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" goal in the 1986 Argentina v. England match and Zinedine Zidane's headbutt to Marco Materazzi in 2006. Check out a few of our favorites above and head to the Fives site for more.

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[via ItsNiceThat]

 

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