Who won Golden Ball in last edition of FIFA World Cup in 2018?
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FIFA World Cup 2018 Golden ball
The Golden Ball is handed to the finest player in the FIFA World Cup finals. The winner is picked by media representatives through voting from a list of candidates provided by the FIFA technical committee. The Golden Ball award was first presented at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
There have been ten Golden Ball winners thus far, and also no player has ever earned the renowned prize twice in their career. Moreover to the Golden Ball, the Silver Ball and Bronze Ball are given to the second and third finest, respectively.
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France won the last edition of the FIFA World Cup which was in 2018 and was hosted by Russia. The latest Golden Ball award in the FIFA World Cup was in 2018.
Who won the Golden Ball in the last edition of the FIFA World Cup?
Luka Modric was named Russia 2018’s exceptional player, walking in the footfalls of Zinedine Zidane in 2006, Diego Forlan in 2010, and Lionel Messi in 2014. Luka Modric was given the 2018 World Cup Golden Ball winner and the game’s finest player. Croatia’s star player, Modric, was instrumental in leading his country to its first World Cup final, but he was disappointed to accept the prize after losing to France.
Why did Modric win the FIFA World Cup 2018 Golden Ball?
Luka Modric was presented with the Golden Ball as the tournament’s finest player after France defeated Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final.
In Russia, 32-year-old Modric registered two goals and one assist. The tournament leader in both playing time and running distance was Croatia’s captain. With Real Madrid, Modric won four Champions League championships at the club level.
Despite losing to France in the championship match, Croatia’s runners-up appearance is their best at the contest, outshining their achievements in 1998, when they placed third. Modric still led his team to a historic position amidst losing to France. In addition, the magical midfielder earned three Man of the Match awards in Russia for his outstanding performances against Nigeria, Argentina, and the home team.
The player who is considered to have performed the finest out of all 736 players at the FIFA World Cup receives the honor of the “Golden Ball” award. FIFA’s “technical committee” created a shortlist, and media representatives voted to choose the winner. FIFA has always designated a “Best Player” in each competition, although the “Golden Ball” itself didn’t exist until 1982. The most latest recipients were Zinedine Zidane (2006), Diego Forlan (2010), and Lionel Messi (2014).
With the upcoming 22nd chapter of the FIFA World Cup next month that is being held in the Middle-Eastern country Qatar, players from all the 32 nations participating will give their top performances to grab the Golden Ball award.
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