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FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Awards

Since the 1978 World Cup, journalists select the best player of the tournament

who receives the "Golden Ball"; a "Silver Ball" is given to the runner-up and

a "Bronze Ball" for the third placed.

YEAR    WINNER (Country)

MARIO ALBERTO KEMPES

1978    KEMPES (Argentina)

1982    Paolo ROSSI (Italy)

1986    Diego MARADONA (Argentina)

1990    Salvatore SCHILLACI (Italy)

1994    ROMÁRIO da Souza Faria (Brazil)

1998    RONALDO Luiz Nazário de Lima (Brazil)

2002    Oliver KAHN (Germany) 

2006    Zinedine ZIDANE (France)

WINS BY PLAYER

1  Kahn, Kempes, Maradona, Romário, Ronaldo, Rossi, Schillaci, Zidane

WINS BY COUNTRY

2  Argentina, Italy, Brazil

1  Germany, France

PALMARES

YEAR  GOLDEN BALL                   SILVER BALL                    BRONZE BALL

1978  Mario KEMPES (Arg)            Paolo ROSSI (Ita)              DIRCEU José Guimarães (Bra)

1982  Paolo ROSSI (Ita)             Paulo Roberto FALCÃO (Bra)     Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Ger)

1986  Diego MARADONA (Arg)          Harald SCHUMACHER (Ger)        Preben ELKJÆR-LARSEN (Den)

1990  Salvatore SCHILLACI (Ita)     Lothar MATTHÄUS (Ger)          Diego MARADONA (Arg)

1994  ROMÁRIO da Souza Faria (Bra)  Roberto BAGGIO (Ita)           Hristo STOITCHKOV (Bul)

1998  RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Bra) Davor SUKER (Hrv)              Lilian THURAM (Fra) 

2002  Oliver KAHN (Ger)             RONALDO Nazário de Lima (Bra)  HONG Myung Bo (Kor) 

2006  Zinedine ZIDANE (Fra)         Fabio CANNAVARO (Ita)          Andrea PIRLO (Ita)

SALVATORE SCHILLACI

Players' All-time ranking by places

                                1     2     3

Ronaldo Luiz Nazário de Lima    1     1           

Paolo Rossi                     1     1      

Diego Maradona                  1           1

Oliver Kahn                     1

Mario Kempes                    1            

Romário da Souza Faria          1            

Salvatore Schillaci             1  

Zinedine Zidane                 1          

Roberto Baggio                        1      

Fabio Cannavaro                       1

Paulo Roberto Falcão                  1      

Lothar Matthäus                       1      

Harald Schumacher                     1      

Davor Suker                           1      

Dirceu José Guimarães                       1

Preben Elkjær-Larsen                        1

Hong Myung-Bo                               1

Andrea Pirlo                                1

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge                       1

Hristo Stoitchkov                           1 

Lilian Thuram                               1

Country's All-time ranking by places

                                1     2     3

Italy                           2     3     1 

Brazil                          2     2     1

Argentina                       2           1

Germany                         1     2     1

France                          1           1

Croatia                               1      

Denmark                                     1

Bulgaria                                    1

South Korea                                 1

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FIFA World Cup "Lev Yashin" Award

Since the 1994 World Cup, FIFA oficially gives the "Lev Yashin" Award to 

the best goalkeeper of the tournament.    

YEAR    WINNER 

1994    Michel PREUD’HOMME (Belgium)

1998    Fabien BARTHEZ (France)

2002    Oliver KAHN (Germany)

2006    Gianluigi BUFFON (Italy)

2010    Iker Casillas (Spain)

OLIVER KAHN

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FIFA World Cup Young Player Award

Since the 2006 World Cup, FIFA oficially gives the Young Player Award; players up to 

21 years-old are elegible.    

YEAR    WINNER 

2006         Lukas Podolski (Germany)

         2010  Thomas Mueller (Germany)