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At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams who have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the game.

Awards[edit]

  • There are currently five post-tournament awards from the FIFA Technical Study Group:[1][2]
    • the Golden Ball (currently commercially termed "adidas Golden Ball") for best player, first awarded in 1982.
    • the Golden Boot (currently commercially termed "adidas Golden Boot", formerly known as the "adidas Golden Shoe" from 1982 to 2006) for top goalscorer, first awarded in 1982;
    • the Golden Glove (currently commercially termed "adidas Golden Glove", formerly known as the "Lev Yashin Award" from 1994 to 2006) for best goalkeeper, first awarded in 1994;
    • the FIFA Young Player Award (formerly known as the "Best Young Player Award" from 2006 to 2010) for best player under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year, first awarded in 2006;
    • the FIFA Fair Play Trophy for the team that advanced to the second round with the best record of fair play, first awarded in 1970.
  • There is currently one award voted on by fans during the tournament:
    • the Player of the Match (currently commercially termed "Budweiser Player of the Match", formerly known as the "Man of the Match" from 2002 to 2018) for outstanding performance during each match of the tournament, first awarded in 2002.
  • There are currently two awards voted on by fans after the conclusion of the tournament:
    • the Goal of the Tournament, (currently commercially termed "Hyundai Goal of the Tournament") for the fans' best goal scored during the tournament, first awarded in 2006;
    • the Most Entertaining Team for the team that has entertained the public the most, during the World Cup final tournament, as determined by a poll of the general public.
  • One other award was given between 1994 and 2006:[3]
    • an All-Star Team comprising the best players of the tournament chosen by the FIFA Technical Study Group. From 2010 onwards, all Dream Teams or Statistical Teams are unofficial, as reported by FIFA itself.

Golden Ball[edit]

The Golden Ball award is presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals, with a shortlist drawn up by the FIFA technical committee (Technical Study Group) and the winner voted for by representatives of the media.[4] Those who finish as runners-up in the vote receive the Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards as the second and third most outstanding players in the tournament respectively. The current award was introduced in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, sponsored by Adidas and France Football.[5] Oliver Kahn is to date the only goalkeeper to have won the award, which he did in the FIFA World Cup 2002. At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Lionel Messi became the first player to win a second Golden Ball.[6]

Official winners[edit]

Golden Ball[7]
World Cup Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
1982 Spain Italy Paolo Rossi Brazil Falcão West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
1986 Mexico Argentina Diego Maradona West Germany Harald Schumacher Denmark Preben Elkjær
1990 Italy Italy Salvatore Schillaci West Germany Lothar Matthäus Argentina Diego Maradona
1994 United States Brazil Romário Italy Roberto Baggio Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov
1998 France Brazil Ronaldo Croatia Davor Šuker France Lilian Thuram
2002 South Korea/Japan Germany Oliver Kahn Brazil Ronaldo South Korea Hong Myung-bo
2006 Germany France Zinedine Zidane Italy Fabio Cannavaro Italy Andrea Pirlo
2010 South Africa Uruguay Diego Forlán Netherlands Wesley Sneijder Spain David Villa
2014 Brazil Argentina Lionel Messi Germany Thomas Müller Netherlands Arjen Robben
2018 Russia Croatia Luka Modrić Belgium Eden Hazard France Antoine Griezmann
2022 Qatar Argentina Lionel Messi France Kylian Mbappé Croatia Luka Modrić
Trophies by country
Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
 Argentina 3 0 1 4
 Italy 2 2 1 5
 Brazil 2 2 0 4
 West Germany/Germany 1 3 1 5
 France 1 1 2 4
 Croatia 1 1 1 3
 Uruguay 1 0 0 1
 Netherlands 0 1 1 2
 Belgium 0 1 0 1
 Bulgaria 0 0 1 1
 Denmark 0 0 1 1
 South Korea 0 0 1 1
 Spain 0 0 1 1

Unofficial winner[edit]

The following players were recognised as best players by FIFA website. Also, FIFA only recognizes the 1978 Golden Ball award prior to 1982. FIFA does not recognize Golden Ball awards from 1930 to 1974.

Unofficial Best Player
World Cup Winner Runner-up Third place
1978 Argentina Argentina Mario Kempes[8] Italy Paolo Rossi[9] Brazil Dirceu[9]

Media's selections[edit]

Authoritative football historian and statistician Ejikeme Ikwunze, popularly called "Mr. Football", published a list of the best players in his book World Cup (1930-2010): A Statistical Summary,[10] and it gained the most attention among experts' selections about the best players until 1978. This work is part of the official FIFA library,[11] and received public recognition from his former presidents Joao Havelange and Sepp Blatter.[citation needed] A considerable number of other media agreed with him.[12][13][14][15]

World Cup (1930-2010): A Statistical Summary's Best Player[10]
World Cup First place Second place Third place
1930 Uruguay Uruguay José Nasazzi[16] Argentina Guillermo Stábile Uruguay José Leandro Andrade
1934 Italy Italy Giuseppe Meazza Austria Matthias Sindelar Czechoslovakia Oldrich Nejedly
1938 France Brazil Leônidas[17] Italy Silvio Piola Hungary György Sárosi
1950 Brazil Brazil Zizinho[18] Uruguay Juan Alberto Schiaffino Brazil Ademir
1954 Switzerland Hungary Ferenc Puskás Hungary Sándor Kocsis West Germany Fritz Walter
1958 Sweden Brazil Didi[19][20] Brazil Pelé France Just Fontaine
1962 Chile Brazil Garrincha[21] Czechoslovakia Josef Masopust Chile Leonel Sánchez
1966 England England Bobby Charlton England Bobby Moore Portugal Eusébio
1970 México Brazil Pelé[22] Brazil Gérson West Germany Gerd Müller
1974 West Germany Netherlands Johan Cruyff West Germany Franz Beckenbauer Poland Kazimierz Deyna
1978 Argentina[23] Argentina Mario Kempes Italy Paolo Rossi Did not select

On 2 August 1950, Dr. Friedebert Becker [de], the editor-in-chief of Kicker (then Sport-Magazin), chose his best players of the tournament.[24]

France Football, the sponsor of Golden Ball and Ballon d'Or, selected the best player of the 1966 FIFA World Cup at that time with L'Équipe, and Bobby Charlton became the winner.[25]

After the 1978 World Cup, Argentinian magazine El Gráfico held a survey for the best player of the tournament. This was different from the unofficial Golden Ball which is recognised by FIFA.[26]

Guerin Sportivo chose their top ten players for the 1990 tournament in Italy.[27]

In 1998, the Argentinian newspaper Clarín provided a brief description of each star player dating back to 1930. Some are controversial decisions as is the case with retrospective awards. The 1998 winner was awarded after the tournament ended.[28]

World Cup Media First place Second place Third place
1930 Uruguay Clarín Uruguay José Nasazzi
ESPN Deportes[29] Uruguay José Nasazzi
1934 Italy Clarín Italy Giuseppe Meazza
ESPN Deportes[30] Italy Raimundo Orsi
1938 France Clarín Brazil Leônidas
ESPN Deportes[31] Italy Giuseppe Meazza
1950 Brazil Sport-Magazin Brazil Zizinho Uruguay Alcides Ghiggia Brazil Ademir
Clarín Uruguay Obdulio Varela
ESPN Deportes[32] Uruguay Obdulio Varela
1954 Switzerland Clarín Hungary Ferenc Puskás
ESPN Deportes[33] Hungary Ferenc Puskás
1958 Sweden El Gráfico[34] Brazil Pelé Brazil Garrincha Brazil Vavá
Clarín Brazil Pelé
ESPN Deportes[35] Brazil Pelé
1962 Chile Clarín Brazil Garrincha
ESPN Deportes[36] Brazil Garrincha
1966 England France FootballL'Équipe England Bobby Charlton West Germany Franz Beckenbauer Portugal Eusébio
Sofascore[37] Portugal Eusébio West Germany Helmut Haller Hungary Ferenc Bene
Castrol Football[14] West Germany Franz Beckenbauer West Germany Helmut Haller England Martin Peters
Clarín West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
ESPN Deportes[38] England Bobby Charlton
1970 Mexico Sofascore[39] West Germany Gerd Müller Brazil Pelé Brazil Rivellino
Castrol Football[15] West Germany Gerd Müller Brazil Jairzinho Brazil Pelé
Clarín Brazil Pelé
ESPN Deportes[40] Brazil Pelé
1974 West Germany Sofascore[41] Netherlands Johan Cruyff Poland Kazimierz Deyna Sweden Ronnie Hellström
Castrol Football[17] Netherlands Johan Cruyff Poland Grzegorz Lato Poland Kazimierz Deyna
Clarín Netherlands Johan Cruyff
ESPN Deportes[42] Netherlands Johan Cruyff
1978 Argentina El Gráfico Argentina Mario Kempes Italy Paolo Rossi Argentina Ubaldo Fillol
Sofascore[43] Argentina Mario Kempes Argentina Daniel Passarella Peru Ramón Quiroga
Castrol Football[18] Argentina Mario Kempes Brazil Émerson Leão Argentina Ubaldo Fillol
Clarín Argentina Mario Kempes
ESPN Deportes[44] Argentina Mario Kempes
1982 Spain FourFourTwo[45] Italy Paolo Rossi Italy Bruno Conti Brazil Falcão
Guerin Sportivo[46] Italy Paolo Rossi Italy Claudio Gentile Brazil Júnior
Sofascore[47] Cameroon Thomas N'Kono Poland Zbigniew Boniek Hungary Ferenc Mészáros
Castrol Football[19] Italy Paolo Rossi Brazil Zico Poland Zbigniew Boniek
Clarín Italy Paolo Rossi
ESPN Deportes[48] Brazil Sócrates
Pelé[49] Italy Bruno Conti
1986 Mexico FourFourTwo[50] Argentina Diego Maradona Denmark Preben Elkjær England Gary Lineker
Sofascore[51] Argentina Diego Maradona Soviet Union Igor Belanov Brazil Careca
Castrol Football[20] Argentina Diego Maradona Argentina José Luis Brown England Gary Lineker
Clarín Argentina Diego Maradona
ESPN Deportes[52] Argentina Diego Maradona
1990 Italy FourFourTwo[53] West Germany Lothar Matthäus Italy Salvatore Schillaci Argentina Diego Maradona
Guerin Sportivo Italy Salvatore Schillaci West Germany Andreas Brehme England Paul Gascoigne
Sofascore[1] West Germany Lothar Matthäus West Germany Andreas Brehme Spain Míchel
Castrol Football[21] West Germany Andreas Brehme Italy Franco Baresi West Germany Guido Buchwald
Clarín Argentina Diego Maradona
ESPN Deportes[54] West Germany Lothar Matthäus
1994 United States FourFourTwo[55] Brazil Romário Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov Romania Gheorghe Hagi
Sofascore[2] Romania Gheorghe Hagi Nigeria Jay-Jay Okocha Russia Oleg Salenko
Castrol Football[22] Brazil Romário Brazil Márcio Santos Brazil Aldair
Clarín Brazil Romário
ESPN Deportes[56] Brazil Romário
1998 France FourFourTwo[57] France Lilian Thuram Brazil Ronaldo Croatia Davor Šuker
Sofascore[3] Spain Fernando Hierro Paraguay Celso Ayala Colombia Faryd Mondragón
Castrol Football[23] France Lilian Thuram France Marcel Desailly France Bixente Lizarazu
Clarín France Zinedine Zidane
ESPN Deportes[58] France Zinedine Zidane
2002 South Korea/Japan FourFourTwo[59] Brazil Ronaldo Germany Oliver Kahn Turkey Hasan Şaş
Sofascore[4] Nigeria Joseph Yobo Germany Michael Ballack Portugal Pauleta
Castrol Football[26] Brazil Ronaldo Germany Michael Ballack Germany Thomas Linke
ESPN Deportes[60] Brazil Ronaldo
2006 Germany FourFourTwo[61] Italy Andrea Pirlo France Zinedine Zidane Italy Fabio Cannavaro
Sofascore[6] Italy Andrea Pirlo Ukraine Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Switzerland Pascal Zuberbühler
Castrol Football[27] Italy Gianluigi Buffon France Lilian Thuram France William Gallas
ESPN Deportes[62] France Zinedine Zidane
2010 South Africa FourFourTwo[63] Spain Xavi Uruguay Diego Forlán Spain Andrés Iniesta
Bleacher Report[64] Netherlands Wesley Sneijder Spain David Villa Uruguay Diego Forlán
Sofascore[8] Ivory Coast Romaric Argentina Lionel Messi Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger
Castrol Football[28] Spain Sergio Ramos Spain Joan Capdevila Spain Carles Puyol
ESPN Deportes[65] Uruguay Diego Forlán
2014 Brazil FourFourTwo[66] Colombia James Rodríguez Germany Toni Kroos Argentina Javier Mascherano
The Guardian[67] Colombia James Rodríguez Germany Thomas Müller Netherlands Arjen Robben
Bleacher Report[68] Germany Manuel Neuer Netherlands Arjen Robben Colombia James Rodríguez
Sofascore[11] Bosnia and Herzegovina Miralem Pjanić Colombia James Rodríguez Switzerland Ricardo Rodriguez
2018 Russia Irish Independent[69] Croatia Luka Modrić France Kylian Mbappé France N'Golo Kanté
Sportskeeda[70] Croatia Luka Modrić France Kylian Mbappé Belgium Eden Hazard
Sofascore[12] Spain Isco Belgium Eden Hazard Germany Toni Kroos
2022 Qatar FourFourTwo[71] Argentina Lionel Messi France Kylian Mbappé France Antoine Griezmann
Sports Illustrated[72] France Kylian Mbappé Argentina Lionel Messi France Antoine Griezmann
Sofascore[13] Portugal Bruno Fernandes Argentina Lionel Messi Poland Wojciech Szczęsny

Golden Boot[edit]

The Golden Boot or Golden Shoe award goes to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup. While every World Cup had a ranking of the goalscorers, the first time an award was given was in 1982,[7] under the name Golden Shoe.[5] It was rechristened Golden Boot in 2010.[73] FIFA sometimes lists the top goalscorers of previous Cups among the Golden Boot winners.[74]

If there is more than one player with the same number of goals, since 1994 the tie-breaker goes to the player with more assists. If there is still more than one player, the tie (since 2006) is decided by minutes played in the tournament, with the player playing fewest minutes ranked first. A Silver Boot and a Bronze Boot are also awarded for the second and third-highest goalscorers respectively.

Top Goalscorer[75][76]
World Cup Top goalscorer Goals Runners-up Goals Third place Goals
1930 Uruguay Argentina Guillermo Stábile 8 Uruguay Pedro Cea 5 United States Bert Patenaude 4
1934 Italy Czechoslovakia Oldřich Nejedlý 5[a] Germany Edmund Conen
Italy Angelo Schiavio
4 None
1938 France Brazil Leônidas 7[b] Hungary György Sárosi
Hungary Gyula Zsengellér
Italy Silvio Piola
5 None
1950 Brazil Brazil Ademir 9[c] Uruguay Óscar Míguez 5 Uruguay Alcides Ghiggia
Brazil Chico
Spain Estanislau Basora
Spain Telmo Zarra
4
1954 Switzerland Hungary Sándor Kocsis 11 Switzerland Josef Hügi
West Germany Max Morlock
Austria Erich Probst
6 None
1958 Sweden France Just Fontaine 13 Brazil Pelé
West Germany Helmut Rahn
6 None
1962 Chile Hungary Flórián Albert
Soviet Union Valentin Ivanov
Brazil Garrincha
Brazil Vavá
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražan Jerković
Chile Leonel Sánchez
4 None
None
1966 England Portugal Eusébio 9 West Germany Helmut Haller 6 West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
Hungary Ferenc Bene
England Geoff Hurst
Soviet Union Valeriy Porkujan
4
1970 Mexico West Germany Gerd Müller 10 Brazil Jairzinho 7 Peru Teófilo Cubillas 5
1974 West Germany Poland Grzegorz Lato 7 Netherlands Johan Neeskens
Poland Andrzej Szarmach
5 None
1978 Argentina[80] Argentina Mario Kempes 6 Peru Teófilo Cubillas 5 Netherlands Rob Rensenbrink 5
Golden Shoe[74]
World Cup Golden Shoe Goals Silver Shoe Goals Bronze Shoe Goals
1982 Spain Italy Paolo Rossi 6 West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 5 Brazil Zico 4
1986 Mexico England Gary Lineker 6 Spain Emilio Butragueño
Brazil Careca
Argentina Diego Maradona
5 None[81]
1990 Italy Italy Salvatore Schillaci 6 Czechoslovakia Tomáš Skuhravý 5 England Gary Lineker
Cameroon Roger Milla
4
1994 United States Russia Oleg Salenko[d]
Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov[e]
6 None
Sweden Kennet Andersson
Brazil Romário
5[f]
1998 France[84] Croatia Davor Šuker 6 Argentina Gabriel Batistuta
Italy Christian Vieri
5 None[g]
2002 South Korea/Japan[85] Brazil Ronaldo 8[h] Germany Miroslav Klose
Brazil Rivaldo
5
2006 Germany[87] Germany Miroslav Klose 5 Argentina Hernán Crespo 3[i] Brazil Ronaldo 3[i]
Golden Boot[74]
World Cup Golden Boot Goals Silver Boot Goals Bronze Boot Goals
2010 South Africa Germany Thomas Müller 5[j] Spain David Villa 5[j] Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 5[j]
2014 Brazil Colombia James Rodríguez 6 Germany Thomas Müller 5 Brazil Neymar 4[k]
2018 Russia England Harry Kane 6 France Antoine Griezmann 4[l] Belgium Romelu Lukaku 4[l]
2022 Qatar France Kylian Mbappé 8 Argentina Lionel Messi 7 France Olivier Giroud 4[m]
Notes
  1. ^ FIFA initially credited Nejedlý with only four goals, which would make him joint top scorer with Angelo Schiavio of Italy and Edmund Conen of Germany. However, FIFA changed it to five goals in November 2006, making Nejedlý the outright top scorer.[77]
  2. ^ FIFA initially credited Leônidas with eight goals. However, in November 2006, FIFA confirmed that in the quarter-final tie against Czechoslovakia, he had scored once, not twice as FIFA had originally recorded, meaning he had scored only seven goals in total.[77]
  3. ^ There was controversy regarding the number of goals Brazilian Ademir had scored in 1950, as a result of incomplete data concerning the Final Round game Brazil vs. Spain (6–1). The 5–0 goal had been credited to Jair, but is now credited to Ademir.[78][79]
  4. ^ Salenko is the only player to win the award playing for a team that were eliminated in the group stage. His six goals are the only international goals he ever scored.
  5. ^ Despite the assist tiebreaker, Salenko and Stoichkov remained tied with six goals and one assist each, and both received the Golden Shoe.[82]
  6. ^ Romário and Andersson surpassed the other two players with five goals (Jürgen Klinsmann and Roberto Baggio) by having three assists each.[82][83]
  7. ^ Both runners-up had the same number of assists, and each received the Silver Shoe.
  8. ^ During the tournament, after the group stage match against Costa Rica, Ronaldo logged a protest against the crediting of a goal as an own goal, and FIFA granted him the change.[86]
  9. ^ a b Eight players had scored three goals. Ronaldo, Crespo and Zinedine Zidane stood out for having one assist, and then the two recipients were determined by less playtime (308 minutes for Crespo, 411 for Ronaldo, 559 for Zidane).[88]
  10. ^ a b c Müller, Villa, Sneijder and Diego Forlán tied with five goals. Müller won by virtue of having more assists (three) than the rest (each had one). Villa won the Silver Boot due to playing fewer minutes than Sneijder, and Sneijder won the Bronze Boot due to having played fewer minutes than Forlán.[89]
  11. ^ Neymar, Lionel Messi and Robin van Persie all had four goals in the tournament. Neymar received the Bronze Boot for playing fewer minutes than his competitors (480; Messi played 693 minutes, and Van Persie, 548).[90]
  12. ^ a b Griezmann, Lukaku, Denis Cheryshev, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappé tied with four goals. In the assists tiebreaker, Griezmann won the Silver Boot by virtue of having two, while Lukaku got the Bronze Boot as he had one. The rest had zero.[91]
  13. ^ Giroud and Julián Álvarez tied with four goals. Giroud won the Bronze Boot due to playing fewer minutes than Álvarez.[92]

Golden Glove[edit]

The Golden Glove award is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The award was introduced with the name "Lev Yashin Award" in 1994, in honor of the late Soviet goalkeeper.[7] It was rechristened "Golden Glove" in 2010. The FIFA Technical Study Group recognises the top goalkeeper of the tournament based on the player's performance throughout the final competition. Although goalkeepers have this specific award for their position, they are still eligible for the Golden Ball as well, as when Oliver Kahn was awarded in 2002.[93]

Official Award
Lev Yashin Award
World Cup Lev Yashin Award Clean sheets
1994 United States Belgium Michel Preud'homme 2
1998 France France Fabien Barthez 5
2002 South Korea/Japan Germany Oliver Kahn 5
2006 Germany Italy Gianluigi Buffon 5
Golden Glove
World Cup Golden Glove Clean sheets
2010 South Africa Spain Iker Casillas 5
2014 Brazil Germany Manuel Neuer 4
2018 Russia Belgium Thibaut Courtois 3
2022 Qatar Argentina Emiliano Martínez 3

FIFA Young Player Award[edit]

The FIFA Young Player Award ("Best Young Player Award" 2006–2010) was awarded for the first time at the 2006 World Cup in Germany and given to Germany's Lukas Podolski.[94] The award is given to the best player in the tournament who is at most 21 years old. For the 2022 World Cup, this meant that the player had to have been born on or after 1 January 2001.

In 2006,[95] the election took place on FIFA's official World Cup website with the help of The FIFA Technical Study Group.[96]

FIFA organised a survey on the Internet for users to choose the "Best Young Player" of the World Cup, between 1958 and 2002, named the best young player of each tournament.[97] With 61% of the overall vote, the winner was Pelé, who finished ahead of the Peruvian Teófilo Cubillas, the best young player at Mexico 1970, and England's Michael Owen, who reached similar heights at France 98.[98][99]

The winner of the award has only been part of the winning country three times. Pelé in 1958, Kylian Mbappé in 2018, and Enzo Fernández in 2022.

World Cup FIFA Young Player Age Position
1958 Sweden Brazil Pelé 17 Centre-Forward
1962 Chile Hungary Flórián Albert 20 Centre-Forward
1966 England West Germany Franz Beckenbauer 20 Sweeper-Defender
1970 Mexico Peru Teófilo Cubillas 21 Attacking-Midfielder
1974 West Germany Poland Władysław Żmuda 20 Centre-Back
1978 Argentina Italy Antonio Cabrini 20 Left-Back
1982 Spain France Manuel Amoros 21 Right-Back
1986 Mexico Belgium Enzo Scifo 20 Attacking-Midfielder
1990 Italy Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Robert Prosinečki 21 Centre-Midfielder
1994 United States Netherlands Marc Overmars 20 Left-Winger
1998 France England Michael Owen 18 Centre-Forward
2002 South Korea/Japan United States Landon Donovan 20 Second-Striker
2006 Germany Germany Lukas Podolski[94] 21 Second-Striker
2010 South Africa Germany Thomas Müller[100] 20 Second-Striker
2014 Brazil France Paul Pogba[101] 21 Centre-Midfielder
2018 Russia France Kylian Mbappé[102] 19 Left-Winger
2022 Qatar Argentina Enzo Fernández 21 Centre-Midfielder

FIFA Fair Play Trophy[edit]

The FIFA Fair Play Trophy is given to the team with the best record of fair play during the World Cup final tournament since 1970. Only teams that qualified for the second round are considered. The winners of this award earn the FIFA Fair Play Trophy, a diploma, a fair play medal for each player and official, and $50,000 worth of football equipment to be used for youth development.[103]

The appearance of the award was originally a certificate. From 1982 to 1990, it was a golden trophy based on Sport Billy, a football-playing cartoon character from 1982 who became an icon for FIFA Fair play.[104][105] Ever since 1994, it is simply a trophy with an elegant footballer figure.[106] Peru was the first nation to win the award after receiving no yellow or red cards in the 1970 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico.[107]

Peru's FIFA Fair Play trophy award. Peru won the award after receiving no yellow or red cards in the tournament.
World Cup FIFA Fair Play Trophy Winners
1970 Mexico  Peru
1974 West Germany  West Germany
1978 Argentina  Argentina
1982 Spain  Brazil
1986 Mexico  Brazil
1990 Italy  England
1994 United States  Brazil
1998 France  England
 France
2002 South Korea/Japan  Belgium
2006 Germany  Brazil
 Spain
2010 South Africa  Spain
2014 Brazil  Colombia
2018 Russia  Spain
2022 Qatar  England

Player of the Match[edit]

The Player of the Match (POTM) award picks the outstanding player in every match of the tournament. The award was introduced with the name "Man of the Match" in 2002. It was rechristened "Player of the Match" in 2022.

While the inaugural two editions were chosen by the technical group,[108][109] since 2010, Player of the Match is picked by an online poll on FIFA's website.[110][111][112]

World Cup Player(s) with most POTM wins Wins
2002 South Korea/Japan Brazil Rivaldo 3
2006 Germany Italy Andrea Pirlo 3
2010 South Africa Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 4
2014 Brazil Argentina Lionel Messi 4
2018 Russia France Antoine Griezmann
Belgium Eden Hazard
England Harry Kane
Croatia Luka Modrić
3
2022 Qatar Argentina Lionel Messi 5

Total awards
As of 18 December 2022

Rank Player Wins World Cup(s) with awards
1 Argentina Lionel Messi 11 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
2 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 7 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
3 Netherlands Arjen Robben 6 2006, 2010, 2014
4 France Kylian Mbappé 5 2018, 2022
Croatia Luka Modrić 2018, 2022
Uruguay Luis Suárez 2010, 2014, 2018
7 France Antoine Griezmann 4 2018, 2022
Belgium Eden Hazard 2014, 2018
Japan Keisuke Honda 2010, 2014
England Harry Kane 2018, 2022
Germany Miroslav Klose 2002, 2006
Germany Thomas Müller 2010, 2014
Brazil Neymar 2014, 2018, 2022
South Korea Park Ji-sung 2002, 2006, 2010
Colombia James Rodríguez 2014, 2018
Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 2010

By country
As of 18 December 2022

Rank Country Wins Players
1  Brazil 25 16
2  Germany 23 13
3  France 22 12
4  Argentina 21 9
5  Spain 18 12
6  England 17 14
7  Netherlands 16 7
8  Mexico 14 11
 Portugal 8
10  United States 13 8
 Croatia 8

Most Entertaining Team[edit]

The Most Entertaining Team award is a subjectively awarded prize for the team that had done the most to entertain the public with a positive approach to the game, organised through public participation in a poll[7] starting in 1994.[73]

World Cup Most Entertaining Team Award
1994 United States  Brazil[87]
1998 France  France[87]
2002 South Korea/Japan  South Korea[113]
2006 Germany  Portugal[114]

All-Star Team[edit]

Official winners[edit]

The All-Star Team is a team of the best performers at the respective World Cup finals. Since 1994, FIFA decided to add official best squads, chosen by its Technical Study Group under the brand name MasterCard All-Star Team.[115] For 1998, 2002 and 2006, substitute and reserve members were also nominated for full squads.

All-Star Team
World Cup Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards Reserves
1994 United States[115]

Belgium Michel Preud'homme

Brazil Jorginho
Brazil Márcio Santos
Italy Paolo Maldini

Brazil Dunga
Bulgaria Krasimir Balakov
Romania Gheorghe Hagi
Sweden Tomas Brolin

Brazil Romário
Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov
Italy Roberto Baggio

Did not select
1998 France[116]

France Fabien Barthez
Paraguay José Luis Chilavert

Brazil Roberto Carlos
France Marcel Desailly
France Lilian Thuram
Netherlands Frank de Boer
Paraguay Carlos Gamarra

Brazil Dunga
Brazil Rivaldo
Denmark Michael Laudrup
France Zinedine Zidane
Netherlands Edgar Davids

Brazil Ronaldo
Croatia Davor Šuker
Denmark Brian Laudrup
Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp

Netherlands Edwin van der Sar
Argentina Juan Sebastián Verón
France Thierry Henry
Nigeria Jay-Jay Okocha
England Michael Owen
Italy Christian Vieri

2002 South Korea/Japan[117]

Germany Oliver Kahn
Turkey Rüştü Reçber

Brazil Roberto Carlos
England Sol Campbell
Spain Fernando Hierro
South Korea Hong Myung-bo
Turkey Alpay Özalan

Brazil Rivaldo
Brazil Ronaldinho
Germany Michael Ballack
United States Claudio Reyna
South Korea Yoo Sang-chul

Brazil Ronaldo
Germany Miroslav Klose
Senegal El Hadji Diouf
Turkey Hasan Şaş

Spain Iker Casillas
Brazil Cafu
Germany Dietmar Hamann
Spain Joaquín
Japan Hidetoshi Nakata
United States Landon Donovan
Belgium Marc Wilmots

2006 Germany[118]

Italy Gianluigi Buffon
Germany Jens Lehmann
Portugal Ricardo

Argentina Roberto Ayala
England John Terry
France Lilian Thuram
Germany Philipp Lahm
Italy Fabio Cannavaro
Italy Gianluca Zambrotta
Portugal Ricardo Carvalho

Brazil Zé Roberto
France Patrick Vieira
France Zinedine Zidane
Germany Michael Ballack
Italy Andrea Pirlo
Italy Gennaro Gattuso
Portugal Luís Figo
Portugal Maniche

Argentina Hernán Crespo
France Thierry Henry
Germany Miroslav Klose
Italy Luca Toni
Italy Francesco Totti

Did not select

Unofficial winners[edit]

FIFA published the first All-Star Team in 1938, but it never made All-Star Team again until 1990 due to ensuing complaints.[119] In January 1959, the host of 1958 tournament Swedish Federation published an All-Star Team based on 720 answers out of 1,200 experts.[120][121] In 1990 there was an All-Star Team announced in combination with the Golden Ball ceremony. It was chosen by the same journalists who chose the best player, but this team is still considered unofficial.[122][123]

Unofficial All-Star Team
World Cup Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards Reserves
1938 France

Czechoslovakia František Plánička

Brazil Domingos da Guia
Italy Pietro Rava

Brazil Zezé Procópio
Italy Michele Andreolo
Italy Ugo Locatelli

Sweden Arne Nyberg
Italy Giuseppe Meazza
Brazil Leônidas
Hungary György Sárosi
Hungary Pál Titkos

Did not select
1958 Sweden

Northern Ireland Harry Gregg

Sweden Orvar Bergmark
Brazil Bellini
Brazil Nílton Santos

Soviet Union Yuriy Voynov
West Germany Horst Szymaniak

Brazil Garrincha
Brazil Didi
France Raymond Kopa
Brazil Pelé
Sweden Lennart Skoglund

Did not select
1990 Italy

Brazil Cláudio Taffarel

Brazil Jorginho
Italy Giuseppe Bergomi
Italy Franco Baresi
West Germany Guido Buchwald
West Germany Andreas Brehme

Italy Roberto Donadoni
West Germany Lothar Matthäus
Belgium Enzo Scifo

Italy Salvatore Schillaci
West Germany Jürgen Klinsmann

Costa Rica Gabelo Conejo
Brazil Branco
England Des Walker
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković
Cameroon Roger Milla

After FIFA changed its sponsor from MasterCard to Visa in 2007,[124] it published Team of the Tournament based on statistical data of other sponsors, which evaluates players' performances. FIFA explained these are not official.[125]

Statistical Team of the Tournament
World Cup Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards Standard
2010 South Africa[126]

Germany Manuel Neuer

Spain Joan Capdevila
Germany Philipp Lahm
Spain Carles Puyol
Spain Sergio Ramos

Netherlands Mark van Bommel
Germany Thomas Müller
Netherlands Wesley Sneijder
Spain Sergio Busquets

Spain David Villa
Uruguay Luis Suárez

Castrol performance index
2014 Brazil[127]

Germany Manuel Neuer

Argentina Marcos Rojo
Germany Mats Hummels
Brazil Thiago Silva
Netherlands Stefan de Vrij

Brazil Oscar
Germany Toni Kroos
Germany Philipp Lahm
Colombia James Rodríguez

Netherlands Arjen Robben
Germany Thomas Müller

Castrol performance index
2018 Russia[125]

Belgium Thibaut Courtois

Sweden Andreas Granqvist
France Raphaël Varane
Brazil Thiago Silva
Colombia Yerry Mina

Russia Denis Cheryshev
Brazil Philippe Coutinho
Croatia Luka Modrić

England Harry Kane
Belgium Eden Hazard
France Antoine Griezmann

Fantasy football

Since 2010, the Fan Dream Team has been voted by online poll of FIFA website, but FIFA explained this is also not official team.[125]

Fan Dream Team
World Cup Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards Manager
2010 South Africa[128]

Spain Iker Casillas

Germany Philipp Lahm
Spain Sergio Ramos
Spain Carles Puyol
Brazil Maicon

Spain Xavi
Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger
Netherlands Wesley Sneijder
Spain Andrés Iniesta

Spain David Villa
Uruguay Diego Forlán

Spain Vicente del Bosque

2014 Brazil[129]

Germany Manuel Neuer

Brazil Marcelo
Germany Mats Hummels
Brazil David Luiz
Brazil Thiago Silva

Argentina Ángel Di María
Germany Toni Kroos
Colombia James Rodríguez

Brazil Neymar
Germany Thomas Müller
Argentina Lionel Messi

Germany Joachim Löw

2018 Russia[130]

Belgium Thibaut Courtois

Brazil Marcelo
France Raphaël Varane
Uruguay Diego Godín
Brazil Thiago Silva

Brazil Philippe Coutinho
Croatia Luka Modrić
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne

Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
England Harry Kane
France Kylian Mbappé

Did not select

Media's selections[edit]

Many different newspapers, sports journalists, managers and former players have picked their All-Star teams for the tournaments over the years. Newspapers which picked their All-Star teams include Sport-Magazin, Mundo Esportivo, France Football, Associated Press, Estadio, El Gráfico, Goles, Guerin Sportivo, Crónica, El Mercurio, La Prensa, Clarín, La Razón, El País, L'Équipe, Mundo Deportivo, De Volkskrant, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Don Balón, La Stampa, Kicker, Deporte Gráfico, Spotivo Sur, Match, Fußball Woche, Placar, Shoot!, BBC Sport, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Diario AS and Marca.

Sports journalists, managers and former players who picked their All-Star teams include Dr. Friedebert Becker, Gabriel Hanot, Enzo Bearzot, Pelé, Roberto Bettega, Eugenio Bersellini, Giovanni Trapattoni, Massimo Giacomini, Sandro Mazzola, Paolo Carosi, Jimmy Greaves, Pichi Alonso and Johan Cruyff.

Since the beginning many newspapers gave players points to players based on their performances at the World Cup. Some are based in statistics, but some were just rankings given by experts.[131] Castrol Football has given retrospective rankings to players until 1966 with their expert panel consisting of people such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Arsène Wenger, Marcel Desailly, Cafu, Alan Shearer, Emilio Butragueño, Ronald Koeman, Pierluigi Collina, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Gary Bailey, Peter Stöger, Mohamed Al-Deayea and Stanislav Levý.[132]

There are rumours about "official" World Cup All-Star teams across the internet. The same teams have been published on many websites including football.sporting99.com, worldcupbrazil.net, talksport[133] and thesoccerworldcups.com. It is unclear where these teams originated, but the earliest they can be found on the internet was in the October of 2011 on the football.sporting99.com website.[134]

World Cup Media Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
1930 Uruguay ESPN Deportes[29] Kingdom of Yugoslavia Jakšić Kingdom of Yugoslavia Ivković

Uruguay Nasazzi

Uruguay Gestido

Argentina Monti

Uruguay J. Andrade

Uruguay Cea

Argentina Ferreira

Argentina Stábile

Uruguay Scarone

Uruguay Castro

1934 Italy ESPN Deportes[30] Spain Zamora Italy Monzeglio

Spain Quincoces

Spain Cilaurren

Italy Monti

Austria Wagner

Italy Orsi

Italy Meazza

Czechoslovakia Nejedlý

Austria Sindelar

Italy Guaita

Lucien Gamblin[135] Czechoslovakia Plánička Austria Sesta

Spain Quincoces

Netherlands van Heel

Hungary Szűcs

Austria Wagner

Italy Orsi

Czechoslovakia Nejedlý

Spain Lángara

Spain Regueiro

Italy Guaita

1938 France ESPN Deportes[31] Czechoslovakia Plánička Italy Rava

Brazil Da Guia

Italy Locatelli

Italy Andreolo

Italy Serantoni

Hungary Titkos

Hungary Sárosi

Brazil Leônidas

Italy Meazza

Italy Biavati

1950 Brazil Sport-Magazin[24] Uruguay Máspoli Brazil Juvenal

Uruguay M. González

Uruguay V. Andrade

Uruguay Varela

England Wright

Spain Gaínza

Brazil Jair

Brazil Ademir

Brazil Zizinho

Uruguay Ghiggia

Mundo Esportivo[24][136] Brazil Barbosa Brazil Juvenal

Uruguay M. González

Uruguay V. Andrade

Uruguay Varela

Brazil Bauer

England Finney

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mitić

Brazil Ademir

Brazil Zizinho

Uruguay Ghiggia

ESPN Deportes[32] Spain Ramallets Uruguay Tejera

Uruguay M. González

Brazil Bauer

Spain Puchades

Uruguay Varela

Spain Gaínza

Brazil Zizinho

Brazil Ademir

Uruguay Schiaffino

Uruguay Ghiggia

O Globo Sportivo[137] Sweden Svensson Brazil Juvenal

Uruguay M. González

Uruguay V. Andrade

Uruguay Varela

Brazil Bauer

Brazil Chico

Sweden Palmér

Brazil Ademir

Uruguay J. Pérez

Uruguay Ghiggia

1954 Switzerland Mundo Esportivo[138] Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Beara England Wright

Uruguay W. Martínez

Brazil Djalma

Hungary Bozsik

Austria Ocwirk

West Germany Schäfer

Uruguay Schiaffino

Hungary Hidegkuti

Hungary Kocsis

Brazil Julinho

El Gráfico[139] Hungary Grosics Uruguay W. Martínez

Brazil Djalma

Brazil Bauer

Uruguay Varela

Hungary Bozsik

Uruguay Borges

Hungary Puskás

Hungary Hidegkuti

Hungary Kocsis

Brazil Julinho

ESPN Deportes[33] Hungary Grosics Uruguay V. Andrade

Uruguay Santamaría

Hungary Bozsik

West Germany Walter

Uruguay Varela

Hungary Hidegkuti

Hungary M. Tóth

Hungary Puskás

Hungary Kocsis

Hungary Czibor

1958 Sweden France Football[140] Northern Ireland Gregg Brazil Nílton

Brazil Bellini

Sweden Bergmark

Brazil Didi

Northern Ireland Blanchflower

Sweden Skoglund

Brazil Pelé

France Kopa

France Fontaine

Brazil Garrincha

France Football (ratings)[140] Northern Ireland Gregg Brazil Nílton

Scotland Evans

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Šijaković

Brazil Didi

Scotland Turnbull

Sweden Skoglund

Brazil Pelé

France Kopa

France Fontaine

Brazil Garrincha

Gabriel Hanot[140] Soviet Union Yashin Brazil Nílton

Brazil Bellini

Brazil Djalma

Brazil Didi

Soviet Union Voynov

France Vincent

Brazil Pelé

France Kopa

France Fontaine

Brazil Garrincha

Sport-Magazin[141] Northern Ireland Gregg Germany Juskowiak

Sweden Gustavsson

Brazil Djalma

West Germany Szymaniak

Soviet Union Voynov

Sweden Skoglund

Brazil Pelé

Brazil Vavá

France Fontaine

Germany Rahn

ESPN Deportes[35] Soviet Union Yashin Brazil Nílton

Brazil Orlando

Brazil Bellini

Brazil Djalma

Brazil Didi

West Germany Szymaniak

Brazil Pelé

Sweden Hamrin

France Fontaine

Brazil Garrincha

Idrottsbladet[142] Northern Ireland Gregg Brazil Nílton

Brazil Djalma

Brazil Orlando

Sweden Gustavsson

Northern Ireland Blanchflower

Northern Ireland Peter McParland

Brazil Pelé

France Kopa

France Fontaine

Brazil Garrincha

O Globo Sportivo[143] Brazil Gilmar Brazil Nílton

Brazil Bellini

Czechoslovakia Mráz

Brazil Orlando

Scotland Turnbull

Sweden Skoglund

Brazil Pelé

France Kopa

Brazil Didi

Brazil Garrincha

1962 Chile France Football[144] Czechoslovakia Schrojf Czechoslovakia Novák

West Germany Schnellinger

Uruguay E. Álvarez

Chile Eyzaguirre

Brazil Zito

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Šekularac

Brazil Zagallo

Soviet Union Ponedelnik

West Germany Seeler

Brazil Garrincha

ESPN Deportes[36] Czechoslovakia Schrojf West Germany Schnellinger

Brazil Mauro

Brazil Zito

Brazil Djalma

Brazil Amarildo

Czechoslovakia Masopust

Soviet Union Voronin

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Skoblar

Brazil Vavá

Brazil Garrincha

1966 England Associated Press[145] England Banks Argentina Marzolini

England Moore

West Germany Schulz

Brazil Djalma

Soviet Union Voronin

England B. Charlton

West Germany Beckenbauer

Portugal Simões

Portugal Eusébio

Hungary Bene

Estadio[146] England Banks Argentina Marzolini

England Moore

England J. Charlton

Soviet Union Ponomaryov

West Germany Beckenbauer

England B. Charlton

Hungary Albert

Portugal Simões

Portugal Eusébio

England Hurst

SportGráfico[146] England Banks Argentina Marzolini

England Moore

England J. Charlton

Argentina Ferreiro

West Germany Beckenbauer

England B. Charlton

Portugal Simões

Hungary Albert

West Germany Seeler

Hungary Bene

ESPN Deportes[38] England Banks Argentina Marzolini

West Germany Beckenbauer

England Moore

West Germany Höttges

England B. Charlton

West Germany Haller

Portugal Simões

England Hurst

Portugal Eusébio

Hungary Bene

Castrol Football[147] England Banks England Wilson

England Moore

West Germany Weber

England Cohen

West Germany Haller

West Germany Beckenbauer

Portugal Augusto

England Peters

Portugal Eusébio

Portugal Torres

Sofascore[148] Uruguay Mazurkiewicz England Moore

North Korea Shin

England J. Charlton

England Peters

England B. Charlton

West Germany Beckenbauer

West Germany Haller

Portugal Eusébio

West Germany Seeler

Hungary Bene

1970 Mexico ESPN Deportes[40] Uruguay Mazurkiewicz Italy Facchetti

West GermanyBeckenbauer

Brazil Piazza

Brazil C. Alberto

Brazil Gérson

Brazil Clodoaldo

Brazil Rivellino

Brazil Pelé

Germany G. Müller

Brazil Jairzinho

Castrol Football[149] Soviet Union Kavazashvili Uruguay Mujica

Uruguay Matosas

Uruguay Ancheta

Uruguay Ubiña

Brazil Rivellino

Peru Cubillas

Uruguay Maneiro

Brazil Jairzinho

Brazil Pelé

Germany G. Müller

Sofascore[150] Italy Albertosi Mexico Guzmán

England Moore

Germany Beckenbauer

Brazil Rivellino

Peru Cubillas

Brazil Gérson

Brazil Jairzinho

Brazil Pelé

Germany G. Müller

Germany Seeler

1974 West Germany Estadio[151] West Germany Maier West Germany Breitner

West Germany Beckenbauer

Chile Figueroa

West Germany Vogts

West Germany Overath

Netherlands Neeskens

Netherlands Jansen

Poland Gadocha

Netherlands Cruyff

Poland Lato

English and Italian journalists[152] Poland Tomaszewski Brazil Marinho

West Germany Beckenbauer

Netherlands Rijsbergen

West Germany Breitner

Poland Deyna

West Germany Overath

Netherlands Neeskens

Poland Gadocha

Netherlands Cruyff

Poland Lato

De Volkskrant[153] Sweden Hellström Netherlands Krol

West Germany Beckenbauer

Brazil L. Pereira

Argentina Wolff

Netherlands Van Hanegem

Poland Deyna

Netherlands Neeskens

Poland Gadocha

Netherlands Cruyff

Argentina Rubén Ayala

Jornal dos Sports[154] Sweden Hellström West Germany Breitner

West Germany Beckenbauer

Chile Figueroa

Brazil L. Pereira

Netherlands Neeskens

Scotland Bremner

Poland Gadocha

West Germany G. Müller

Netherlands Cruyff

Poland Lato

El Gráfico[155] Sweden Hellström West Germany Breitner

West Germany Beckenbauer

Netherlands Rijsbergen

Poland Szymanowski

Sweden Edström

Poland Deyna

Netherlands Neeskens

Poland Gadocha

Netherlands Cruyff

Poland Lato

ESPN Deportes[42] Poland Tomaszewski Brazil Marinho

Netherlands Suurbier

West Germany Beckenbauer

West Germany Vogts

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Oblak

Netherlands Neeskens

Poland Deyna

Netherlands Rensenbrink

Poland Lato

Netherlands Cruyff

Castrol Football[156] Sweden Hellström Netherlands Krol

Netherlands Rijsbergen

West Germany Beckenbauer

Netherlands Suurbier

Netherlands Cruyff

Poland Deyna

Netherlands Haan

Poland Lato

Netherlands Rep

West Germany G. Müller

Sofascore[157] Sweden Hellström West Germany Breitner

Brazil L. Pereira

West Germany Beckenbauer

Poland Szymanowski

Poland Deyna

Germany Bonhof

Netherlands Neeskens

Sweden Edström

Netherlands Cruyff

Poland Lato

1978 Argentina Goles[158] Argentina Fillol Italy Cabrini

Argentina Passarella

Netherlands Krol

Brazil Toninho

Argentina Kempes

Italy Benetti

Poland Boniek

Netherlands Rensenbrink

Argentina Luque

Italy Causio

Guerin Sportivo[159] Argentina Fillol Italy Cabrini

Argentina Passarella

Brazil Amaral

Italy Gentile

Brazil Dirceu

Argentina Kempes

Netherlands Haan

Netherlands Rensenbrink

Italy Rossi

Austria Krankl

Crónica and El Mercurio[159] Argentina Fillol Italy Cabrini

Italy Scirea

Netherlands Krol

Austria Sara

Peru Cubillas

Italy Benetti

Poland Deyna

Italy Bettega

Argentina Luque

Italy Causio

Enzo Bearzot[159] Argentina Fillol France Bossis

Argentina Passarella

France Trésor

Brazil Toninho

Netherlands Haan

Brazil Dirceu

Brazil Batista

Hungary Pintér

Argentina Kempes

Austria Krankl

La Prensa[159] Brazil Leão Italy Cabrini

Brazil Amaral

Netherlands Krol

Brazil Toninho

Argentina Kempes

Argentina Ardiles

Poland Deyna

Italy Bettega

Italy Rossi

Argentina Bertoni

Clarín[159] Argentina Fillol Argentina Tarantini

Italy Bellugi

Netherlands Krol

Brazil Toninho

Argentina Kempes

Argentina Gallego

Netherlands Neeskens

Netherlands Rensenbrink

Argentina Luque

Italy Causio

La Razón[159] Argentina Fillol Italy Cabrini

Argentina Passarella

Netherlands Krol

West Germany Vogts

Argentina Kempes

Italy Benetti

Brazil Dirceu

Netherlands Rensenbrink

Italy Rossi

Italy Causio

El País[159] Argentina Fillol Netherlands Haan

Argentina Passarella

France Trésor

West Germany Vogts

Argentina Kempes

Netherlands R. van de Kerkhof

Brazil Dirceu

Italy Bettega

Italy Rossi

Tunisia Lahzami

Pelé[160] Argentina Fillol Italy Cabrini

Argentina Passarella

Netherlands Krol

Austria Sara

Argentina Kempes

France Platini

Brazil Batista

Netherlands Rensenbrink

Italy Rossi

Italy Causio

ESPN Deportes[44] Argentina Fillol Italy Cabrini

Argentina Passarella

Netherlands Krol

Brazil Nelinho

Peru Cubillas

Argentina Gallego

Italy Tardelli

Netherlands Rensenbrink

Argentina Kempes

Italy Rossi

Castrol Football[161] Brazil Leão Netherlands Krol

Argentina Passarella

Italy Scirea

West Germany Kaltz

Netherlands Jansen

Netherlands Haan

Germany Bonhof

Poland Lato

Argentina Kempes

Austria Krankl

Sofascore[162] Peru Quiroga Argentina Passarella

Netherlands Krol

Argentina Galván

Netherlands Rensenbrink

Netherlands W. van de Kerkhof

Germany Bonhof

Netherlands Haan

Argentina Bertoni

Germany Rummenigge

Argentina Kempes

1982 Spain Guerin Sportivo[163] Italy Zoff Brazil Júnior

Argentina Passarella

Soviet Union Baltacha

Italy Gentile

Poland Boniek

France Giresse

Brazil Falcão

Brazil Éder

Italy Rossi

Italy Conti

Pelé[164] Soviet Union Dasayev Brazil Júnior

Argentina Passarella

Italy Scirea

Italy Gentile

Argentina Maradona

France Giresse

Brazil Falcão

Poland Boniek

Italy Rossi

Italy Conti

El Gráfico[165] Italy Zoff Brazil Júnior

Argentina Passarella

West Germany Stielike

Brazil Leandro

Brazil Falcão

France Giresse

Argentina Ardiles

Germany Rummenigge

Italy Rossi Italy Conti

L'Équipe[166] Italy Zoff Italy Cabrini

France Trésor

West Germany Förster

Italy Gentile

France Giresse

Brazil Falcão

Italy Tardelli

Brazil Cerezo

Italy Rossi

Brazil Zico

Mundo Deportivo[166] Soviet Union Dasayev Brazil Júnior

West Germany Stielike

Italy Collovati

Italy Gentile

Italy Antognoni

Poland Boniek

Brazil Sócrates

Brazil Falcão

Italy Rossi

Italy Conti

La Gazzetta dello Sport[167] Italy Zoff Brazil Júnior

Italy Collovati

Italy Scirea

Italy Gentile

Brazil Cerezo

Poland Boniek

Brazil Falcão

West Germany Littbarski

Italy Rossi

Italy Conti

Estadio[167] Soviet Union Dasayev Italy Cabrini

Italy Scirea

Italy Collovati

Italy Gentile

Italy Conti

France Giresse

Italy Tardelli

Brazil Falcão

West Germany Rummenigge

Italy Rossi

Don Balón[167] Soviet Union Dasayev Brazil Júnior

Argentina Passarella

Italy Scirea

Belgium Gerets

Italy Conti

France Platini

France Giresse

Brazil Falcão

Poland Boniek

Italy Rossi

ESPN Deportes[48] Soviet Union Dasayev Brazil Júnior

Argentina Passarella

Italy Scirea

Belgium Gerets

France Platini

Brazil Falcão

France Giresse

Italy Conti

Italy Rossi

Brazil Sócrates

Castrol Football[168] Poland Młynarczyk Italy Cabrini

West Germany Breitner

Italy Scirea

England Mills

West Germany Stielike

Brazil Zico

France Giresse

West Germany Littbarski

Italy Rossi

Poland Boniek

Sofascore[169] Poland Młynarczyk Brazil Júnior

Argentina Passarella

Austria Pezzey

Belgium Vercauteren

Brazil Zico

Poland Boniek

France Platini

France Giresse

Italy Rossi

Germany Rummenigge

1986 Mexico France Football[164] Belgium Pfaff France Amoros

France Bossis

West Germany Förster

Belgium Gerets

Argentina Maradona

France Tigana

Argentina Burruchaga

West Germany Matthäus

West Germany Allofs

Argentina Valdano

Kicker[164] West Germany Schumacher Belgium Demol

West Germany Förster

Denmark Olsen

Brazil Josimar

France L. Fernandez

Brazil Coelho

West Germany Matthäus

Argentina Burruchaga

Argentina Maradona

Soviet Union Belanov

El Gráfico[170] Argentina Pumpido Spain J. Alberto

Argentina Ruggeri

Denmark Olsen

France Amoros

Argentina Maradona

Argentina Burruchaga

France L. Fernandez

Brazil Coelho

Brazil Careca

Denmark Elkjær

Guerin Sportivo[163] Belgium Pfaff West Germany Briegel

Brazil César

Denmark Olsen

Brazil Josimar

Argentina Maradona

Denmark Lerby

Italy De Napoli

Denmark Elkjær

Brazil Careca

Soviet Union Yaremchuk

La Gazzetta dello Sport[163] Belgium Pfaff France Amoros

Denmark Olsen

Brazil César

Belgium Gerets

Belgium Ceulemans

West Germany Magath

Spain Míchel

England Lineker

Argentina Maradona

Denmark Elkjær

La Stampa[171] Belgium Pfaff France Amoros

Argentina Brown

West Germany Förster

Brazil Josimar

West Germany Matthäus

Belgium Ceulemans

Soviet Union Yakovenko

Argentina Burruchaga

Argentina Maradona

Soviet Union Belanov

Bob Paisley[172] England Shilton Brazil Branco

France Bossis

West Germany Förster

France Amoros

France Tigana

France Platini

Argentina Maradona

Belgium Scifo

Brazil Careca

Denmark Elkjær

ESPN Deportes[52] Belgium Pfaff France Amoros

Argentina Ruggeri

Brazil César

Brazil Josimar

Argentina Burruchaga

Argentina Maradona

France L. Fernandez

France Platini

England Lineker

Spain Butragueño

Castrol Football[173] Brazil Carlos G. Mexico Servín

Mexico Quirarte

Argentina Brown

Argentina Cuciuffo

Argentina Burruchaga

Argentina Maradona

France Platini

France Tigana

England Lineker

Brazil Careca

Sofascore[174] France Bats West Germany Brehme

Brazil César

Mexico Quirarte

France Amoros

West Germany Matthäus

Argentina Maradona

Argentina Burruchaga

Soviet Union Belanov

Brazil Careca

Denmark Elkjær

1990 Italy La Gazzetta dello Sport[164] Argentina Goycochea West Germany Brehme

Italy Baresi

West Germany Kohler

Italy Bergomi

Spain Vázquez

Belgium Scifo

West Germany Matthäus

Czechoslovakia Hašek

Italy Schillaci

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stojković

El Gráfico[170] Argentina Goycochea West Germany Brehme

West Germany Augenthaler

Italy Baresi

Italy Bergomi

Argentina Maradona

England Gascoigne

West Germany Matthäus

England M. Wright

Italy Schillaci

West Germany Klinsmann

Associated Press[170] Costa Rica Conejo West Germany Brehme

England Walker

Italy Baresi

Brazil Jorginho

Belgium Scifo

West Germany Matthäus

Argentina Maradona

Spain Míchel

Italy Schillaci

West Germany Klinsmann

Deporte Gráfico[163] Argentina Goycochea West Germany Brehme

Italy Baresi

West Germany Berthold

England Parker

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stojković

West Germany Matthäus

Belgium Scifo

England Gascoigne

West Germany Klinsmann

Italy Schillaci

Sportivo Sur[164] Costa Rica Conejo West Germany Brehme

West Germany Kohler

Italy Baresi

Italy Bergomi

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stojković

West Germany Matthäus

England Gascoigne

Italy Donadoni

Italy Schillaci

West Germany Völler

Jimmy Greaves[175] England Shilton West Germany Brehme

Italy Baresi

England M. Wright

Cameroon Kana-Biyik

Belgium Scifo

England Gascoigne

West Germany Matthäus

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stojković

Italy Schillaci

West Germany Klinsmann

Match[175] Netherlands Breukelen West Germany Brehme

Egypt Ramzy

England Parker

West Germany Buchwald

England M. Wright

Belgium Scifo

England Gascoigne

Spain Vázquez

Italy Schillaci

West Germany Völler

Fußball Woche[123] Costa Rica Conejo West Germany Brehme

England Walker

Italy Baresi

West Germany Buchwald

Brazil Jorginho

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stojković

West Germany Matthäus

England Gascoigne

Czechoslovakia Skuhravý

Italy Schillaci

Don Balón[176] Spain Zubizarreta West Germany Brehme

Italy Baresi

Cameroon Kundé

Argentina Serrizuela

England Gascoigne

Argentina Maradona

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stojković

West Germany Matthäus

Italy Schillaci

West Germany Klinsmann

Placar[177] Argentina Goycochea West Germany Brehme

West Germany Buchwald

Italy Baresi

Cameroon Tataw

West Germany Häßler

Argentina Maradona

England Gascoigne

West Germany Matthäus

Cameroon Milla

Italy Schillaci

Guerin Sportivo[163] Czechoslovakia Stejskal West Germany Brehme

West Germany Kohler

Italy Baresi

England Parker

England Gascoigne

West Germany Matthäus

Brazil Alemão

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stojković

Italy Schillaci

Argentina Caniggia

Pichi Alonso[178] West Germany Illgner Belgium De Wolf

England Walker

Italy Baresi

England Parker

Brazil Valdo

England Gascoigne

West Germany Matthäus

Italy Donadoni

Cameroon Omam-Biyik

Italy Schillaci

ESPN Deportes[54] Argentina Goycochea West Germany Brehme

West Germany Kohler

Italy Baresi

England Parker

Czechoslovakia Skuhravý

West Germany Matthäus

Belgium Scifo

England Gascoigne

Italy Schillaci

Argentina Caniggia

Castrol Football[179] Argentina Goycochea Germany Brehme

England M. Wright

Italy Baresi

Germany Buchwald

Argentina Burruchaga

England Gascoigne

West Germany Matthäus

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stojković

Czechoslovakia Skuhravý

Cameroon Omam-Biyik

Sofascore[180] Czechoslovakia Stejskal Romania Popescu

Italy Baresi

England M. Wright

Germany Brehme

Germany Matthäus

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stojković

Germany Littbarski

Spain Míchel

Cameroon Milla

Czechoslovakia Skuhravý

1994 United States La Stampa[181] Belgium Preud'homme Italy Maldini

Brazil Aldair

Italy Costacurta

Spain Ferrer

Sweden Brolin

Romania Hagi

Italy D. Baggio

Bulgaria Letchkov

Italy R. Baggio

Brazil Romário

El Gráfico[164] Brazil Taffarel Spain Sergi

Italy Maldini

Brazil Aldair

Italy Benarrivo

Italy R. Baggio

Romania Hagi

Brazil M. Silva

Sweden Brolin

Brazil Romário

Bulgaria Stoichkov

Shoot![182] Belgium Preud'homme Italy Maldini

Brazil M. Santos

Brazil Jorginho

Romania Hagi

Brazil Dunga

Bulgaria Balakov

Sweden Brolin

Bulgaria Stoichkov

Brazil Romário

Italy R. Baggio

Hull Daily Mail[183] Sweden Ravelli Germany Wagner

Italy Maldini

Brazil M. Santos

Brazil Jorginho

Spain Caminero

Romania Hagi

Italy Donadoni

Bulgaria Letchkov

Netherlands Bergkamp

Brazil Romário

ESPN Deportes[56] Belgium Preud'homme Italy Maldini

Italy Baresi

Brazil M. Santos

Brazil Jorginho

Sweden Brolin

Brazil Dunga

Romania Hagi

Italy R. Baggio

Bulgaria Stoichkov

Brazil Romário

Castrol Football[184] Bulgaria Mihaylov Italy Maldini

Brazil Aldair

Brazil M. Santos

Brazil Jorginho

Sweden Brolin

Brazil Dunga

Brazil M. Silva

Brazil Zinho

Brazil Romário

Brazil Bebeto

Sofascore[185] Sweden Ravelli Italy Maldini

Brazil M. Santos

Netherlands Koeman

Bulgaria Balakov

Brazil Dunga

Romania Hagi

Sweden Brolin

Romania Răducioiu

Germany Klinsmann

Sweden Andersson

1998 France El Gráfico[186][187] France Barthez Brazil R. Carlos

Netherlands De Boer

France Desailly

France Thuram

France Zidane

Netherlands Davids

France Deschamps

Croatia Boban

Croatia Šuker

England Owen

La Stampa[188] Paraguay Chilavert Croatia Jarni

France Desailly

France Thuram

Brazil Cafu

France Petit

France Deschamps

France Zidane

Netherlands Davids

England Owen

Croatia Šuker

ESPN Deportes[58] France Barthez Brazil R. Carlos

France Blanc

Netherlands De Boer

France Thuram

Brazil Rivaldo

France Zidane

France Deschamps

Netherlands Davids

Brazil Ronaldo

Croatia Šuker

Castrol Football[189] Italy Pagliuca France Lizarazu

France Blanc

France Desailly

France Thuram

Brazil Rivaldo

France Zidane

France Deschamps

Croatia Stanić

Brazil Ronaldo

Croatia Šuker

Sofascore[190] Paraguay Chilavert France Lizarazu

France Desailly

Paraguay C. Ayala

France Thuram

Argentina Verón

Netherlands Jonk

Brazil Dunga

France Zidane

France Petit

Germany Bierhoff
2002 South Korea/Japan ESPN Deportes[60] Germany Kahn Brazil R. Carlos

England Campbell

Spain Hierro

Brazil Cafu

South Korea Yoo

Brazil Rivaldo

Germany Ballack

Brazil Ronaldinho

Germany Klose

Brazil Ronaldo

El Gráfico[191] Brazil Marcos Brazil R. Carlos

Germany Metzelder

Turkey Özalan

Brazil Cafu

Germany Schneider

Mexico Márquez

Senegal Fadiga

Brazil Rivaldo

Brazil Ronaldo

Turkey Şaş

Placar[192] Germany Kahn Brazil R. Carlos

Brazil Roque Jr.

Sweden Mjällby

Paraguay Arce

Brazil G. Silva

Brazil Kléberson

Brazil Ronaldinho

Brazil Rivaldo

Brazil Ronaldo

Spain Raúl

World Soccer[193] Germany Kahn Brazil R. Carlos

England Ferdinand

South Korea Hong

Brazil Cafu

South Korea Yoo

Senegal Diop

Brazil Ronaldinho

Spain Raúl

Brazil Ronaldo

Turkey Şaş

Castrol Football[194] South Korea Lee Brazil R. Carlos

Brazil Lúcio

Germany Linke

South Korea Choi

Brazil Rivaldo

Germany Ballack

Brazil Edmílson

Germany Frings

Brazil Ronaldo

Germany Klose

Sofascore[195] Turkey Reçber Brazil R. Carlos

Spain Hierro

Spain Puyol

Germany Frings

Brazil Rivaldo

Germany Ballack

Germany Hamann

England Beckham

Brazil Ronaldo

Italy Vieri

2006 Germany ESPN Deportes[62] Italy Buffon Germany Lahm

Italy Cannavaro

England Terry

France Thuram

Portugal Figo

Germany Ballack

Italy Pirlo

France Zidane

Germany Klose

Argentina Crespo

Castrol Football[196] Italy Buffon France Abidal

France Gallas

Italy Cannavaro

France Thuram

Germany Ballack

France Vieira

Italy Pirlo

Italy Gattuso

France Henry

Germany Klose

Sofascore[197] Switzerland Zuberbühler Italy Materazzi

Italy Cannavaro

Argentina Roberto Ayala

Ukraine Kalynychenko

Ukraine Tymoshchuk Argentina Riquelme

Italy Pirlo

France Vieira

Switzerland Barnetta

Germany Klose
2010 South Africa ESPN Deportes[65] Spain Casillas Germany Lahm

Spain S. Ramos

Spain Puyol

Brazil Maicon

Spain Xavi

Netherlands Sneijder

Germany Schweinsteiger

Uruguay Forlán

Spain Villa

Spain Iniesta

Bleacher Report[198] Spain Casillas Netherlands Van Bronckhorst

Uruguay Lugano

Spain Puyol

Spain S. Ramos

Netherlands Sneijder

Spain Xavi

Germany Schweinsteiger

Spain Iniesta

Uruguay Forlán

Germany T. Müller

Goal[199] Spain Casillas Brazil Juan

Ghana Mensah

Spain S. Ramos

Netherlands Sneijder

Spain Iniesta

Spain Xavi

Germany Schweinsteiger

Spain Villa

Uruguay Forlán

Germany T. Müller

Sofascore[200] Portugal Carvalho Brazil Juan

Spain Piqué

Germany Lahm

Spain Xavi

Germany Schweinsteiger

Netherlands Sneijder

Spain Villa

Uruguay Forlán

Germany T. Müller

Argentina Messi

2014 Brazil Johan Cruyff[201] Germany Neuer Brazil Marcelo

Germany Hummels

Brazil T. Silva

Argentina Zabaleta

Belgium Hazard

Germany Kroos

Netherlands Robben

Brazil Neymar

Netherlands Van Persie

Argentina Messi

BBC Sport[202] Germany Neuer Netherlands Blind

Germany Hummels

Costa Rica G. González

Germany Lahm

Colombia J. Rodríguez

Germany Kroos

Argentina Messi

Argentina Mascherano

Netherlands Robben

Germany T. Müller
Sofascore[203] United States Howard Switzerland R. Rodriguez

Netherlands Vlaar

Netherlands De Vrij

Colombia J. Rodríguez

Germany Kroos

Argentina Messi

Brazil Neymar

France Benzema

Germany T. Müller

Netherlands Robben

Sportsnet[204] Germany Neuer Germany Lahm

Argentina Garay

Germany Hummels

Switzerland R. Rodriguez

Argentina Mascherano

Germany Kroos

Netherlands Robben

Colombia J. Rodríguez

Germany T. Müller

Argentina Messi

2018 Russia Süddeutsche Zeitung[205] Belgium Courtois Colombia Mina

Uruguay Godín

France Varane

Russia Cheryshev

France Kanté

Croatia Modrić

Belgium Hazard

Croatia Perišić

England Kane

France Mbappé

Kicker[205] Belgium Courtois Colombia Mina

France Varane

Sweden Granqvist

Belgium Hazard

Croatia Rakitić

Croatia Modrić

France Kanté

Belgium De Bruyne

France Griezmann

France Mbappé

Diario AS[206] Belgium Courtois France L. Hernandez

France Umtiti

France Varane

Croatia Rakitić

Belgium De Bruyne

France Kanté

Croatia Modrić

Belgium Hazard

France Griezmann

France Mbappé

Marca[207] Belgium Courtois France L. Hernandez

France Umtiti

France Varane

Belgium Meunier

Belgium Hazard

Croatia Modrić

France Kanté

France Griezmann

Belgium Lukaku

France Mbappé

Forbes[208] Belgium Courtois Belgium Meunier

Croatia Vida

Uruguay Godín

Croatia Vrsaljko

Belgium De Bruyne

Croatia Modrić

France Kanté

Belgium Hazard

France Griezmann

France Mbappé

Sofascore[209] Belgium Courtois Brazil Marcelo

Sweden Granqvist

England Stones

England Trippier

Croatia Modrić

France Griezmann

Belgium De Bruyne

Belgium Hazard

England Kane

France Mbappé

Sports Illustrated[210] Belgium Courtois France L. Hernandez

Uruguay Godín

France Varane

England Trippier

Brazil Coutinho

France Kanté

Croatia Modrić

Belgium Hazard

Belgium Lukaku

France Mbappé

Goal[211] England Pickford Uruguay Godín

Croatia Vida

France Varane

Croatia Perišić

France Kanté

Croatia Modrić

Belgium De Bruyne

Belgium Hazard

France Griezmann

France Mbappé

WhoScored.com[212] Denmark Schmeichel Brazil Marcelo

Uruguay Giménez

Sweden Granqvist

Russia M. Fernandes

Brazil Neymar

Belgium De Bruyne

Croatia Modrić

England Trippier

England Kane

Belgium Hazard

2022 Qatar The Guardian[213] Argentina E. Martínez Morocco Mazraoui

Croatia Gvardiol

England Stones

Morocco Hakimi

France Griezmann

Argentina Mac Allister

Morocco Amrabat

France Mbappé

Argentina J. Álvarez

Argentina Messi

ARD Sportschau[214] Argentina E. Martínez Argentina Romero

Croatia Gvardiol

Morocco Hakimi

Argentina Di María

England Bellingham

Morocco Amrabat

Argentina Mac Allister

France Mbappé

Brazil Richarlison

Argentina Messi

GloboEsporte[215] Argentina E. Martínez France T. Hernandez

France Upamecano

Croatia Gvardiol

Morocco Hakimi

Argentina E. Fernández

Argentina De Paul

Croatia Modrić

France Griezmann

Argentina Messi

France Mbappé

UOL[216] Argentina E. Martínez France T. Hernandez

France Upamecano

Croatia Gvardiol

Morocco Hakimi

Croatia Modrić

France Griezmann

Argentina E. Fernández

Argentina J. Álvarez

France Mbappé

Argentina Messi

Goal[217] Argentina E. Martínez France T. Hernandez

Croatia Gvardiol

Argentina Otamendi

Morocco Hakimi

Argentina E. Fernández

France Griezmann

Morocco Amrabat

France Mbappé

Argentina J. Álvarez

Argentina Messi

Kicker[218] Argentina E. Martínez France T. Hernandez

Morocco Saïss

Croatia Gvardiol

Argentina Molina

France Griezmann

Croatia Modrić

Morocco Amrabat

France Mbappé

Argentina J. Álvarez

Argentina Messi

Der Spiegel[219] Argentina E. Martínez France T. Hernandez

Croatia Gvardiol

Argentina Otamendi

Morocco Hakimi

Morocco Amrabat

Germany Musiala

Argentina E. Fernández

France Mbappé

France Griezmann

Argentina Messi

RND SportBuzzer[220] Croatia Livaković France T. Hernandez

Croatia Gvardiol

Argentina Otamendi

Morocco Hakimi

Croatia Modrić

England Bellingham

Morocco Amrabat

France Mbappé

Argentina J. Álvarez

Argentina Messi

Bleacher Report[221] Croatia Livaković France T. Hernandez

Morocco Saïss

Croatia Gvardiol

Morocco Hakimi

England Bellingham

France Griezmann

Morocco Amrabat

France Mbappé

France Giroud

Argentina Messi

The Independent[222] Croatia Livaković France T. Hernandez

Morocco Saïss

Croatia Gvardiol

Morocco Hakimi

Argentina Mac Allister

England Bellingham

Morocco Amrabat

France Griezmann

France Mbappé

Argentina Messi

Radio Times[223] Croatia Livaković France T. Hernandez

Morocco Saïss

Croatia Gvardiol

Morocco Hakimi

Portugal B. Fernandes

Morocco Amrabat

France Griezmann

France Mbappé

France Giroud

Argentina Messi

Diario AS[224] Croatia Livaković France T. Hernandez

Croatia Gvardiol

Brazil Marquinhos

Morocco Hakimi

France Tchouaméni

Portugal B. Fernandes

France Mbappé

Argentina J. Álvarez

France Griezmann

Argentina Messi

Opta Sports[225] Croatia Livaković France T. Hernandez

Brazil Marquinhos

Croatia Gvardiol

Morocco Hakimi

France Tchouaméni

France Griezmann

Portugal B. Fernandes

Argentina Messi

France Mbappé

Argentina J. Álvarez

CBS Sports[226] Croatia Livaković Australia Behich

Croatia Gvardiol

France Varane

Morocco Hakimi

France Griezmann

England Bellingham

Morocco Amrabat

Argentina J. Álvarez

Argentina Messi

France Mbappé

Sky Sports[227] Croatia Livaković Argentina Acuña

England Maguire

Croatia Gvardiol

Morocco Hakimi

Morocco Ounahi

Morocco Amrabat

France Griezmann

France Mbappé

France Giroud

Argentina Messi

L'Équipe[228] Croatia Livaković Argentina Acuña

Croatia Gvardiol

Morocco Saïss

Morocco Hakimi

Croatia Modrić

Morocco Amrabat

Argentina E. Fernández

France Mbappé

Argentina Messi

England Saka

Sofascore[229] Croatia Livaković Netherlands Blind

England Maguire

France Konaté

Croatia Juranović

France Griezmann

Brazil Casemiro

Netherlands Gakpo

France Mbappé

Argentina MessiPortugal B. Fernandes

WhoScored.com[230] Poland Szczęsny France T. Hernandez

Spain Rodri

England Maguire

Morocco Hakimi

France Mbappé

Brazil Casemiro

England Bellingham

Portugal B. Fernandes

France Griezmann

Argentina Messi

Süddeutsche Zeitung[231] Morocco Bounou France T. Hernandez

Argentina Romero

Morocco Amrabat

Morocco Hakimi

England Bellingham

France Griezmann

Croatia Modrić

France Mbappé

Argentina J. Álvarez

Argentina Messi

Goal of the Tournament[edit]

The Goal of the Tournament award was awarded for the first time at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

  • Scores and results list the goal tally of the players' team first.

Official winners[edit]

World Cup Player Scored against Score Minute Result Round Ref.
2006 Germany Argentina Maxi Rodríguez  Mexico 2–1 98'
(a.e.t.)
2–1
(a.e.t.)
Round of 16 [232]
2010 South Africa Uruguay Diego Forlán  Germany 2–1 51' 2–3 Third place match
2014 Brazil Colombia James Rodríguez  Uruguay 1–0 28' 2–0 Round of 16
2018 Russia France Benjamin Pavard  Argentina 2–2 57' 4–3 Round of 16
2022 Qatar Brazil Richarlison  Serbia 2–0 73' 2–0 Group stage [233]

Unofficial winners[edit]

In 2020 and 2021, FIFA's official YouTube channel made videos of the top ten goals of the following three tournaments.

World Cup Player Scored against Score Minute Result Round Ref.
1970 Mexico Brazil Carlos Alberto  Italy 4–1 86' 4–1 Final [234]
1986 Mexico Argentina Diego Maradona  England 2–0 55' 2–1 Quarter-finals [235]
1990 Italy Italy Roberto Baggio  Czechoslovakia 2–0 78' 2–0 Group stage [236]

Nominees[edit]

World Cup Rank Player Scored against Score Minute Result Round Ref.
2006 Germany 1 Argentina Maxi Rodríguez  Mexico 2–1 98'
(a.e.t.)
2–1 Round of 16 [237]
2 Argentina Esteban Cambiasso  Serbia and Montenegro 2–0 31' 6–0 Group stage
3 Argentina Carlos Tevez  Serbia and Montenegro 5–0 99' 6–0 Group stage
4 Italy Fabio Grosso  Germany 1–0 119' 2–0 Semi-finals
5 England Joe Cole  Sweden 1–0 64' 2–2 Group stage
6 Germany Philipp Lahm  Costa Rica 1–0 6' 4–2 Group stage
Germany Torsten Frings  Costa Rica 4–1 87' 4–2 Group stage
Argentina Maxi Rodríguez  Serbia and Montenegro 1–0 6' 6–0 Group stage
9 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger  Portugal 1–0 56' 3–1 Third place match
10 England Steven Gerrard  Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 90+5' 2–0 Group stage
2010 South Africa 1 Uruguay Diego Forlán  Germany 2–1 51' 2–3 Third place match [238]
2 Netherlands Giovanni van Bronckhorst  Uruguay 1–0 18' 3–2 Semi-finals
3 Germany Mesut Özil  Ghana 1–0 60' 1–0 Group stage
4 Argentina Carlos Tevez  Mexico 3–0 52' 3–1 Round of 16
5 Uruguay Luis Suárez  South Korea 2–1 80' 2–1 Round of 16
6 South Africa Siphiwe Tshabalala  Mexico 1–0 55' 1–1 Group stage
7 Italy Fabio Quagliarella  Slovakia 2–3 90+2' 2–3 Group stage
8 Germany Lukas Podolski  England 2–0 32' 4–1 Round of 16
9 Ghana Sulley Muntari  Uruguay 1–0 45+1' 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Quarter-finals
10 Argentina Gabriel Heinze  Nigeria 1–0 6' 1–0 Group stage
2014 Brazil 1 Colombia James Rodríguez  Uruguay 1–0 28' 2–0 Round of 16 [239]
2 Netherlands Robin van Persie  Spain 1–1 44' 5–1 Group stage
3 Colombia James Rodríguez  Japan 4–1 90' 4–1 Group stage
4 Germany Mario Götze  Argentina 1–0 113' (a.e.t.) 1–0 Final
5 Brazil David Luiz  Colombia 2–0 69' 2–1 Quarter-finals
6 Australia Tim Cahill  Netherlands 1–1 21' 2–3 Group stage
7 Spain David Villa  Australia 1–0 36' 3–0 Group stage
8 Argentina Lionel Messi  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0 65' 2–1 Group stage
9 Argentina Lionel Messi  Nigeria 2–1 45+1' 3–2 Group stage
10 Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri  Honduras 1–0 6' 3–0 Group stage
2018 Russia 1 France Benjamin Pavard  Argentina 2–2 57' 4–3 Round of 16 [240]
[241]
2 Colombia Juan Quintero  Japan 1–1 39' 1–2 Group stage
3 Croatia Luka Modrić  Argentina 2–0 80' 3–0 Group stage
4 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo  Spain 3–3 88' 3–3 Group stage
5 Argentina Lionel Messi  Nigeria 1–0 14' 2–1 Group stage
6 Russia Denis Cheryshev  Croatia 1–0 31' 2–2 Quarter-finals
7 Belgium Nacer Chadli  Japan 3–2 90+4' 3–2 Round of 16
8 Nigeria Ahmed Musa  Iceland 2–0 75' 2–0 Group stage
9 Portugal Ricardo Quaresma  Iran 1–0 45' 1–1 Group stage
10 Germany Toni Kroos  Sweden 2–1 90+5' 2–1 Group stage
Unranked Russia Denis Cheryshev  Saudi Arabia 2–0 43' 5–0 Group stage
Russia Artem Dzyuba  Egypt 2–0 62' 3–1 Group stage
Spain Nacho  Portugal 3–2 58' 3–3 Group stage
Brazil Philippe Coutinho   Switzerland 1–0 20' 1–1 Group stage
Belgium Dries Mertens  Panama 1–0 47' 3–0 Group stage
England Jesse Lingard  Panama 3–0 36' 6–1 Group stage
Belgium Adnan Januzaj  England 1–0 51' 1–0 Group stage
Argentina Ángel Di María  France 1–1 41' 3–4 Round of 16
2022 Qatar 1 Brazil Richarlison  Serbia 2–0 73' 2–0 Group stage [233]
Unranked Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari  Argentina 2–1 53' 2–1 Group stage
Netherlands Cody Gakpo  Ecuador 1–0 6' 1–1 Group stage
Argentina Enzo Fernández  Mexico 2–0 87' 2–0 Group stage
Cameroon Vincent Aboubakar  Serbia 2–3 63' 3–3 Group stage
Mexico Luis Chávez  Saudi Arabia 2–0 52' 2–1 Group stage
France Kylian Mbappé  Poland 3–0 90+1' 3–1 Round of 16
Brazil Richarlison  South Korea 3–0 29' 4–1 Round of 16
South Korea Paik Seung-ho  Brazil 1–4 76' 1–4 Round of 16
Brazil Neymar  Croatia 1–0 105+1' 1–1 Quarter-finals

See also[edit]

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