How would you celebrate if you scored at a World Cup? A jig by the corner flag, an emphatic sprint, jump and punch of the air, an emotional tussle with the goalnet, or just run as fast and far as you can until someone finally, gleefully leaps on you?

Whether you’re a Milla, a Josimar or a Tardelli kind of guy, there are plenty of ways with which to physically revel in what, for most players, is the once-or-twice-in-a-lifetime act of scoring on the world’s biggest stage. Goal celebrations - often just as complex, slow-motion-worthy and memorable as the goals themselves - are an art form. But, just like everything else, they’re moulded by cultural trends, context and just pure momentary instinct.

In 2018, the expectation for anyone thinking of compiling a colour-coded World Cup goal celebration spreadsheet (hello!) might have been for a tradition-defying conveyor belt of bespoke, individual goal celebrations, video-game inspired dance moves, and intricate hand gestures that have already been filed with the Intellectual Property Office. But some old habits are dying hard.

169 goals were scored at Russia 2018. Our methodology for collating how each of those were celebrated might make the odd statistician wince but if you don’t like the results, well, you can get your own colour-coded World Cup goal celebration spreadsheet.