Ferran Torres’ only goal helped Spain lift the FIFA World Cup for the second time with an extra-time win against Lionel Messi’s reigning champions Argentina.
In the final, Enzo Fernandez received a red card for a foul that makes no sense at all on Pau Cubarsi.
The big win came after Barcelona forward Torres cemented a 1-0 win for Spain on Sunday when he scored from point blank range in the 106th minute.
The triumph saw many individual honors crowned from MVP, Golden Boot to the tournament’s best young player.
Let’s find out the FIFA World Cup individual awards.
For context, it has been over four decades since individual honors have been a regular feature at the World Cup.
Winner of the World Cup Golden Boot 2026
Kylian Mbappé won this year’s World Cup Golden Boot award with a stunning record of 10 goals and 4 assists, the most of any footballer in a single edition of the World Cup.
The last time the individual achieved this feat was West Germany’s Gerd Múller, who scored 10 goals in 1970.
Soccer goat Lionel Messi scored 8 with 4 assists after Three Lions’ Jude Bellingham scored 7 goals with 1 assist.
Winner of the Golden Ball World Cup 2026
2024 Ballon d’Or awarded to the best player at the entire tournament.
Argentina’s superstar Messi finished second and was honored with the silver ball.
Winner of the World Cup Golden Glove 2026
Unai Simón was awarded the best gloveman at the 2026 FIFA World Cup without having to stop a single shot through a thoroughly one-sided final.
Winner of the World Cup Young Player Award 2026
Pau Cubarsís, the 19-year-old phenom who outclassed viral sensation Lamine Yamal, was named the best young player.
FIFA World Cup Fair Play Trophy
The most coveted award goes to the Netherlands, who received just three yellow cards despite only managing to win two games and therefore seeing their run end in the round of 16.
