{"id":811224,"date":"2026-07-20T00:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T00:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/811224\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T00:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T00:57:15","slug":"2026-fifa-world-cup-awards-golden-ball-golden-boot-golden-glove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/811224\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 FIFA World Cup awards: Golden Ball, Golden Boot, Golden Glove"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spain are world champions for the second time after beating Argentina 1-0 in extra time of the World Cup Final in New Jersey.<\/p>\n

Substitute Ferran Torres was the hero for La Roja, scoring in the 106th minute to instantly carve his name into Spanish football folklore.<\/p>\n

After the match, FIFA confirmed the award winners for this edition of the World Cup, with the Golden Boot, Golden Ball, Golden Glove and Best Young Player gongs given out.<\/p>\n

Here is who won them.<\/p>\n

THE GAME: 16 years on, Spain are champions of the world again as Torres finally breaks down defiant Argentina in extra-time<\/a><\/p>\n

THE HERO: Who is Ferran Torres? The $90m-rated star who just ended Spain\u2019s 16-year World Cup wait<\/a><\/p>\n

THE RED: Argentina star sent off for \u2018wild challenge\u2019 in World Cup final: \u2018How daft is that?\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

THE CONTROVERSY: Spain left \u2018perplexed\u2019 and \u2018bemused\u2019 after disallowed goal: \u2018It\u2019s a clear and obvious error\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

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THE SHOW: World Cup Final half-time show controversy explained: Why it broke the rules<\/a><\/p>\n

THE STARS: Ted Lasso makes cameo in World Cup Final half-time show alongside Justin Bieber<\/a><\/p>\n

Golden Boot Winner<\/p>\n

France\u2019s Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with a tally of 10 goals and four assists.<\/p>\n

He finished top of tally ahead of Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi, Norway\u2019s Erling Haaland and England\u2019s Jude Bellingham.<\/p>\n

Final Golden Boot chart<\/p>\n

Kylian Mbappe \u2013 10 goals, 4 assists<\/p>\n

Lionel Messi \u2013 8 goals, 4 assists<\/p>\n

Jude Bellingham \u2013 7 goals, 1 assist<\/p>\n

Erling Haaland \u2013 7 goals, 0 assists<\/p>\n

Ousmane Dembele \u2013 6 goals, 2 assists<\/p>\n

Harry Kane \u2013 6 goals, 2 assists<\/p>\n

Mikel Oyarazabal \u2013 5 goals, 1 assist<\/p>\n

Ismaila Sarr \u2013 4 goals, 1 assist<\/p>\n

Julian Quinones \u2013 4 goals, 1 assist<\/p>\n

Vinicius Junior \u2013 4 goals, 1 assist<\/p>\n

Golden Ball Winner<\/p>\n

Rodri was named the Golden Boot winner at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

The Spanish captain was brilliant in midfield throughout this tournament, leading his nation to the trophy.<\/p>\n

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Golden Glove Winner<\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s Unai Simon was awarded the Golden Glove for the tournament\u2019s best goalkeeper, conceding just one goal throughout the entirety of the tournament.<\/p>\n

Simon kept a remarkable seven clean sheets in eight matches, with a save percentage of 90.9%, according to Sofascore.<\/p>\n

No team has ever conceded fewer goals en route to winning the tournament as La Roja did in 2026.<\/p>\n

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Best Young Player winner<\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s Pau Cubarsi was named the Best Young Player at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

At just 19 years old, the Barcelona defender was imperious at the back throughout the tournament for the world champions.<\/p>\n

Cubarsi becomes just the second teenager to win the award after Kylian Mbappe and has also been claimed by Lukas Podolski, Thomas Muller, Paul Pogba and Enzo Fernandez.<\/p>\n

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How are the FIFA World Cup awards decided?<\/p>\n

Golden Ball: Selected by FIFA Technical Study Group.<\/p>\n

Golden Boot: Most goals.Tie-breaks: Assists, then fewest minutes<\/p>\n

Golden Glove: Chosen by FIFA Technical Study Group.<\/p>\n

Young Player: Best player meeting FIFA\u2019s age criteria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spain are world champions for the second time after beating Argentina 1-0 in extra time of the World…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":811225,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[64,63,386257,159211,69800,121458,85,386258],"class_list":["post-811224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golden-ball","tag-golden-boot","tag-kylian-mbappe","tag-lionel-messi","tag-sports","tag-unai-simon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=811224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/811225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=811224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=811224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=811224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}