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Soccer News of Monday, 19 December 2022

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Qatar 2022: Meet all the award winners

Emiliano Martinez won the Golden Glove award Emiliano Martinez won the Golden Glove award

The 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup climaxed on Sunday; December 18 with Argentina being crowned the new world champions for the third time in the country's history.

After a breath-taking 120 minutes of football, the Albiceleste finally got a firm hold of the prestigious trophy from the hands of the defending champions for the third time of asking.

The thrilling game of football which many fans have tipped as the greatest World Cup final ever went down to the wire of penalty shootouts as the Copa America champions edged the defending world champions 4-2 to clinch the ultimate prize.

After the dust settled, some individuals who have been phenomenal throughout the tournament were awarded for their outstanding performance.

LIONEL MESSI -GOLDEN BALL AWARD

The Argentina captain and arguably the greatest footballer of all time finally got his hands on the FIFA World Cup trophy.

In addition to that, the PSG star was also voted the best player of the tournament after scoring 7 goals and providing 3 assists in 7 matches.


Kylian Mbappe - GOLDEN BOOT

The young sensational finished the tournament as the top scorer after netting a hattrick in the final to take his goal tally to eight goals, one more than his Paris Saint-German teammate, Messi.


Emiliano Martinez- GOLDEN GLOVE

The Aston Villa shot stopper was instrumental to Argentina's success. His heroics in the shootouts against the Netherlands in the quarterfinals and France in the final propelled La Albiceleste to the ultimate prize.

Enzo Fernandez- YOUNG BEST PLAYER

The Argentine youngster who plays for Benfica in the Primeira Liga was voted the best young player of the tournament beating the likes of Jude Bellingham and Tchouameni to the award.