38 years old. Corner flag dance. 4 goals. Cameroon QF. Africa's most iconic World Cup moment.
Roger Milla's hip-swaying corner flag dance at the 1990 World Cup remains the tournament's most replayed celebration, broadcast on every major network worldwide. At 38, called out of retirement by Cameroon's president, he scored four goals and danced after each, becoming the oldest scorer in World Cup history in 1994 at 42. This celebration outperforms #4's robot dance in cultural longevity, as it later inspired an Adidas commercial seen by 50 million viewers. Milla's performances helped Cameroon reach the quarterfinals—still the furthest any African nation had gone—with his iconic dance being the first to feature in a World Cup anthem music video.

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