FIFA Puskás Award
Later that year she was shortlisted for the 2014 FIFA Puskás Award, for the best goal of the year. She was the only female player to be nominated. Following an initial public vote, Roche's goal was nominated as one of three finalists, alongside James Rodríguez and Robin van Persie, who had both scored their nominated goals at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. She was the sixth female player to be nominated for the award, and the first to rank among the finalists. At the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or awards ceremony on 12 January 2015, Roche finished in second place to Rodríguez for the FIFA Puskás Award, with 33% of the vote.