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The 2026 World Cup has come to an end with Spain lifting the trophy for the second time in the country's history. The FIFA individual awards have been announced with Rodri named the best player of the tournament, while Kylian Mbappé won the Golden Boot award.
Before Rodri & Co. lifted the long-dreamed-of trophy for the second time in the country's history , FIFA announced the individual awards. Kylian Mbappé had to settle for fourth place with France, but he took home the " Golden Boot" award after finishing as the tournament's top scorer with 10 goals.
The tournament's best young player was 19-year-old Barcelona center-back Pau Cubarsí. The best goalkeeper of the World Cup was 29-year-old Unai Simón, who plays for Athletic Bilbao and conceded just ONE GOAL in eight matches .
Finally, Rodri — the 30-year-old Manchester City midfielder — was named the best player of the 2026 World Cup. In this scenario, with the World Cup traditionally carrying more "weight" in the end-of-year voting for "Best in the World," who is leading the race?
Besides Rodri and Kylian Mbappé , Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi, who led Argentina to the final at age 39, are some of the "contenders.
" England's Harry Kane is also in the race after finishing as the top scorer in world football in the 2025/26 season, with 73 goals for Bayern Munich and the England national team combined . Rodri and Messi were the only ones who have already had a "taste" of being named "Best in the World. "
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