These are still so awesome. Richard Swarbrick has made a few of these animated highlight reels and they are always great bits of eye candy.
In the latest installment, he's got a World Cup highlight reel. All the big goals are here; the Robin van Persie header, James Rodríguez's screamer, Dempsey's quick strike against Ghana, and Götze's World Cup winner are all rendered in animated brushstrokes set to music.