While Ferran Torres led Spain to the top prize, his teammates walked away with awards of their own.
Published on 20 July 2026
Spain defeated Argentina to lift the World Cup trophy and usher in a new era in global football as substitute Ferran Torres scored a clinical 106th-minute goal to give his side a 1–0 win at the New York New Jersey Stadium.
La Roja finally broke the deadlock after dominating Argentina for most of the match in front of 80,000 fans on Sunday.
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Torres said after the win, “It was a goal scored by 47 million people – it wasn’t mine or even any of the 26 players. It was destined to happen; it was meant to be the winner.”
While he planned to bring Spain the top prize, his teammates walked away with awards of their own.
Here are the full details of all the prizes for the 2026 World Cup:
Golden Boot Award: Kylian Mbappe – France
At the age of 27, Mbappe can confidently call himself the best striker in the world with the most goals in World Cup history (22) and the most goals at this tournament (10).
He snatched the award back from Lionel Messi after netting twice in France’s third-place match against England, which the Three Lions eventually won 6–4.
With 10 goals and four assists, Mbappe overtook Messi’s eight goals and four assists to win the prestigious award, which the Frenchman has won a record twice so far.
Top goal scorer:
- Kylian Mbappe (France): 10 goals, 4 assists
- Lionel Messi (Argentina): 8 goals, 4 assists
- Jude Bellingham (England): 7 goals, 1 assist
- Erling Haaland (Norway): 7 goals, 0 assists
- Ousmane Dembele (France): 6 goals, 2 assists
- Harry Kane (England): 6 goals, 2 assists
- Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain): 5 goals, 1 assist
- Ismaila Sarr (Senegal): 4 goals, 1 assist
- Julian Quinones (Mexico): 4 goals, 1 assist
- Vinicius Junior (Brazil): 4 goals, 1 assist
Golden Ball Award: Rodri – Spain
Spain midfielder Rodri received the Golden Ball award, given to the best overall player in the tournament. Although he did not register a single goal or assist in Spain’s eight matches, he completed more passes, ran more distances and had more player involvements than any other player at this year’s tournament.
He also played a key role in limiting Messi’s touches during Spain’s emphatic 1-0 win.
Rodri also overtook Messi with this win, as the Argentine captain got the silver ball and Mbappe won the bronze medal.
Golden Glove Award: Unai Simon – Spain
Simon finished with seven clean sheets, two more than the previous record for a single World Cup.
The 29-year-old’s nine career World Cup clean sheets is one of the record of 10 shared by former France keeper Fabien Barthez and former England keeper Peter Shilton.
Best Young Player Award: Pau Cubarsi – Spain
The future looks bright for the Spaniard after his clinical performances throughout the tournament, especially in Sunday’s World Cup final.
He lived up to the enthusiasm of the young players and performed well when it mattered most, even surpassing Spain’s poster boy Lamine Yamal.
In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera before the final, football icon Tobin Heath said that Koubarsi was “the most incredible name” that stood out for him among the young players (once again accurate analysis).
“To be so young, playing so many minutes and being so effective with this Spanish defense, it highlights an incredible way that Spain has been able to link generationally the ideas and execution of the type of football they want to play.”
FIFA Fair Play Award: Netherlands
The Netherlands is the eighth team to win the award after registering only three yellow cards in the tournament.
The Dutch entered the World Cup as favorites in Group F, but their wait for the World Cup title was delayed by Morocco when they defeated Oranje 3–2 on penalties, sending them packing in the round of 32.