# FIFA World Cup awards

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

Golden Ball :
| World Cup | Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
| 1982 Spain | Paolo Rossi | Falcão | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
| 1986 Mexico | Diego Maradona | Harald Schumacher | Preben Elkjær |
| 1990 Italy | Salvatore Schillaci | Lothar Matthäus | Diego Maradona |
| 1994 United States | Romário | Roberto Baggio | Hristo Stoichkov |
| 1998 France | Ronaldo | Davor Šuker | Lilian Thuram |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | Oliver Kahn | Ronaldo | Hong Myung-bo |
| 2006 Germany | Zinedine Zidane | Fabio Cannavaro | Andrea Pirlo |
| 2010 South Africa | Diego Forlán | Wesley Sneijder | David Villa |
| 2014 Brazil | Lionel Messi | Thomas Müller | Arjen Robben |
| 2018 Russia | Luka Modrić | Eden Hazard | Antoine Griezmann |
| 2022 Qatar | Lionel Messi | Kylian Mbappé | 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

The following players are recognised as best players by the FIFA website. FIFA recognizes the Golden Ball award prior to 1982 only in 1978; it does not recognize Golden Ball awards from 1930 to 1974.
Unofficial Best Player :
| World Cup | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
| 1978 Argentina | Mario Kempes | Paolo Rossi | Dirceu |

### Media selections

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, and received public recognition from his former presidents Joao Havelange and Sepp Blatter. A considerable number of other media agreed with him.
World Cup (1930-2010): A Statistical Summary's Best Player :
| World Cup | First place | Second place | Third place |
| 1930 Uruguay | José Nasazzi | Guillermo Stábile | José Leandro Andrade |
| 1934 Italy | Giuseppe Meazza | Matthias Sindelar | Oldrich Nejedly |
| 1938 France | Leônidas | Silvio Piola | György Sárosi |
| 1950 Brazil | Zizinho | Juan Alberto Schiaffino | Ademir |
| 1954 Switzerland | Ferenc Puskás | Sándor Kocsis | Fritz Walter |
| 1958 Sweden | Didi | Pelé | Just Fontaine |
| 1962 Chile | Garrincha | Josef Masopust | Leonel Sánchez |
| 1966 England | Bobby Charlton | Bobby Moore | Eusébio |
| 1970 México | Pelé | Gérson | Gerd Müller |
| 1974 West Germany | Johan Cruyff | Franz Beckenbauer | Kazimierz Deyna |
| 1978 Argentina | Mario Kempes | 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.
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.
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.
Guerin Sportivo chose their top ten players for the 1990 tournament in Italy.
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 Cup | Media | First place | Second place | Third place |
| 1930 Uruguay | Clarín | José Nasazzi | | |
| 1930 Uruguay | ESPN Deportes | José Nasazzi | | |
| 1934 Italy | Clarín | Giuseppe Meazza | | |
| 1934 Italy | ESPN Deportes | Raimundo Orsi | | |
| 1938 France | Clarín | Leônidas | | |
| 1938 France | ESPN Deportes | Giuseppe Meazza | | |
| 1950 Brazil | Sport-Magazin | Zizinho | Alcides Ghiggia | Ademir |
| 1950 Brazil | Clarín | Obdulio Varela | | |
| 1950 Brazil | ESPN Deportes | Obdulio Varela | | |
| 1954 Switzerland | Clarín | Ferenc Puskás | | |
| 1954 Switzerland | ESPN Deportes | Ferenc Puskás | | |
| 1958 Sweden | El Gráfico | Pelé | Garrincha | Vavá |
| 1958 Sweden | Clarín | Pelé | | |
| 1958 Sweden | ESPN Deportes | Pelé | | |
| 1962 Chile | Clarín | Garrincha | | |
| 1962 Chile | ESPN Deportes | Garrincha | | |
| 1966 England | France FootballL'Équipe | Bobby Charlton | Franz Beckenbauer | Eusébio |
| 1966 England | Sofascore | Eusébio | Helmut Haller | Ferenc Bene |
| 1966 England | Castrol Football | Franz Beckenbauer | Helmut Haller | Martin Peters |
| 1966 England | Clarín | Franz Beckenbauer | | |
| 1966 England | ESPN Deportes | Bobby Charlton | | |
| 1970 Mexico | Sofascore | Gerd Müller | Pelé | Rivellino |
| 1970 Mexico | Castrol Football | Gerd Müller | Jairzinho | Pelé |
| 1970 Mexico | Clarín | Pelé | | |
| 1970 Mexico | ESPN Deportes | Pelé | | |
| 1974 West Germany | Sofascore | Johan Cruyff | Kazimierz Deyna | Ronnie Hellström |
| 1974 West Germany | Castrol Football | Johan Cruyff | Grzegorz Lato | Kazimierz Deyna |
| 1974 West Germany | Clarín | Johan Cruyff | | |
| 1974 West Germany | ESPN Deportes | Johan Cruyff | | |
| 1978 Argentina | El Gráfico | Mario Kempes | Paolo Rossi | Ubaldo Fillol |
| 1978 Argentina | Sofascore | Mario Kempes | Daniel Passarella | Ramón Quiroga |
| 1978 Argentina | Castrol Football | Mario Kempes | Émerson Leão | Ubaldo Fillol |
| 1978 Argentina | Clarín | Mario Kempes | | |
| 1978 Argentina | ESPN Deportes | Mario Kempes | | |
| 1982 Spain | FourFourTwo | Paolo Rossi | Bruno Conti | Falcão |
| 1982 Spain | Guerin Sportivo | Paolo Rossi | Claudio Gentile | Júnior |
| 1982 Spain | Sofascore | Zbigniew Boniek | Michel Platini | Zico |
| 1982 Spain | Castrol Football | Paolo Rossi | Zico | Zbigniew Boniek |
| 1982 Spain | Clarín | Paolo Rossi | | |
| 1982 Spain | ESPN Deportes | Sócrates | | |
| 1982 Spain | Pelé | Bruno Conti | | |
| 1986 Mexico | FourFourTwo | Diego Maradona | Preben Elkjær | Gary Lineker |
| 1986 Mexico | Sofascore | Diego Maradona | Careca | Gary Lineker |
| 1986 Mexico | Castrol Football | Diego Maradona | José Luis Brown | Gary Lineker |
| 1986 Mexico | Clarín | Diego Maradona | | |
| 1986 Mexico | ESPN Deportes | Diego Maradona | | |
| 1990 Italy | FourFourTwo | Lothar Matthäus | Salvatore Schillaci | Diego Maradona |
| 1990 Italy | Guerin Sportivo | Salvatore Schillaci | Andreas Brehme | Paul Gascoigne |
| 1990 Italy | Sofascore | Lothar Matthäus | Andreas Brehme | Míchel |
| 1990 Italy | Castrol Football | Andreas Brehme | Franco Baresi | Guido Buchwald |
| 1990 Italy | Clarín | Diego Maradona | | |
| 1990 Italy | ESPN Deportes | Lothar Matthäus | | |
| 1994 United States | FourFourTwo | Romário | Hristo Stoichkov | Gheorghe Hagi |
| 1994 United States | Sofascore | Gheorghe Hagi | Kennet Andersson | Florin Răducioiu |
| 1994 United States | Castrol Football | Romário | Márcio Santos | Aldair |
| 1994 United States | Clarín | Romário | | |
| 1994 United States | ESPN Deportes | Romário | | |
| 1998 France | FourFourTwo | Lilian Thuram | Ronaldo | Davor Šuker |
| 1998 France | Sofascore | Celso Ayala | Lilian Thuram | Zinedine Zidane |
| 1998 France | Castrol Football | Lilian Thuram | Marcel Desailly | Bixente Lizarazu |
| 1998 France | Clarín | Zinedine Zidane | | |
| 1998 France | ESPN Deportes | Zinedine Zidane | | |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | FourFourTwo | Ronaldo | Oliver Kahn | Hasan Şaş |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | Sofascore | Michael Ballack | Ronaldo | Torsten Frings |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | Castrol Football | Ronaldo | Michael Ballack | Thomas Linke |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | ESPN Deportes | Ronaldo | | |
| 2006 Germany | FourFourTwo | Andrea Pirlo | Zinedine Zidane | Fabio Cannavaro |
| 2006 Germany | Sofascore | Andrea Pirlo | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk | Pascal Zuberbühler |
| 2006 Germany | Castrol Football | Gianluigi Buffon | Lilian Thuram | William Gallas |
| 2006 Germany | ESPN Deportes | Zinedine Zidane | | |
| 2010 South Africa | FourFourTwo | Xavi | Diego Forlán | Andrés Iniesta |
| 2010 South Africa | Bleacher Report | Wesley Sneijder | David Villa | Diego Forlán |
| 2010 South Africa | Sofascore | Lionel Messi | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Xavi |
| 2010 South Africa | Castrol Football | Sergio Ramos | Joan Capdevila | Carles Puyol |
| 2010 South Africa | ESPN Deportes | Diego Forlán | | |
| 2014 Brazil | FourFourTwo | James Rodríguez | Toni Kroos | Javier Mascherano |
| 2014 Brazil | The Guardian | James Rodríguez | Thomas Müller | Arjen Robben |
| 2014 Brazil | Bleacher Report | Manuel Neuer | Arjen Robben | James Rodríguez |
| 2014 Brazil | Sofascore | James Rodríguez | Ricardo Rodriguez | Tim Howard |
| 2018 Russia | Irish Independent | Luka Modrić | Kylian Mbappé | N'Golo Kanté |
| 2018 Russia | Sportskeeda | Luka Modrić | Kylian Mbappé | Eden Hazard |
| 2018 Russia | Sofascore | Isco | Eden Hazard | Neymar |
| 2022 Qatar | FourFourTwo | Lionel Messi | Kylian Mbappé | Antoine Griezmann |
| 2022 Qatar | Sports Illustrated | Kylian Mbappé | Lionel Messi | Antoine Griezmann |
| 2022 Qatar | Sofascore | Lionel Messi | Antoine Griezmann | Kylian Mbappé |

## 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. It was rechristened Golden Boot in 2010. 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 Goalscorer :
| World Cup | Top goalscorer | Goals | Runners-up | Goals | Third place | Goals |
| 1930 Uruguay | Guillermo Stábile | 8 | Pedro Cea | 5 | Bert Patenaude | 4 |
| 1934 Italy | Oldřich Nejedlý | 5 | Edmund Conen Angelo Schiavio | 4 | None | — |
| 1938 France | Leônidas | 7 | György Sárosi Gyula Zsengellér Silvio Piola | 5 | None | — |
| 1950 Brazil | Ademir | 9 | Óscar Míguez | 5 | Alcides Ghiggia Chico Estanislau Basora Telmo Zarra | 4 |
| 1954 Switzerland | Sándor Kocsis | 11 | Josef Hügi Max Morlock Erich Probst | 6 | None | — |
| 1958 Sweden | Just Fontaine | 13 | Pelé Helmut Rahn | 6 | None | — |
| 1962 Chile | Flórián Albert Valentin Ivanov Garrincha Vavá Dražan Jerković Leonel Sánchez | 4 | None | — | None | — |
| 1966 England | Eusébio | 9 | Helmut Haller | 6 | Franz Beckenbauer Ferenc Bene Geoff Hurst Valeriy Porkujan | 4 |
| 1970 Mexico | Gerd Müller | 10 | Jairzinho | 7 | Teófilo Cubillas | 5 |
| 1974 West Germany | Grzegorz Lato | 7 | Johan Neeskens Andrzej Szarmach | 5 | None | — |
| 1978 Argentina | Mario Kempes | 6 | Teófilo Cubillas | 5 | Rob Rensenbrink | 5 |
| Golden Shoe |||||||
| World Cup | Golden Shoe | Goals | Silver Shoe | Goals | Bronze Shoe | Goals |
| 1982 Spain | Paolo Rossi | 6 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 5 | Zico | 4 |
| 1986 Mexico | Gary Lineker | 6 | Emilio Butragueño Careca Diego Maradona | 5 | None | None |
| 1990 Italy | Salvatore Schillaci | 6 | Tomáš Skuhravý | 5 | Gary Lineker Roger Milla | 4 |
| 1994 United States | Oleg Salenko Hristo Stoichkov | 6 | None | — | Kennet Andersson Romário | 5 |
| 1998 France | Davor Šuker | 6 | Gabriel Batistuta Christian Vieri | 5 | None | None |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | Ronaldo | 8 | Miroslav Klose Rivaldo | 5 | None | None |
| 2006 Germany | Miroslav Klose | 5 | Hernán Crespo | 3 | Ronaldo | 3 |
| Golden Boot |||||||
| World Cup | Golden Boot | Goals | Silver Boot | Goals | Bronze Boot | Goals |
| 2010 South Africa | Thomas Müller | 5 | David Villa | 5 | Wesley Sneijder | 5 |
| 2014 Brazil | James Rodríguez | 6 | Thomas Müller | 5 | Neymar | 4 |
| 2018 Russia | Harry Kane | 6 | Antoine Griezmann | 4 | Romelu Lukaku | 4 |
| 2022 Qatar | Kylian Mbappé | 8 | Lionel Messi | 7 | Olivier Giroud | 4 |
| Notes |||||||
| ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ Despite the assist tiebreaker, Salenko and Stoichkov remained tied with six goals and one assist each, and both received the Golden Shoe. ↑ Romário and Andersson surpassed the other two players with five goals (Jürgen Klinsmann and Roberto Baggio) by having three assists each. ↑ Both runners-up had the same number of assists, and each received the Silver Shoe. ↑ 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. 1 2 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). 1 2 3 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. ↑ 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). 1 2 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. ↑ Giroud and Julián Álvarez tied with four goals. Giroud won the Bronze Boot due to playing fewer minutes than Álvarez. |||||||

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

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

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 Cup | Player(s) with most POTM wins | Wins |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | Rivaldo | 3 |
| 2006 Germany | Andrea Pirlo | 3 |
| 2010 South Africa | Wesley Sneijder | 4 |
| 2014 Brazil | Lionel Messi | 4 |
| 2018 Russia | Antoine Griezmann Eden Hazard Harry Kane Luka Modrić | 3 |
| 2022 Qatar | Lionel Messi | 5 |
Total awards As of 18 December 2022
| Rank | Player | Wins | World Cup(s) with awards |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | 11 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 7 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 3 | Arjen Robben | 6 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 4 | Kylian Mbappé | 5 | 2018, 2022 |
| 4 | Luka Modrić | 5 | 2018, 2022 |
| 4 | Luis Suárez | 5 | 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann | 4 | 2018, 2022 |
| 7 | Eden Hazard | 4 | 2014, 2018 |
| 7 | Keisuke Honda | 4 | 2010, 2014 |
| 7 | Harry Kane | 4 | 2018, 2022 |
| 7 | Miroslav Klose | 4 | 2002, 2006 |
| 7 | Thomas Müller | 4 | 2010, 2014 |
| 7 | Neymar | 4 | 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 7 | Park Ji-sung | 4 | 2002, 2006, 2010 |
| 7 | James Rodríguez | 4 | 2014, 2018 |
| 7 | Wesley Sneijder | 4 | 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 |
| 8 | Portugal | 14 | 8 |
| 10 | United States | 13 | 8 |
| 10 | Croatia | 13 | 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.
| World Cup | Most Entertaining Team Award |
| 1994 United States | Brazil |
| 1998 France | France |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | South Korea |
| 2006 Germany | Portugal |

## All-Star Team
### Official winners

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.
All-Star Team :
| World Cup | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Reserves |
| 1994 United States | Michel Preud'homme | Jorginho Márcio Santos Paolo Maldini | Dunga Krasimir Balakov Gheorghe Hagi Tomas Brolin | Romário Hristo Stoichkov Roberto Baggio | Did not select |
| 1998 France | Fabien Barthez José Luis Chilavert | Roberto Carlos Marcel Desailly Lilian Thuram Frank de Boer Carlos Gamarra | Dunga Rivaldo Michael Laudrup Zinedine Zidane Edgar Davids | Ronaldo Davor Šuker Brian Laudrup Dennis Bergkamp | Edwin van der Sar Juan Sebastián Verón Thierry Henry Jay-Jay Okocha Michael Owen Christian Vieri |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | Oliver Kahn Rüştü Reçber | Roberto Carlos Sol Campbell Fernando Hierro Hong Myung-bo Alpay Özalan | Rivaldo Ronaldinho Michael Ballack Claudio Reyna Yoo Sang-chul | Ronaldo Miroslav Klose El Hadji Diouf Hasan Şaş | Iker Casillas Cafu Dietmar Hamann Joaquín Hidetoshi Nakata Landon Donovan Marc Wilmots |
| 2006 Germany | Gianluigi Buffon Jens Lehmann Ricardo | Roberto Ayala John Terry Lilian Thuram Philipp Lahm Fabio Cannavaro Gianluca Zambrotta Ricardo Carvalho | Zé Roberto Patrick Vieira Zinedine Zidane Michael Ballack Andrea Pirlo Gennaro Gattuso Luís Figo Maniche | Hernán Crespo Thierry Henry Miroslav Klose Luca Toni Francesco Totti | Did not select |

### Unofficial winners

FIFA published the first All-Star Team in 1938, but it never made All-Star Team again until 1990 due to ensuing complaints. In January 1959, the host of 1958 tournament Swedish Federation published an All-Star Team based on 720 answers out of 1,200 experts. 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.
Unofficial All-Star Team :
| World Cup | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Reserves |
| 1938 France | František Plánička | Domingos da Guia Pietro Rava | Zezé Procópio Michele Andreolo Ugo Locatelli | Arne Nyberg Giuseppe Meazza Leônidas György Sárosi Pál Titkos | Did not select |
| 1958 Sweden | Harry Gregg | Orvar Bergmark Bellini Nílton Santos | Yuriy Voynov Horst Szymaniak | Garrincha Didi Raymond Kopa Pelé Lennart Skoglund | Did not select |
| 1990 Italy | Cláudio Taffarel | Jorginho Giuseppe Bergomi Franco Baresi Guido Buchwald Andreas Brehme | Roberto Donadoni Lothar Matthäus Enzo Scifo | Salvatore Schillaci Jürgen Klinsmann | Gabelo Conejo Branco Des Walker Dragan Stojković Roger Milla |
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.
Statistical Team of the Tournament :
| World Cup | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Standard |
| 2010 South Africa | Manuel Neuer | Joan Capdevila Philipp Lahm Carles Puyol Sergio Ramos | Mark van Bommel Thomas Müller Wesley Sneijder Sergio Busquets | David Villa Luis Suárez | Castrol performance index |
| 2014 Brazil | Manuel Neuer | Marcos Rojo Mats Hummels Thiago Silva Stefan de Vrij | Oscar Toni Kroos Philipp Lahm James Rodríguez | Arjen Robben Thomas Müller | Castrol performance index |
| 2018 Russia | Thibaut Courtois | Andreas Granqvist Raphaël Varane Thiago Silva Yerry Mina | Denis Cheryshev Philippe Coutinho Luka Modrić | Harry Kane Eden Hazard 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.
Fan Dream Team :
| World Cup | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Manager |
| 2010 South Africa | Iker Casillas | Philipp Lahm Sergio Ramos Carles Puyol Maicon | Xavi Bastian Schweinsteiger Wesley Sneijder Andrés Iniesta | David Villa Diego Forlán | Vicente del Bosque |
| 2014 Brazil | Manuel Neuer | Marcelo Mats Hummels David Luiz Thiago Silva | Ángel Di María Toni Kroos James Rodríguez | Neymar Thomas Müller Lionel Messi | Joachim Löw |
| 2018 Russia | Thibaut Courtois | Marcelo Raphaël Varane Diego Godín Thiago Silva | Philippe Coutinho Luka Modrić Kevin De Bruyne | Cristiano Ronaldo Harry Kane Kylian Mbappé | Did not select |

### Media's 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.
| World Cup | Media | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| 1930 Uruguay | ESPN Deportes | Jakšić | Ivković Nasazzi | Gestido Monti J. Andrade | Cea Ferreira Stábile Scarone Castro |
| 1934 Italy | ESPN Deportes | Zamora | Monzeglio Quincoces | Cilaurren Monti Wagner | Orsi Meazza Nejedlý Sindelar Guaita |
| 1934 Italy | Lucien Gamblin | Plánička | Sesta Quincoces | van Heel Szűcs Wagner | Orsi Nejedlý Lángara Regueiro Guaita |
| 1938 France | ESPN Deportes | Plánička | Rava Da Guia | Locatelli Andreolo Serantoni | Titkos Sárosi Leônidas Meazza Biavati |
| 1950 Brazil | Sport-Magazin | Máspoli | Juvenal M. González | V. Andrade Varela Wright | Gaínza Jair Ademir Zizinho Ghiggia |
| 1950 Brazil | Mundo Esportivo | Barbosa | Juvenal M. González | V. Andrade Varela Bauer | Finney Mitić Ademir Zizinho Ghiggia |
| 1950 Brazil | ESPN Deportes | Ramallets | Tejera M. González Bauer | Puchades Varela | Gaínza Zizinho Ademir Schiaffino Ghiggia |
| 1950 Brazil | O Globo Sportivo | Svensson | Juvenal M. González | V. Andrade Varela Bauer | Chico Palmér Ademir J. Pérez Ghiggia |
| 1954 Switzerland | Mundo Esportivo | Beara | Wright W. Martínez Djalma | Bozsik Ocwirk | Schäfer Schiaffino Hidegkuti Kocsis Julinho |
| 1954 Switzerland | El Gráfico | Grosics | W. Martínez Djalma | Bauer Varela Bozsik | Borges Puskás Hidegkuti Kocsis Julinho |
| 1954 Switzerland | ESPN Deportes | Grosics | V. Andrade Santamaría Bozsik | Walter Varela Hidegkuti | M. Tóth Puskás Kocsis Czibor |
| 1958 Sweden | France Football | Gregg | Nílton Bellini Bergmark | Didi Blanchflower | Skoglund Pelé Kopa Fontaine Garrincha |
| 1958 Sweden | France Football (ratings) | Gregg | Nílton Evans Šijaković | Didi Turnbull | Skoglund Pelé Kopa Fontaine Garrincha |
| 1958 Sweden | Gabriel Hanot | Yashin | Nílton Bellini Djalma | Didi Voynov | Vincent Pelé Kopa Fontaine Garrincha |
| 1958 Sweden | Sport-Magazin | Gregg | Juskowiak Gustavsson Djalma | Szymaniak Voynov | Skoglund Pelé Vavá Fontaine Rahn |
| 1958 Sweden | ESPN Deportes | Yashin | Nílton Orlando Bellini Djalma | Didi Szymaniak Pelé | Hamrin Fontaine Garrincha |
| 1958 Sweden | Idrottsbladet | Gregg | Nílton Djalma | Orlando Gustavsson Blanchflower | Peter McParland Pelé Kopa Fontaine Garrincha |
| 1958 Sweden | O Globo Sportivo | Gilmar | Nílton Bellini Mráz | Orlando Turnbull | Skoglund Pelé Kopa Didi Garrincha |
| 1962 Chile | France Football | Schrojf | Novák Schnellinger E. Álvarez Eyzaguirre | Zito Šekularac | Zagallo Ponedelnik Seeler Garrincha |
| 1962 Chile | ESPN Deportes | Schrojf | Schnellinger Mauro Zito Djalma | Amarildo Masopust Voronin | Skoblar Vavá Garrincha |
| 1966 England | Associated Press | Banks | Marzolini Moore Schulz Djalma | Voronin B. Charlton Beckenbauer | Simões Eusébio Bene |
| 1966 England | Estadio | Banks | Marzolini Moore J. Charlton Ponomaryov | Beckenbauer B. Charlton Albert | Simões Eusébio Hurst |
| 1966 England | SportGráfico | Banks | Marzolini Moore J. Charlton Ferreiro | Beckenbauer B. Charlton | Simões Albert Seeler Bene |
| 1966 England | ESPN Deportes | Banks | Marzolini Beckenbauer Moore Höttges | B. Charlton Haller | Simões Hurst Eusébio Bene |
| 1966 England | Castrol Football | Banks | Wilson Moore Weber Cohen | Haller Beckenbauer Augusto Peters | Eusébio Torres |
| 1966 England | Sofascore | Mazurkiewicz | Moore Shin J. Charlton | Peters B. Charlton Beckenbauer Haller | Eusébio Seeler Bene |
| 1970 Mexico | ESPN Deportes | Mazurkiewicz | Facchetti Beckenbauer Piazza C. Alberto | Gérson Clodoaldo | Rivellino Pelé G. Müller Jairzinho |
| 1970 Mexico | Castrol Football | Kavazashvili | Mujica Matosas Ancheta Ubiña | Rivellino Cubillas Maneiro Jairzinho | Pelé G. Müller |
| 1970 Mexico | Sofascore | Albertosi | Guzmán Moore Beckenbauer | Rivellino Cubillas Gérson Jairzinho | Pelé G. Müller Seeler |
| 1974 West Germany | Estadio | Maier | Breitner Beckenbauer Figueroa Vogts | Overath Neeskens Jansen | Gadocha Cruyff Lato |
| 1974 West Germany | English and Italian journalists | Tomaszewski | Marinho Beckenbauer Rijsbergen Breitner | Deyna Overath Neeskens | Gadocha Cruyff Lato |
| 1974 West Germany | De Volkskrant | Hellström | Krol Beckenbauer L. Pereira Wolff | Van Hanegem Deyna Neeskens | Gadocha Cruyff Rubén Ayala |
| 1974 West Germany | Jornal dos Sports | Hellström | Breitner Beckenbauer Figueroa L. Pereira | Neeskens Bremner | Gadocha G. Müller Cruyff Lato |
| 1974 West Germany | El Gráfico | Hellström | Breitner Beckenbauer Rijsbergen Szymanowski | Edström Deyna Neeskens | Gadocha Cruyff Lato |
| 1974 West Germany | ESPN Deportes | Tomaszewski | Marinho Suurbier Beckenbauer Vogts | Oblak Neeskens Deyna Rensenbrink | Lato Cruyff |
| 1974 West Germany | Castrol Football | Hellström | Krol Rijsbergen Beckenbauer Suurbier | Cruyff Deyna Haan Lato | Rep G. Müller |
| 1974 West Germany | Sofascore | Hellström | Breitner L. Pereira Beckenbauer Szymanowski | Deyna Bonhof Neeskens | Edström Cruyff Lato |
| 1978 Argentina | Goles | Fillol | Cabrini Passarella Krol Toninho | Kempes Benetti Boniek | Rensenbrink Luque Causio |
| 1978 Argentina | Guerin Sportivo | Fillol | Cabrini Passarella Amaral Gentile | Dirceu Kempes Haan | Rensenbrink Rossi Krankl |
| 1978 Argentina | Crónica and El Mercurio | Fillol | Cabrini Scirea Krol Sara | Cubillas Benetti Deyna | Bettega Luque Causio |
| 1978 Argentina | Enzo Bearzot | Fillol | Bossis Passarella Trésor Toninho | Haan Dirceu Batista Pintér | Kempes Krankl |
| 1978 Argentina | La Prensa | Leão | Cabrini Amaral Krol Toninho | Kempes Ardiles Deyna | Bettega Rossi Bertoni |
| 1978 Argentina | Clarín | Fillol | Tarantini Bellugi Krol Toninho | Kempes Gallego Neeskens | Rensenbrink Luque Causio |
| 1978 Argentina | La Razón | Fillol | Cabrini Passarella Krol Vogts | Kempes Benetti Dirceu | Rensenbrink Rossi Causio |
| 1978 Argentina | El País | Fillol | Haan Passarella Trésor Vogts | Kempes R. van de Kerkhof Dirceu | Bettega Rossi Lahzami |
| 1978 Argentina | Pelé | Fillol | Cabrini Passarella Krol Sara | Kempes Platini Batista | Rensenbrink Rossi Causio |
| 1978 Argentina | ESPN Deportes | Fillol | Cabrini Passarella Krol Nelinho | Cubillas Gallego Tardelli | Rensenbrink Kempes Rossi |
| 1978 Argentina | Castrol Football | Leão | Krol Passarella Scirea Kaltz | Jansen Haan Bonhof Lato | Kempes Krankl |
| 1978 Argentina | Sofascore | Quiroga | Passarella Krol Galván | Rensenbrink W. van de Kerkhof Bonhof Haan Bertoni | Rummenigge Kempes |
| 1982 Spain | Guerin Sportivo | Zoff | Júnior Passarella Baltacha Gentile | Boniek Giresse Falcão | Éder Rossi Conti |
| 1982 Spain | Pelé | Dasayev | Júnior Passarella Scirea Gentile | Maradona Giresse Falcão | Boniek Rossi Conti |
| 1982 Spain | El Gráfico | Zoff | Júnior Passarella Stielike Leandro | Falcão Giresse Ardiles | Rummenigge Rossi Conti |
| 1982 Spain | L'Équipe | Zoff | Cabrini Trésor Förster Gentile | Giresse Falcão Tardelli Cerezo | Rossi Zico |
| 1982 Spain | Mundo Deportivo | Dasayev | Júnior Stielike Collovati Gentile | Antognoni Boniek Sócrates Falcão | Rossi Conti |
| 1982 Spain | La Gazzetta dello Sport | Zoff | Júnior Collovati Scirea Gentile | Cerezo Boniek Falcão | Littbarski Rossi Conti |
| 1982 Spain | Estadio | Dasayev | Cabrini Scirea Collovati Gentile | Conti Giresse Tardelli Falcão | Rummenigge Rossi |
| 1982 Spain | Don Balón | Dasayev | Júnior Passarella Scirea Gerets | Conti Platini Giresse Falcão | Boniek Rossi |
| 1982 Spain | ESPN Deportes | Dasayev | Júnior Passarella Scirea Gerets | Platini Falcão Giresse Conti | Rossi Sócrates |
| 1982 Spain | Castrol Football | Młynarczyk | Cabrini Breitner Scirea Mills | Stielike Zico Giresse Littbarski | Rossi Boniek |
| 1982 Spain | Sofascore | Młynarczyk | Júnior Passarella Pezzey | Vercauteren Zico Boniek Platini Giresse | Rossi Rummenigge |
| 1986 Mexico | France Football | Pfaff | Amoros Bossis Förster Gerets | Maradona Tigana Burruchaga Matthäus | Allofs Valdano |
| 1986 Mexico | Kicker | Schumacher | Demol Förster Olsen Josimar | L. Fernandez Coelho Matthäus Burruchaga | Maradona Belanov |
| 1986 Mexico | El Gráfico | Pumpido | J. Alberto Ruggeri Olsen Amoros | Maradona Burruchaga L. Fernandez Coelho | Careca Elkjær |
| 1986 Mexico | Guerin Sportivo | Pfaff | Briegel César Olsen Josimar | Maradona Lerby De Napoli | Elkjær Careca Yaremchuk |
| 1986 Mexico | La Gazzetta dello Sport | Pfaff | Amoros Olsen César Gerets | Ceulemans Magath Míchel | Lineker Maradona Elkjær |
| 1986 Mexico | La Stampa | Pfaff | Amoros Brown Förster Josimar | Matthäus Ceulemans Yakovenko Burruchaga | Maradona Belanov |
| 1986 Mexico | Bob Paisley | Shilton | Branco Bossis Förster Amoros | Tigana Platini Maradona Scifo | Careca Elkjær |
| 1986 Mexico | ESPN Deportes | Pfaff | Amoros Ruggeri César Josimar | Burruchaga Maradona L. Fernandez Platini | Lineker Butragueño |
| 1986 Mexico | Castrol Football | Carlos G. | Servín Quirarte Brown Cuciuffo | Burruchaga Maradona Platini Tigana | Lineker Careca |
| 1986 Mexico | Sofascore | Bats | Brehme César Quirarte Amoros | Matthäus Maradona Burruchaga | Belanov Careca Elkjær |
| 1990 Italy | La Gazzetta dello Sport | Goycochea | Brehme Baresi Kohler Bergomi | Vázquez Scifo Matthäus Hašek | Schillaci Stojković |
| 1990 Italy | El Gráfico | Goycochea | Brehme Augenthaler Baresi Bergomi | Maradona Gascoigne Matthäus M. Wright | Schillaci Klinsmann |
| 1990 Italy | Associated Press | Conejo | Brehme Walker Baresi Jorginho | Scifo Matthäus Maradona Míchel | Schillaci Klinsmann |
| 1990 Italy | Deporte Gráfico | Goycochea | Brehme Baresi Berthold Parker | Stojković Matthäus Scifo Gascoigne | Klinsmann Schillaci |
| 1990 Italy | Sportivo Sur | Conejo | Brehme Kohler Baresi Bergomi | Stojković Matthäus Gascoigne Donadoni | Schillaci Völler |
| 1990 Italy | Jimmy Greaves | Shilton | Brehme Baresi M. Wright Kana-Biyik | Scifo Gascoigne Matthäus Stojković | Schillaci Klinsmann |
| 1990 Italy | Match | Breukelen | Brehme Ramzy Parker Buchwald M. Wright | Scifo Gascoigne Vázquez | Schillaci Völler |
| 1990 Italy | Fußball Woche | Conejo | Brehme Walker Baresi Buchwald Jorginho | Stojković Matthäus Gascoigne | Skuhravý Schillaci |
| 1990 Italy | Don Balón | Zubizarreta | Brehme Baresi Kundé Serrizuela | Gascoigne Maradona Stojković Matthäus | Schillaci Klinsmann |
| 1990 Italy | Placar | Goycochea | Brehme Buchwald Baresi Tataw | Häßler Maradona Gascoigne Matthäus | Milla Schillaci |
| 1990 Italy | Guerin Sportivo | Stejskal | Brehme Kohler Baresi Parker | Gascoigne Matthäus Alemão Stojković | Schillaci Caniggia |
| 1990 Italy | Pichi Alonso | Illgner | De Wolf Walker Baresi Parker | Valdo Gascoigne Matthäus Donadoni | Omam-Biyik Schillaci |
| 1990 Italy | ESPN Deportes | Goycochea | Brehme Kohler Baresi Parker | Skuhravý Matthäus Scifo Gascoigne | Schillaci Caniggia |
| 1990 Italy | Castrol Football | Goycochea | Brehme M. Wright Baresi Buchwald | Burruchaga Gascoigne Matthäus Stojković | Skuhravý Omam-Biyik |
| 1990 Italy | Sofascore | Stejskal | Popescu Baresi M. Wright | Brehme Matthäus Stojković Littbarski Míchel | Milla Skuhravý |
| 1994 United States | La Stampa | Preud'homme | Maldini Aldair Costacurta Ferrer | Brolin Hagi D. Baggio Letchkov | R. Baggio Romário |
| 1994 United States | El Gráfico | Taffarel | Sergi Maldini Aldair Benarrivo | R. Baggio Hagi M. Silva Brolin | Romário Stoichkov |
| 1994 United States | Shoot! | Preud'homme | Maldini M. Santos Jorginho | Hagi Dunga Balakov Brolin | Stoichkov Romário R. Baggio |
| 1994 United States | Hull Daily Mail | Ravelli | Wagner Maldini M. Santos Jorginho | Caminero Hagi Donadoni Letchkov | Bergkamp Romário |
| 1994 United States | ESPN Deportes | Preud'homme | Maldini Baresi M. Santos Jorginho | Brolin Dunga Hagi | R. Baggio Stoichkov Romário |
| 1994 United States | Castrol Football | Mihaylov | Maldini Aldair M. Santos Jorginho | Brolin Dunga M. Silva Zinho | Romário Bebeto |
| 1994 United States | Sofascore | Ravelli | Maldini M. Santos Koeman | Balakov Dunga Hagi Brolin | Răducioiu Klinsmann Andersson |
| 1998 France | El Gráfico | Barthez | R. Carlos De Boer Desailly Thuram | Zidane Davids Deschamps Boban | Šuker Owen |
| 1998 France | La Stampa | Chilavert | Jarni Desailly Thuram Cafu | Petit Deschamps Zidane Davids | Owen Šuker |
| 1998 France | ESPN Deportes | Barthez | R. Carlos Blanc De Boer Thuram | Rivaldo Zidane Deschamps Davids | Ronaldo Šuker |
| 1998 France | Castrol Football | Pagliuca | Lizarazu Blanc Desailly Thuram | Rivaldo Zidane Deschamps Stanić | Ronaldo Šuker |
| 1998 France | Sofascore | Chilavert | Lizarazu Desailly C. Ayala Thuram | Verón Jonk Dunga Zidane Petit | Bierhoff |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | ESPN Deportes | Kahn | R. Carlos Campbell Hierro Cafu | Yoo Rivaldo Ballack Ronaldinho | Klose Ronaldo |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | El Gráfico | Marcos | R. Carlos Metzelder Özalan Cafu | Schneider Márquez Fadiga | Rivaldo Ronaldo Şaş |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | Placar | Kahn | R. Carlos Roque Jr. Mjällby Arce | G. Silva Kléberson Ronaldinho | Rivaldo Ronaldo Raúl |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | World Soccer | Kahn | R. Carlos Ferdinand Hong Cafu | Yoo Diop Ronaldinho | Raúl Ronaldo Şaş |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | Castrol Football | Lee | R. Carlos Lúcio Linke Choi | Rivaldo Ballack Edmílson Frings | Ronaldo Klose |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | Sofascore | Reçber | R. Carlos Hierro Puyol Frings | Rivaldo Ballack Hamann Beckham | Ronaldo Vieri |
| 2006 Germany | ESPN Deportes | Buffon | Lahm Cannavaro Terry Thuram | Figo Ballack Pirlo Zidane | Klose Crespo |
| 2006 Germany | Castrol Football | Buffon | Abidal Gallas Cannavaro Thuram | Ballack Vieira Pirlo Gattuso | Henry Klose |
| 2006 Germany | Sofascore | Zuberbühler | Materazzi Cannavaro Roberto Ayala | Kalynychenko Tymoshchuk Riquelme Pirlo Vieira Barnetta | Klose |
| 2010 South Africa | ESPN Deportes | Casillas | Lahm S. Ramos Puyol Maicon | Xavi Sneijder Schweinsteiger | Forlán Villa Iniesta |
| 2010 South Africa | Bleacher Report | Casillas | Van Bronckhorst Lugano Puyol S. Ramos | Sneijder Xavi Schweinsteiger | Iniesta Forlán T. Müller |
| 2010 South Africa | Goal | Casillas | Juan Mensah S. Ramos | Sneijder Iniesta Xavi Schweinsteiger | Villa Forlán T. Müller |
| 2010 South Africa | Sofascore | Carvalho | Juan Piqué Lahm | Xavi Schweinsteiger Sneijder | Villa Forlán T. Müller Messi |
| 2014 Brazil | Johan Cruyff | Neuer | Marcelo Hummels T. Silva Zabaleta | Hazard Kroos Robben | Neymar Van Persie Messi |
| 2014 Brazil | BBC Sport | Neuer | Blind Hummels G. González Lahm | J. Rodríguez Kroos Messi Mascherano Robben | T. Müller |
| 2014 Brazil | Sofascore | Howard | R. Rodriguez Vlaar De Vrij | J. Rodríguez Kroos Messi | Neymar Benzema T. Müller Robben |
| 2014 Brazil | Sportsnet | Neuer | Lahm Garay Hummels R. Rodriguez | Mascherano Kroos Robben J. Rodríguez | T. Müller Messi |
| 2018 Russia | Süddeutsche Zeitung | Courtois | Mina Godín Varane | Cheryshev Kanté Modrić Hazard | Perišić Kane Mbappé |
| 2018 Russia | Kicker | Courtois | Mina Varane Granqvist | Hazard Rakitić Modrić Kanté De Bruyne | Griezmann Mbappé |
| 2018 Russia | Diario AS | Courtois | L. Hernandez Umtiti Varane | Rakitić De Bruyne Kanté Modrić | Hazard Griezmann Mbappé |
| 2018 Russia | Marca | Courtois | L. Hernandez Umtiti Varane Meunier | Hazard Modrić Kanté | Griezmann Lukaku Mbappé |
| 2018 Russia | Forbes | Courtois | Meunier Vida Godín Vrsaljko | De Bruyne Modrić Kanté | Hazard Griezmann Mbappé |
| 2018 Russia | Sofascore | Courtois | Marcelo Granqvist Stones Trippier | Modrić Griezmann De Bruyne | Hazard Kane Mbappé |
| 2018 Russia | Sports Illustrated | Courtois | L. Hernandez Godín Varane Trippier | Coutinho Kanté Modrić | Hazard Lukaku Mbappé |
| 2018 Russia | Goal | Pickford | Godín Vida Varane | Perišić Kanté Modrić De Bruyne | Hazard Griezmann Mbappé |
| 2018 Russia | WhoScored.com | Schmeichel | Marcelo Giménez Granqvist M. Fernandes | Neymar De Bruyne Modrić Trippier | Kane Hazard |
| 2022 Qatar | The Guardian | E. Martínez | Mazraoui Gvardiol Stones Hakimi | Griezmann Mac Allister Amrabat | Mbappé J. Álvarez Messi |
| 2022 Qatar | ARD Sportschau | E. Martínez | Romero Gvardiol Hakimi | Di María Bellingham Amrabat Mac Allister | Mbappé Richarlison Messi |
| 2022 Qatar | GloboEsporte | E. Martínez | T. Hernandez Upamecano Gvardiol Hakimi | E. Fernández De Paul Modrić | Griezmann Messi Mbappé |
| 2022 Qatar | UOL | E. Martínez | T. Hernandez Upamecano Gvardiol Hakimi | Modrić Griezmann E. Fernández | J. Álvarez Mbappé Messi |
| 2022 Qatar | Goal | E. Martínez | T. Hernandez Gvardiol Otamendi Hakimi | E. Fernández Griezmann Amrabat | Mbappé J. Álvarez Messi |
| 2022 Qatar | Kicker | E. Martínez | T. Hernandez Saïss Gvardiol Molina | Griezmann Modrić Amrabat | Mbappé J. Álvarez Messi |
| 2022 Qatar | Der Spiegel | E. Martínez | T. Hernandez Gvardiol Otamendi Hakimi | Amrabat Musiala E. Fernández | Mbappé Griezmann Messi |
| 2022 Qatar | RND SportBuzzer | Livaković | T. Hernandez Gvardiol Otamendi Hakimi | Modrić Bellingham Amrabat | Mbappé J. Álvarez Messi |
| 2022 Qatar | Bleacher Report | Livaković | T. Hernandez Saïss Gvardiol Hakimi | Bellingham Griezmann Amrabat | Mbappé Giroud Messi |
| 2022 Qatar | The Independent | Livaković | T. Hernandez Saïss Gvardiol Hakimi | Mac Allister Bellingham Amrabat Griezmann | Mbappé Messi |
| 2022 Qatar | Radio Times | Livaković | T. Hernandez Saïss Gvardiol Hakimi | B. Fernandes Amrabat Griezmann | Mbappé Giroud Messi |
| 2022 Qatar | Diario AS | Livaković | T. Hernandez Gvardiol Marquinhos Hakimi | Tchouaméni B. Fernandes | Mbappé J. Álvarez Griezmann Messi |
| 2022 Qatar | Opta Sports | Livaković | T. Hernandez Marquinhos Gvardiol Hakimi | Tchouaméni Griezmann B. Fernandes | Messi Mbappé J. Álvarez |
| 2022 Qatar | CBS Sports | Livaković | Behich Gvardiol Varane Hakimi | Griezmann Bellingham Amrabat | J. Álvarez Messi Mbappé |
| 2022 Qatar | Sky Sports | Livaković | Acuña Maguire Gvardiol Hakimi | Ounahi Amrabat Griezmann | Mbappé Giroud Messi |
| 2022 Qatar | L'Équipe | Livaković | Acuña Gvardiol Saïss Hakimi | Modrić Amrabat E. Fernández | Mbappé Messi Saka |
| 2022 Qatar | Sofascore | Livaković | Blind Maguire Konaté Juranović | Griezmann Casemiro Gakpo | Mbappé Messi B. Fernandes |
| 2022 Qatar | WhoScored.com | Szczęsny | T. Hernandez Rodri Maguire Hakimi | Mbappé Casemiro Bellingham B. Fernandes | Griezmann Messi |
| 2022 Qatar | Süddeutsche Zeitung | Bounou | T. Hernandez Romero Amrabat Hakimi | Bellingham Griezmann Modrić | Mbappé J. Álvarez Messi |

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

### Unofficial winners

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 |
| 1970 Mexico | Carlos Alberto | Italy | 4–1 | 86' | 4–1 | Final |
| 1986 Mexico | Diego Maradona | England | 2–0 | 55' | 2–1 | Quarter-finals |
| 1990 Italy | Roberto Baggio | Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | 78' | 2–0 | Group stage |

### Nominees

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