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In the final match of FIFA World Cup 2026, Spain won the title by defeating Argentina by one goal and in this tournament, Spain’s player Rodri has been awarded the Golden Ball and France’s Kylian Mbappe has been awarded the Golden Boot. Many big records have been made during this title match and the entire tournament played at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, in which the performance of Spain’s goalkeeper Unai Simon and young player Pau Quibarsi has also been excellent.

Spain and defending champion Argentina were face to face in the World Cup title match. In this exciting match played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, both the teams fought hard. The match remained zero-zero till the stipulated time, after which in extra time, Spain’s substitute player Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal in the 106th minute to give the team victory. Thanks to this one goal, Spain won its second World Cup title by defeating Argentina one-nil. Spain’s defense remained the strongest throughout the tournament and they conceded only one goal in the entire journey.

Rodri got the Golden Ball

Spain’s star midfielder Rodri was given the Adidas Golden Ball Award as the best player of the tournament. The Manchester City player showed excellent control on the field and played a key role in making Spain champion without losing a single match. In the final match, Rodri completed 101 passes while playing for 99 minutes and did not give Argentina captain Lionel Messi a chance to play freely. Rodri completed a total of 694 passes throughout the tournament, which is a new record in a single World Cup edition. French forward Kylian Mbappe once again performed brilliantly and won the Golden Boot. Although the French team lost the semi-final match, Mbappe caught everyone’s attention by scoring 10 goals in just 8 matches. With this, he has become the first player in history to win the Golden Boot in two consecutive World Cups. Mbappe has now scored a total of 22 goals in the history of the Men’s FIFA World Cup.

simon’s golden glove

Spain’s goalkeeper Unai Simon was awarded the Golden Glove Award as the best goalkeeper of the tournament. Simon played brilliantly throughout the tournament as a wall under the goalpost and kept clean sheets in 7 out of 8 matches. He created a new record of not conceding any goal for 650 consecutive minutes in the World Cup, which helped Spain a lot in becoming the champion.

Spain’s 19-year-old young defender Pau Quibarsi was awarded the FIFA Best Young Player Award. This young center-back from Barcelona spent full minutes on the field without any break in every match of the championship for Spain. His amazing self-confidence and defensive skills were seen at such a young age.

Full list of winners:

1. Fair Play Trophy: Netherlands
2. Golden Ball: Rodri (Spain)
3. Silver Ball: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
4. Bronze Ball: Rodri (Spain)
5. Golden Boot: Kylian Mbappe (France)
6. Silver Boot: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
7. Bronze Boot: Jude Bellingham (England)