While Ferran Torres orchestrated Spain’s top prize, his team-mates walked away with their own awards.
Published July 20, 2026
Spain ushered in a new era in world football by defeating Argentina to lift the World Cup trophy at the New York/New Jersey Stadium after substitute Ferran Torres scored a clinical goal in the 106th minute to give his team a 1-0 victory.
On Sunday, in front of 80,000 fans, La Roja dominated Argentina for much of the match and finally broke the deadlock.
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“That was the goal that 47 million people scored. It wasn’t my goal, it wasn’t the goal of 26 players. It was meant to happen. It was supposed to be a winner,” Torres said after the win.
While he led Spain’s bid for the top prize, his teammates walked away with their own accolades.
Here’s a complete breakdown of all the awards for the 2026 World Cup:
Golden Boot Award: Kylian Mbappé – France
At 27 years old, Mbappe can confidently say that he is the best striker in the world, having scored the most goals in World Cup history (22) and the most goals in this tournament (10).
He scored two goals in the third-place match between France and England, with the Three Lions winning 6-4 and taking the award back from Lionel Messi.
Mbappe won the coveted award with 10 goals and four assists, surpassing Messi’s eight goals and four assists, although the Frenchman has previously won the record twice.
Top goal scorer:
Kylian Mbappé (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 Julián Quiñones (Mexico): 4 goals, 1 assist Vinicius Junior (Brazil): 4 goals, 1 assist
Golden Ball Award: Rodri – Spain
Spain’s midfielder Rodri won the Golden Ball Award, which is given to the overall best player of the tournament. Although he did not score a single goal or assist in eight games for Spain, he completed more passes, covered more distance and interacted with more players than any other player in this tournament.
He also played a key role in severely limiting Messi’s touches during the match, which Spain won 1-0.
Rodri held off Messi in this victory as well, with the Argentina captain taking silver and Mbappe taking bronze.
Golden Glove Award: Unai Simon – Spain
Simon kept seven clean sheets, two more than the previous single World Cup record.
The 29-year-old’s nine clean sheets at the World Cup puts him just one behind the record of 10 held by former France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez and former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton.
Best Young Player Award: Pau Kubalsi – Spain
The future is bright for the Spaniard after his clinical performances throughout the tournament, especially in Sunday’s World Cup final.
He responded to the growing profile of young players and delivered when it mattered most, even outperforming Spain’s marquee player Lamine Yamal.
In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera ahead of the final, soccer icon Tobin Heath said Kvarsi was the “greatest name” to stand out among the young players (an accurate analysis again).
“For him to be so young, play so many minutes and be so effective in this Spanish defense highlights the incredible way that Spain can cross generations and really unite the ideas and practices of the type of football they want to play.”
FIFA Fair Play Award: Netherlands
The Netherlands became the eighth team to win this award after only receiving three yellow cards in the tournament.
The Netherlands entered the World Cup as the favorites to win Group F, but their wait to win the World Cup was delayed as Morocco defeated Oranje 3-2 in a penalty shootout to advance to the last 32.
