Ferran Torres’ lone goal helped Spain lift the FIFA World Cup for the second time with an extra-time victory against Lionel Messi’s reigning champions Argentina.
In the end, Enzo Fernández was sent off with a red card for a meaningless foul on Pau Cubarsi.
The big win came after Barcelona striker Torres consolidated a 1-0 Spain victory on Sunday when he scored from close range in the 106th minute.
The triumph saw him crowned with many individual honors, from MVP, Golden Boot to best young player of the tournament.
Let’s discover the list of individual awards of the FIFA World Cup.
To put it in context, individual honors have been a permanent feature at the World Cup for more than four decades.
Winner of the 2026 World Cup Golden Boot
Kylian Mbappé took home the Golden Boot of this year’s World Cup with an impressive scoring record of 10 goals and 4 assists, the most of any football player in a single edition of the World Cup.
The last time an individual achieved this feat was West Germany’s Gerd Múller, who scored 10 goals in 1970.
Soccer GOAT Lionel Messi scored 8 goals with 4 assists, following Three Lions’ Jude Bellingham who scored 7 goals with 1 assist.
Winner of the 2026 World Cup Ballon d’Or
The Ballon d’Or 2024 awarded the best player of the entire tournament.
Argentine superstar Messi came in second place and was honored with the Silver Ball.
Winner of the 2026 World Cup Gold Glove
Unai Simón was awarded as the best gloveman of the 2026 FIFA World Cup without having to stop a single shot in a complete and one-sided final.
Winner of the 2026 World Cup Young Player Award
Pau Cubarsís, the 19-year-old phenom, who beat viral sensation Lamine Yamal, was crowned best young player.
FIFA World Cup Fair Play Trophy
The most desired prize goes to the Netherlands, who only received three yellow cards, although they only managed to win two games and, therefore, saw their streak come to an end in the round of 32.
