Golden Ball winners list World Cup
You can know from here, about the Golden Ball winners list in the FIFA World Cup of all time, their playing positions, country name, and name of the host countries of the FIFA World Cup.
The Golden Ball award is presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals which is given by the FIFA technical committee. Uruguayan footballer Jose Nasazzi was the first Golden Ball winner ( 1930 ) in the FIFA World Cup. At last, in 2018 World Cup ( Russia ) Croatian footballer Luka Modric won this award and we will wait for the next World Cup 2022 to know the next Golden Ball Winner. Barcelona is the only club whose players have won the Golden Ball a record 3 times ( Johan Cruyff in 1974, Romario in 1994 and Lionel Messi in 2014 )
Golden Ball winners list
| World Cup | Golden Ball winners | Country | Playing position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 Uruguay | Jose Nasazzi | Uruguay | Defender |
| 1934 Italy | Giuseppe Meazza | Italy | Forward |
| 1938 France | Leonidas | Brazil | Forward |
| 1950 Brazil | Zizinho | Brazil | Attacking midfielder |
| 1954 Switzerland | Ferenc Puskas | Hungary | Forward |
| 1958 Sweden | Didi | Brazil | Midfielder |
| 1962 Chile | Garrincha | Brazil | Winger |
| 1966 England | Bobby Charlton | England | Midfielder |
| 1970 Mexico | Pele | Brazil | Forward |
| 1974 West Germany | Johan Cruyff | Netherlands | Forward / attacking midfielder |
| 1978 Argentina | Mario Kempes | Argentina | Forward |
| 1982 Spain | Paolo Rossi | Italy | Forward |
| 1986 Mexico | Diego Maradona | Argentina | Attacking midfielder |
| 1990 Italy | Salvatore Schillaci | Italy | Striker |
| 1994 United States | Romario | Brazil | Striker |
| 1998 France | Ronaldo | Brazil | Striker |
| 2002 Korea / Japan | Oliver Kahn | Germany | Goalkeeper |
| 2006 Germany | Zinedine Zidane | France | Attacking midfielder |
| 2010 South Africa | Diego Forlan | Uruguay | Forward |
| 2014 Brazil | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Forward |
| 2018 Russia | Luka Modric | Croatia | Midfielder |
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