Messi became the first player to win the Golden Ball award twice at the FIFA World Cup

Messi became the first player to win the Golden Ball award twice at the FIFA World Cup

Douha - Argentina's star footballer Lionel Messi became the first player to win the Golden Ball award twice in the FIFA World Cup. Argentina won the World Cup for the third time after defeating France in the final of the Football World Cup 2022 in Qatar, Lusail, Qatar. The match played in the stadium was tied 2-2 in the regular time and 3-3 in extra time, but the final was decided on penalty kicks in which Argentina won 2 - 4.

The best performing players of the tournament were announced in which Argentina's Fernandez was awarded the Young Player Award while France's Kylian Mbappe was awarded the Golden Boot Award. While Argentina's Lionel Messi, who played his last World Cup, was awarded the Golden Ball Award for the best player of the tournament. Earlier, Messi was awarded the Golden Ball in the 2014 World Cup.