World Cup role of honors

No other sporting event captures the world’s attention like the FIFA World Cup. Ever since the ﬁrst competition staged in Uruguay in 1930, FIFA’s ﬂagship event has constantly grown in popularity and prestige. The original gold trophy bore Jules Rimet’s name and was contested three times in the 1930s, before the Second World War put a 12-year stop to the competition. When it resumed, the FIFA World Cup rapidly advanced to its undisputed status as the greatest single sporting event of the modern world. Today its global signiﬁcance is highlighted by the awarding of the competition to East Asia (2002), Africa (2010), Eastern Europe (2018) and the Middle East (2022).

3 from South America and 5 from Europe have won 19 World Cup Championships. All-time Brazil winning it five times top the elite group. Italy ranks second among the winners with 4 championship, Germany with three is on third position , Uruguay , Argentina with two wins are on fourth position, France , England and Spain winning once complete the group. This time Germany and Argentina appearing in the final have opportunity to further consolidate their position among the elite group. Brazil made the Jules Rimet Trophy their own after being the first team to win it three times in 1958, 1962 and 1970. From 1974 the trophy named FIFA World Cup is up for grab.

The game of football is constantly evolving and developing and although some records have stood for decades, others are superseded on a yearly basis. Players for their spectacular performances won Golden Boot (Highest Scorer), Golden Ball (Best Player) award. All World cup have given birth to heroes who later graced the arena making this beautiful game more beautiful. Pele, Maradona, Messi, Garnincha, De Stephano, Eugenio, Cruyff , Beckenbaur , Chistiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo ( Brazil) , Zidane , George Best , Paulo Maldini, Zico, Dennis Bergkamp, Marco Van Basten ,Gerd Muller, Andres Inesta and so on. Some great players shined equally in World Cup others failed to do justice to their fame in the world cup. Some legends like Pele, Maradona; Messi, Zidane carried the team on their shoulder in winning top laurel.

Golden Ball:

Golden Ball is awarded to the best performer every year selected by a panel of jury of FIFA. Silver and Bronze ball are also awarded.

The likes of Diego Maradona, Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane have won the Golden Ball in the past, proving the prestige of the award. Who will receive the honor this time around remains to be seen but there are plenty of deserving nominees from what has been a stunning tournament.