More than 300 goals were celebrated in this World Cup 2026this being the edition with the most annotations in all of history. In addition to this historic mark, players like Kylian Mbappé or Lionel Messi did important things to put their name in golden letters in the history of the World Cup.
The fight for the Golden Boot was alive until this grand final with Messi fighting face to face against the Frenchman. In the end it was the French player who was the top scorer of this 2026 edition with a total of 10 scores and four assists.
The double against England in the Third Place match allowed him to climb his position and get ahead of Messi, who was left in the dry dock against Spain. Against the Spanish it was the Argentine’s first game in which he did not score or assist.
Added to this, Mbappé and Messi were fighting over who would finish as the top scorer in the entire history of the World Cup. In the end, the Frenchman finished as the sole leader with a total of 22 goals so far, while Messi finished with 21 goals.
On the other hand, Unai Simón won the Golden Glove, which awards him as the best goalkeeper of this 2026 edition. The Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper only conceded one goal and it was against Belgium in the quarterfinals. Simón, during this World Cup tournament, broke the record as the goalkeeper with the most unbeaten minutes in history and the goalkeeper with the most consecutive games without receiving a goal.
The individual awards went almost all to Spain. Pau Cubarsí, who partnered Aymeric Laporte throughout the World Cup, won the award for Best Young Player. Both defenders formed one of the most solid defenses in the World Cup, consolidating themselves throughout the tournament.
While the Ballon d’Or went to Rodri. The Spanish midfielder from Manchester City takes this distinction after being Spain’s brain throughout the World Cup.
