Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time to lift the World Cup trophy in the final. The Golden Ball for this World Cup was ultimately awarded to Rodri, the 30-year-old defensive midfielder of Spain.
Throughout the entire tournament, Spain conceded only one goal. Rodri started all eight of Spain’s matches, serving as the undisputed midfield anchor and one of the biggest heroes behind Spain’s title triumph.
1982: Paolo Rossi, Falcão, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
1986: Diego Maradona, Harald Schumacher, Preben Elkjaer
1990: Salvatore Schillaci, Lothar Matthäus, Diego Maradona
1994: Romário, Roberto Baggio, Hristo Stoichkov
1998: Ronaldo, Davor Suker, Lilian Thuram
2002: Oliver Kahn, Ronaldo, Hong Myung-bo
2006: Zinedine Zidane, Fabio Cannavaro, Andrea Pirlo
2010: Diego Forlán, Wesley Sneijder, David Villa
2014: Lionel Messi, Thomas Müller, Arjen Robben
2018: Luka Modrić, Eden Hazard, Antoine Griezmann
2022: Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Luka Modric
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