Messi wins Golden Ball, Mbappe gets Golden Boot

After a thrilling final saw Argentina beat France on penalties the awards for the 2022 World Cup were also announced with some of the biggest names in football were recognized with Lionel Messi from Argentina was confirmed as the best player at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022The Argentinian forward won the Adidas Golden Ball which is awarded to the best player by the FIFA Technical Study Group TSGKylian Mbappe from France and Luka Modric from Croatia came second and third respectivelyGolden Ball Lionel Messi ArgentinaThis was Messis World Cup and that was rubberstamped as he was named the player of the tournamentThe 35yearold finally got his hands on footballs biggest prize scoring seven goals enroute to hoisting the trophy high into the Qatar nightHe became the first man to score in the last 16 quarterfinal semifinal and final of the same edition and wins the individual accolade for a second timeThe Adidas Golden Boot was won by Kylian Mbappe with 8 goals and 2 assists Lionel Messi collected the Silver Boot and Olivier Giroud from France the BronzeEmiliano Martinez from Argentina collected the Adidas Golden Glove while England took the FIFA Fair Play awardAlso readIN PHOTOS Lionel Messi celebrates FIFA World Cup 2022 win with familyGolden Boot Kylian Mbappe FranceThe France forward was level with Messi on five goals heading into the showdown in Lusail He would go on to become the first man since Sir Geoff Hurst in 1966 to score a hattrick in a World Cup final tucking away two penalties and hitting a fine finish which took the game to extratimeIt was not enough for France to retain the trophy but with eight goals across the finals he matched Ronaldos total from 2002 and at the age of 23 there could still be plenty more to come from MbappeYoung Player award Enzo Fernandez ArgentinaThere were plenty of contenders for the best young player in Qatar Jude Bellingham would have been in the running had England not been eliminated in the quarterfinals while Frances Aurelien Tchouameni was another candidateAlso read Goldplated FIFA trophy jerseys of Messi and Maradona go under hammerFernandez though was superb throughout the finals a tenacious and determined midfielder who is also good in possession and a driving force in Lionel Scalonis Argentina at the tender age of 21Golden Glove Emiliano Martinez ArgentinaThe Aston Villa goalkeeper provided heroics in penalty shootout victories for Argentina against both Netherlands where he saved two and against France in the final where he kept out Kingsley Comans effort to give his side the upper handHis presence was also obvious for all to see and his stunning oneonone stop from Randal Kolo Muani prevented France securing a dramatic late winFair Play award EnglandEngland did not leave Qatar emptyhanded after allGareth Southgates side went the entire group stage without picking up as much as a booking and extended that run as they beat Senegal 30 in the last 16It was only in their quarterfinal defeat to France where they troubled the referees notebook as Manchester United captain Harry Maguire was cautioned in the closing stages with England chasing the gameThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever