ke es . ▁ ▁In ▁association ▁football , ▁the ▁shot ▁heard ▁round ▁the ▁world ▁refers ▁to ▁Paul ▁Cal igi uri ' s ▁ ▁winning ▁goal ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁men ' s ▁national ▁s occer ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁qual ifying ▁round ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁The ▁US ▁had ▁not ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁in ▁third ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁CON C AC AF ▁play offs ▁before ▁their ▁final ▁game ▁against ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago ▁in ▁Port ▁of ▁Spain . ▁The ▁US ▁had ▁to ▁win ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁final s , ▁their ▁oppon ents ▁only ▁needed ▁a ▁draw . ▁Def ensive ▁mid f iel der ▁Cal ig uri , ▁the ▁only ▁full - prof essional ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁team , ▁received ▁the ▁ball ▁ 4 0 ▁yards ▁out ▁from ▁goal , ▁and ▁instead ▁of ▁passing ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁stri ker , ▁beat ▁one ▁def ender ▁and ▁launched ▁a ▁ 3 0 - yard ▁shot ▁that ▁loop ed ▁into ▁goal . ▁ ▁In ▁golf , ▁the ▁shot ▁heard ▁round ▁the ▁world ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁double ▁e agle ▁( or ▁al bat ross ) ▁made ▁by ▁Gene ▁Sar az en ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Masters . ▁Sar az en ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁tournament ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 6