2026 FIFA World Cup Awards: Spain's Rodri, Cubarsí, Unai Simón;...

Following Spain's 1-0 victory over Argentina in the World Cup final, FIFA presented its individual awards for the 2026 World Cup. Spain nearly walked away with a clean sweep of the awards, taking home three of four individual awards let by Rodri winning the Golden Ball while France's Kylian Mbappé walked away with the Golden Boot. Take a look at the individual award winners from the 2026 World Cup. Rodri was crowned the tournament's best player after masterfully orchestrating Spain's midfield throughout an undefeated championship run. He also suffered a career-threatening ACL and meniscus rupture in 2024 and after battling to regain his form, he displayed some of his best football since the injury. Simón claimed the tournament's top goalkeeper honors by anchoring a historic defensive unit that allowed a mere single goal all tournament. Keeping seven clean sheets across eight matches—capped off by the 1-0 final victory—he set a new World Cup record by going 650 consecutive minutes without conceding. The 19-year-old Barcelona centerback took home the tournament's breakout player award after playing every minute of every match of Spain's run to the title. Beyond acting as a primary distributor from the backline, Cubarsí put on a defensive masterclass in the final, helping restrict a dangerous Argentina offense to a single shot over 120 minutes. Mbappé secured his second consecutive Golden Boot by finishing as the tournament's top scorer with a 10-goal haul. A decisive brace during a wild 6-4 third-place playoff against England made him the first player to hit double digits in a single edition since 1970, pushing his career total to 22 goals to surpass Lionel Messi in the all-time standings.