World Cup awards: Argentina's Lionel Messi wins Golden Ball, France's Kylian Mbappe claims Golden Boot

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It went all the best way all the way down to a penalty shootout however Argentina lifted the World Cup trophy after defeating France within the last on Sunday. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat trick to assert the Golden Boot as a comfort prize with eight targets whereas Lionel Messi received the Golden Ball because the match’s finest participant with one other heroic show, scoring twice. Argentina have been properly represented within the honors handed out. Let’s check out the award winners and key stats from the match.

Golden Ball

Lionel Messi

ARG • F • #10

Golden Ball winner

From begin to end, Lionel Messi was a person on a mission throughout this World Cup, popping up when Argentina wanted him. He could have transformed 4 targets from the penalty spot however even with six objective contributions from open play, Messi was all over the place. Not recognized for his defensive work fee, there have been even factors the place Messi was monitoring again to interrupt up performs within the last. Messi additionally turned the primary man to attain in every spherical of the World Cup displaying how constant he was for Argentina through the match.

Golden Boot

Kylian Mbappé

FRA • F • #10

Golden Boot winner

Mbappe tried to will France to victory with a hat trick within the World Cup last nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient. He has used this match to assist cement his standing as the present finest participant on the earth regardless of France not profitable consecutive finals. Only 23, Mbappe will likely be again at this stage once more and in 2026 data will likely be in his sights. He already has 12 World Cup targets which is 4 behind Miroslav Klose’s report for many targets ever scored by a participant within the males’s World Cup.

Golden Glove

Emi Martínez

ARG • GK • #23

Golden Glove winner

Argentina’s primary for 2 worldwide tournaments and Martinez has collected two titles and Golden Glove awards in every one. But with Martinez, it isn’t simply the saves that he makes serving to lead Argentina to the promised land nevertheless it’s the bravado and confidence that he brings to the pitch. Playing in opposition to Martinez is an emotional affair as a result of how he will get in gamers’ heads through the match and it exhibits when he is in a penalty shootout. He helped Argentina win two matches in shootouts.

Best younger participant

Enzo Fernández

ARG • M • #24

Best younger participant winner

Just transferring to Benfica this previous summer time from River Plate, Fernandez’s star is rising. Argentina’s World Cup fortunes modified when Lionel Scaloni inserted Fernandez within the heart of the park as he has introduced a chunk to the midfield whereas additionally ensuring that Argentina can flip protection into assault shortly. With Benfica within the knockout stage of Champions League, will probably be exhausting to pry Fernandez away in January, but when the 21-year-old can maintain this up, he’ll be fairly the new commodity.

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World Cup statistics

Matches performed: 64/64Total targets scored: 172Goals per match: 2.69Minutes per objective: 33.49Braces scored: 18Hat methods scored: 2Own targets: 3Penalty kick success fee: 73.9% (17/23)