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FIFA World Cup awards

Men's football awards


Men's football awards

Note

the men's senior tournament

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

  • There are currently five post-tournament awards from the FIFA Technical Study Group:
    • 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:
    • 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

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. 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. Oliver Kahn is to date the only goalkeeper to have won the award, which he did in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Lionel Messi became the first player to win a second Golden Ball.

Official winners (1982–present)

World CupGolden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
1982 SpainPaolo RossiFalcãoKarl-Heinz Rummenigge
1986 MexicoDiego MaradonaToni SchumacherPreben Elkjær
1990 ItalySalvatore SchillaciLothar MatthäusDiego Maradona
1994 United StatesRomárioRoberto BaggioHristo Stoichkov
1998 FranceRonaldoDavor ŠukerLilian Thuram
2002 South Korea/JapanOliver KahnRonaldoHong Myung-bo
2006 GermanyZinedine ZidaneFabio CannavaroAndrea Pirlo
2010 South AfricaDiego ForlánWesley SneijderDavid Villa
2014 BrazilLionel MessiThomas MüllerArjen Robben
2018 RussiaLuka ModrićEden HazardAntoine Griezmann
2022 QatarLionel MessiKylian MbappéLuka Modrić
NationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
3014
2215
2204
1315
1124
1113
1001
0112
0101
0011
0011
0011
0011

Unofficial winner (1978 Argentina)

A group of journalists and experts selected the best player of the 1978 tournament, and their selection is recognised by the FIFA website. FIFA recognises only this selection besides the Golden Ball award. Hans Krankl received the same number of votes as Dirceu at the time, and was not chosen as the third best player by FIFA later.

WinnerRunner-upThird place
Mario KempesPaolo RossiDirceu

Media's selections (1930–1974)

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, and it gained the most attention among experts' selections about the best players until 1978. This work is part of the official FIFA library. A considerable number of other media agreed with him.

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

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.

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.

World CupMediumFirst placeSecond placeThird place
1930 UruguayESPN DeportesJosé Nasazzi
url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FdpMrBfmEJQC&pg=PA486title=World Cup Best Playerspublisher=World Cup (1930-2010): A Statistical Summaryfirst=Ejikemelast=Ikwunzedate=27 February 2013isbn=9781479746361page=486}}José NasazziGuillermo StábileJosé Leandro Andrade
ClarínJosé Nasazzi
1934 ItalyESPN DeportesRaimundo Orsi
World Cup: A Statistical SummaryGiuseppe MeazzaMatthias SindelarOldrich Nejedly
ClarínGiuseppe Meazza
1938 Francetitle=Copa del Mundo Francia 1938 - futbol - ESPNurl=http://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mundial-1938/access-date=31 January 2023website=ESPN Deportes}}Giuseppe Meazza
World Cup: A Statistical SummaryLeônidasSilvio PiolaGyörgy Sárosi
ClarínLeônidas
1950 BrazilSport-MagazinZizinhoAlcides GhiggiaAdemir
ESPN DeportesObdulio Varela
World Cup: A Statistical SummaryZizinhoJuan Alberto Schiaffino
ClarínObdulio Varela
1954 SwitzerlandESPN DeportesFerenc Puskás
World Cup: A Statistical SummaryFerenc PuskásSándor KocsisFritz Walter
ClarínFerenc Puskás
1958 Swedentitle=Copa del Mundo Suecia 1958url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mundial-1958/access-date=8 January 2023publisher=ESPN Deporteslanguage=es}}Pelé
World Cup: A Statistical SummaryDidiPeléJust Fontaine
El GráficoPeléGarrinchaVavá
ClarínPelé
1962 ChileESPN DeportesGarrincha
World Cup: A Statistical SummaryGarrinchaJosef MasopustLeonel Sánchez
ClarínGarrincha
1966 EnglandFrance Football and L'ÉquipeBobby CharltonFranz BeckenbauerEusébio
ESPN DeportesBobby Charlton
World Cup: A Statistical SummaryBobby CharltonBobby Moore
SofascoreEusébioHelmut HallerFerenc Bene
Castrol FootballFranz BeckenbauerHelmut HallerMartin Peters
ClarínFranz Beckenbauer
1970 MexicoESPN DeportesPelé
url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FdpMrBfmEJQC&pg=PA487title=World Cup Best Playerspublisher=World Cup (1930-2010): A Statistical Summaryfirst=Ejikemelast=Ikwunzedate=27 February 2013isbn=9781479746361page=487}}PeléGérsonGerd Müller
SofascoreGerd MüllerPeléRivellino
Castrol FootballGerd MüllerJairzinhoPelé
ClarínPelé
1974 West GermanyESPN DeportesJohan Cruyff
World Cup: A Statistical SummaryJohan CruyffFranz BeckenbauerKazimierz Deyna
SofascoreJohan CruyffKazimierz DeynaRonnie Hellström
Castrol FootballJohan CruyffGrzegorz LatoKazimierz Deyna
ClarínJohan Cruyff

Golden Boot

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, under the name Golden Shoe. FIFA sometimes lists the top goalscorers of previous Cups among the Golden Boot winners.

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 goalscorerWorld CupTop goalscorerGoalsRunners-upGoalsThird placeGoalsGolden ShoeWorld CupGolden ShoeGoalsSilver ShoeGoalsBronze ShoeGoalsGolden BootWorld CupGolden BootGoalsSilver BootGoalsBronze BootGoalsNotes
1930 UruguayGuillermo Stábile8Pedro Cea5Bert Patenaude4
1934 ItalyOldřich Nejedlý5Edmund Conen
Angelo Schiavio4None
1938 FranceLeônidas7György Sárosi
Gyula Zsengellér
Silvio Piola
5None
1950 BrazilAdemir9{{EfnThere 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.Óscar Míguez5Alcides Ghiggia
Chico
Estanislau Basora
Telmo Zarra4
1954 SwitzerlandSándor Kocsis11Josef Hügi
Max Morlock
Erich Probst6None
1958 SwedenJust Fontaine13Pelé
Helmut Rahn6None
1962 ChileFlórián Albert
Valentin Ivanov
Garrincha
Vavá
Dražan Jerković
Leonel Sánchez4NoneNone
1966 EnglandEusébio9Helmut Haller6Franz Beckenbauer
Ferenc Bene
Geoff Hurst
Valeriy Porkujan4
1970 MexicoGerd Müller10Jairzinho7Teófilo Cubillas5
1974 West GermanyGrzegorz Lato7Johan Neeskens
Andrzej Szarmach5None
1978 ArgentinaMario Kempes6Teófilo Cubillas5Rob Rensenbrink5
1982 SpainPaolo Rossi6Karl-Heinz Rummenigge5Zico4
1986 MexicoGary Lineker6Emilio Butragueño
Careca
Diego Maradona5None
1990 ItalySalvatore Schillaci6Tomáš Skuhravý5Gary Lineker
Roger Milla4
1994 United StatesOleg Salenko
Hristo Stoichkov{{EfnDespite the assist tiebreaker, Salenko and Stoichkov remained tied with six goals and one assist each, and both received the Golden Shoe.6NoneKennet Andersson
Romário5
1998 FranceDavor Šuker6Gabriel Batistuta
Christian Vieri5None
2002 South Korea/JapanRonaldo8Miroslav Klose
Rivaldo5
2006 GermanyMiroslav Klose5Hernán Crespo3Ronaldo3
2010 South AfricaThomas Müller5David Villa5Wesley Sneijder5
2014 BrazilJames Rodríguez6Thomas Müller5Neymar4
2018 RussiaHarry Kane6Antoine Griezmann4Romelu Lukaku4
2022 QatarKylian Mbappé8Lionel Messi7Olivier Giroud4

Golden Glove

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. 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.

Lev Yashin AwardWorld CupLev Yashin AwardClean sheetsGolden GloveWorld CupGolden GloveClean sheets
1994 United StatesMichel Preud'homme2
1998 FranceFabien Barthez5
2002 South Korea/JapanOliver Kahn5
2006 GermanyGianluigi Buffon5
2010 South AfricaIker Casillas5
2014 BrazilManuel Neuer4
2018 RussiaThibaut Courtois3
2022 QatarEmiliano Martínez3

FIFA Young Player Award==

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. 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, the election took place on FIFA's official World Cup website with the help of The FIFA Technical Study Group.

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. 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.

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 CupFIFA Young PlayerAgePosition
1958 SwedenPelé17Centre-Forward
1962 ChileFlórián Albert20Centre-Forward
1966 EnglandFranz Beckenbauer20Sweeper-Defender
1970 MexicoTeófilo Cubillas21Attacking-Midfielder
1974 West GermanyWładysław Żmuda20Centre-Back
1978 ArgentinaAntonio Cabrini20Left-Back
1982 SpainManuel Amoros21Right-Back
1986 MexicoEnzo Scifo20Attacking-Midfielder
1990 ItalyRobert Prosinečki21Centre-Midfielder
1994 United StatesMarc Overmars20Left-Winger
1998 FranceMichael Owen18Centre-Forward
2002 South Korea/JapanLandon Donovan20Second-Striker
2006 GermanyLukas Podolski21Second-Striker
2010 South AfricaThomas Müller20Second-Striker
2014 BrazilPaul Pogba21Centre-Midfielder
2018 RussiaKylian Mbappé19Right-Winger
2022 QatarEnzo Fernández21Centre-Midfielder

FIFA Fair Play Trophy==

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.

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. Ever since 1994, it is simply a trophy with an elegant footballer figure. 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.

Peru's FIFA Fair Play trophy award. Peru won the award after receiving no yellow or red cards in the tournament.

Player of the Match

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, since 2010, Player of the Match is picked by an online poll on FIFA's website.

World CupPlayer(s) with most POTM winsWins
2002 South Korea/JapanRivaldo3
2006 GermanyAndrea Pirlo3
2010 South AfricaWesley Sneijder4
2014 BrazilLionel Messi4
2018 RussiaAntoine Griezmann
Eden Hazard
Harry Kane
Luka Modrić3
2022 QatarLionel Messi5

Total awards As of 18 December 2022

RankPlayerWinsWorld Cup(s) with awards12347
Lionel Messi112010, 2014, 2018, 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo72010, 2014, 2018, 2022
Arjen Robben62006, 2010, 2014
Kylian Mbappé52018, 2022
Luka Modrić2018, 2022
Luis Suárez2010, 2014, 2018
Antoine Griezmann42018, 2022
Eden Hazard2014, 2018
Keisuke Honda2010, 2014
Harry Kane2018, 2022
Miroslav Klose2002, 2006
Thomas Müller2010, 2014
Neymar2014, 2018, 2022
Park Ji-sung2002, 2006, 2010
James Rodríguez2014, 2018
Wesley Sneijder2010

By country As of 18 December 2022

RankCountryWinsPlayers1234567810
2516
2313
2212
219
1812
1714
167
1411
8
138
8

Most Entertaining Team==

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 starting in 1994.

All-Star Team==

Official winners (1994–2006)

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. For 1998, 2002 and 2006, substitute and reserve members were also nominated for full squads.

World CupGoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwardsReserves
1994 United States
1998 France
2002 South Korea/Japan
2006 Germany

Other selections

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. 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.

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 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.

1930 Uruguay

MediumGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
title=Copa del Mundo Uruguay 1930 - futbolurl=http://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mundial-1930/access-date=31 January 2023website=ESPN Deportes}}

1934 Italy

MediumGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
title=Copa del Mundo Italia 1934 - futbolurl=http://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mundial-1934/access-date=31 January 2023website=ESPN Deportes}}
Lucien Gamblin

Unofficial winners (1938 France)

FIFA published the first All-Star Team in 1938, but it never made All-Star Team again until 1990 due to ensuing complaints.

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

1950 Brazil

MediumGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Sport-Magazin
title=1950 World XI (by Dr. Friedebert Becker)url=https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/1950-world-xi-by-dr-friedebert-becker.2031562/access-date=29 May 2022website=BigSoccer Forum}}
title=Copa del Mundo Brasil 1950url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mundial-1950/access-date=8 January 2023publisher=ESPN Deporteslanguage=es}}
O Globo Sportivo

1954 Switzerland

MediumGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Mundo Esportivo
El Gráfico
title=Copa del Mundo Suiza 1954url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mundial-1954/access-date=8 January 2023publisher=ESPN Deporteslanguage=es}}
RCS MediaGroupGyula GrosicsWerner LiebrichVíctor Rodríguez AndradeZoltán Czibor

Unofficial winners (1958 Sweden)

In January 1959, host Swedish Football Association published an All-Star Team based on 720 answers out of 1,200 experts.

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

1962 Chile

MediumGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
title=France Football Team of the Tournamenturl=https://www.bigsoccer.com/attachments/8f2cf44b-1b97-4896-80c9-63031e29f34d-jpeg.209263/}}
title=Copa del Mundo Chile 1962url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mundial-1962/access-date=8 January 2023publisher=ESPN Deporteslanguage=es}}
RCS MediaGroupGilmarKarl-Heinz Schnellinger
Josef MasopustPaco Gento

1966 England

MediumGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
title=Edición del Monday 1 August 1966, Página 4 - Hemeroteca - MundoDeportivo.comurl=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1966/08/01/pagina-4/931548/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreenaccess-date=25 November 2021website=Mundo Deportivo}}
title=1966 World Cup Best XIurl=https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/1966-world-cup-best-xi.2011264/access-date=5 March 2022website=BigSoccer Forum}}
SportGráfico
title=Copa del Mundo Inglaterra 1966url=http://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mundial-1966/access-date=8 January 2023publisher=ESPN Deporteslanguage=es}}
Castrol Football
Sofascore
RCS MediaGroupGordon BanksSilvio MarzoliniMário ColunaGeoff Hurst
*Le Miroir des sports [fr]*Lev YashinSilvio MarzoliniBobby Charlton
Igor Chislenko

1970 Mexico

MediumGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
title=Copa del Mundo México 1970url=http://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mundial-1970/access-date=8 January 2023publisher=ESPN Deporteslanguage=es}}
Castrol Football
Sofascore

1974 West Germany

MediumGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Estadio
English and Italian journalists
De Volkskrant
Jornal dos Sports
El Gráfico
József HofferSepp MaierPaul BreitnerCarlos BabingtonRobert Gadocha
title=Copa del Mundo Alemania Federal 1974url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mundial-1974/access-date=9 January 2023publisher=ESPN Deporteslanguage=es}}
Castrol Football
Sofascore

1978 Argentina

MediumGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Goles
title=The best players of the 1978 World Cupurl=https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/the-best-players-of-the-1978-world-cup.2109830/page-2access-date=8 March 2022website=BigSoccer Forum}}
Crónica and El Mercurio
Enzo Bearzot**
La Prensa
Clarín
La Razón
El País
Pelé
title=Copa del Mundo Argentina 1978url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mundial-1978/access-date=10 January 2023publisher=ESPN Deporteslanguage=es}}
Castrol Football
Sofascore

1982 Spain

MediumGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
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title=All star teams of 1986 World Cup?url=https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/all-star-teams-of-1986-world-cup.1979342/page-4access-date=12 March 2022website=BigSoccer Forum}}
El Gráfico
title=Edición del Wednesday 14 July 1982, Página 3 - Hemeroteca - MundoDeportivo.comurl=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1982/07/14/pagina-3/1087361/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreenaccess-date=12 March 2022website=Mundo Deportivo}}
Mundo Deportivo
title=The best players of the 1982 World Cupurl=https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/the-best-players-of-the-1982-world-cup.1979112/page-6access-date=12 March 2022website=BigSoccer Forum}}
Estadio
Don Balón
title=Copa del Mundo España 1982url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mundial-1982/access-date=21 January 2023publisher=ESPN Deporteslanguage=es}}
Castrol Football
Sofascore

1986 Mexico

MediumGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
France Football
Kicker
El Gráfico
Guerin Sportivo
La Gazzetta dello Sport
La Stampa
Bob Paisley
title=Copa del Mundo México 1986url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mundial-1986/access-date=22 January 2023publisher=ESPN Deporteslanguage=es}}
Castrol Football
Sofascore

Unofficial winners (1990 Italy)

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.

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsReserves

Statistical winners (2010–2018)

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

World CupStandardGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
2010 South AfricaCastrol Football
2014 BrazilCastrol Football
2018 RussiaFantasy Football

Fan Dream Team (2010–2018)

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

World CupGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsManager
2010 South Africa
2014 Brazil
2018 Russia

2022 Qatar

MediumGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
The Guardian
ARD Sportschau
GloboEsporte
UOL
Goal
Kicker
Der Spiegel
RND SportBuzzer
Bleacher Report
The Independent
Radio Times
Diario AS
Opta Sports
CBS Sports
Sky Sports
L'Équipe
Sofascore
WhoScored.com
Süddeutsche Zeitung

Goal of the Tournament

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

World CupPlayerScored againstScoreMinuteResultRoundRef.
2006 GermanyMaxi Rodríguez2–198'
2–1
Round of 16
2010 South AfricaDiego Forlán2–151'2–3Third place match
2014 BrazilJames Rodríguez1–028'2–0Round of 16
2018 RussiaBenjamin Pavard2–257'4–3Round of 16
2022 QatarRicharlison2–073'2–0Group stageurl=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/richarlison-brazil-serbia-bicycle-kick-wins-goal-of-the-tournament-award-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022title=Richarlison gem wins Hyundai Goal of the Tournamentdate=23 December 2022access-date=24 December 2022publisher=FIFA}}

Unofficial winners

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

World CupPlayerScored againstScoreMinuteResultRoundRef.
1970 MexicoCarlos Alberto4–186'4–1Final
1986 MexicoDiego Maradona2–055'2–1Quarter-finals
1990 ItalyRoberto Baggio2–078'2–0Group stage

Nominees

World CupRankPlayerScored againstScoreMinuteResultRoundRef.
2006 Germany1Maxi Rodríguez2–198'
(a.e.t.)2–1Round of 16
2Esteban Cambiasso2–031'6–0Group stage
3Carlos Tevez5–099'6–0Group stage
4Fabio Grosso1–0119'2–0Semi-finals
5Joe Cole1–064'2–2Group stage
6Philipp Lahm1–06'4–2Group stage
Torsten Frings4–187'4–2Group stage
Maxi Rodríguez1–06'6–0Group stage
9Bastian Schweinsteiger1–056'3–1Third place match
10Steven Gerrard2–090+5'2–0Group stage
2010 South Africa1Diego Forlán2–151'2–3Third place match
2Giovanni van Bronckhorst1–018'3–2Semi-finals
3Mesut Özil1–060'1–0Group stage
4Carlos Tevez3–052'3–1Round of 16
5Luis Suárez2–180'2–1Round of 16
6Siphiwe Tshabalala1–055'1–1Group stage
7Fabio Quagliarella2–390+2'2–3Group stage
8Lukas Podolski2–032'4–1Round of 16
9Sulley Muntari1–045+1'1–1 (a.e.t.)
Quarter-finals
10Gabriel Heinze1–06'1–0Group stage
2014 Brazil1James Rodríguez1–028'2–0Round of 16
2Robin van Persie1–144'5–1Group stage
3James Rodríguez4–190'4–1Group stage
4Mario Götze1–0113' (a.e.t.)1–0Final
5David Luiz2–069'2–1Quarter-finals
6Tim Cahill1–121'2–3Group stage
7David Villa1–036'3–0Group stage
8Lionel Messi2–065'2–1Group stage
9Lionel Messi2–145+1'3–2Group stage
10Xherdan Shaqiri1–06'3–0Group stage
2018 Russia1Benjamin Pavard2–257'4–3Round of 16
2Juan Quintero1–139'1–2Group stage
3Luka Modrić2–080'3–0Group stage
4Cristiano Ronaldo3–388'3–3Group stage
5Lionel Messi1–014'2–1Group stage
6Denis Cheryshev1–031'2–2Quarter-finals
7Nacer Chadli3–290+4'3–2Round of 16
8Ahmed Musa2–075'2–0Group stage
9Ricardo Quaresma1–045'1–1Group stage
10Toni Kroos2–190+5'2–1Group stage
UnrankedDenis Cheryshev2–043'5–0Group stage
Artem Dzyuba2–062'3–1Group stage
Nacho3–258'3–3Group stage
Philippe Coutinho1–020'1–1Group stage
Dries Mertens1–047'3–0Group stage
Jesse Lingard3–036'6–1Group stage
Adnan Januzaj1–051'1–0Group stage
Ángel Di María1–141'3–4Round of 16
2022 Qatar1Richarlison2–073'2–0Group stage
UnrankedSalem Al-Dawsari2–153'2–1Group stage
Cody Gakpo1–06'1–1Group stage
Enzo Fernández2–087'2–0Group stage
Vincent Aboubakar2–363'3–3Group stage
Luis Chávez2–052'2–1Group stage
Kylian Mbappé3–090+1'3–1Round of 16
Richarlison3–029'4–1Round of 16
Paik Seung-ho1–476'1–4Round of 16
Neymar1–0105+1'1–1Quarter-finals

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