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Awards
At the end of each World Cup, awards are presented to the players and teams for
accomplishments other than their final team positions in the tournament. There are
currently six awards:
The Golden Ball for the best player, determined by a vote of media members (first
awarded in 1982); the Silver Ball and the Bronze Ball are awarded to the players
finishing second and third in the voting respectively;
The Golden Shoe (sometimes called the Golden Boot) for the top goalscorer (first
awarded in 1982, but retrospectively applied to all tournaments from 1930); most
recently, the Silver Shoe and the Bronze Shoe have been awarded to the second and
third top goalscorers respectively;
The Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper, decided by the FIFA Technical Study
Group (first awarded in 1994);
The Best Young Player Award for the best player aged 21 or younger at the start of
the calendar year, decided by the FIFA Technical Study Group (first awarded in 2006).
The FIFA Fair Play Trophy for the team with the best record of fair play, according to
the points system and criteria established by the FIFA Fair Play Committee (first
awarded in 1978);
The Most Entertaining Team for the team that has entertained the public the most
during the World Cup, determined by a poll of the general public (first awarded in
1994);
An All-Star Team consisting of the best players of the tournament is also
announced for each tournament since 1998.
Records and statistics
Two players share the record for playing in the most World Cups; Mexico's Antonio
Carbajal and Germany's Lothar Matthäus both played in five tournaments.
Matthäus has played the most World Cup matches overall, with 25 appearances.
Brazil's Pelé is the only player to have won three World Cup winners' medals, with 20
other players who have won two World Cup medals.
The overall top goal-scorer in World Cups is Brazil's Ronaldo, scorer of 15 goals in
three tournaments. West Germany's Gerd Müller is second, with 14 goals in two
tournaments. The third placed goal-scorer, France's Just Fontaine, holds the record
for the most goals scored in a single World Cup. All his 13 goals were scored in the
1958 tournament.
Brazil's Mário Zagallo and West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer are the only people
to date to win the World Cup as both player and head coach.
Zagallo won in 1958 and 1962 as a player and in 1970 as head coach.
Beckenbauer won in 1974 as captain and in 1990 as head coach.
Italy's Vittorio Pozzo is the only head coach to ever win two World Cups.
All World Cup winning head coaches were natives of the country they coached to
victory.
As of the end of the 2006 tournament, Brazil and Germany have both played 92
matches, the most by any nation, with Brazil scoring the most goals, 201.
The two teams have played each other only once in the World Cup, in the 2002 final.
In 2010 Ghana made history by being the only African nation to qualify through to the
next round. South Africa, as host nation, did not qualify.
Printable Bee Thematic Units and/or Lesson Plans for use in your homes,
homeschool, classroom or community centres. ►►our FIFA Home Page.
Awards
At the end of each World Cup, awards are presented to the players and teams for
accomplishments other than their final team positions in the tournament. There are
currently six awards:
The Golden Ball for the best player, determined by a vote of media members (first
awarded in 1982); the Silver Ball and the Bronze Ball are awarded to the players
finishing second and third in the voting respectively;
The Golden Shoe (sometimes called the Golden Boot) for the top goalscorer (first
awarded in 1982, but retrospectively applied to all tournaments from 1930); most
recently, the Silver Shoe and the Bronze Shoe have been awarded to the second and
third top goalscorers respectively;
The Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper, decided by the FIFA Technical Study
Group (first awarded in 1994);
The Best Young Player Award for the best player aged 21 or younger at the start of
the calendar year, decided by the FIFA Technical Study Group (first awarded in 2006).
The FIFA Fair Play Trophy for the team with the best record of fair play, according to
the points system and criteria established by the FIFA Fair Play Committee (first
awarded in 1978);
The Most Entertaining Team for the team that has entertained the public the most
during the World Cup, determined by a poll of the general public (first awarded in
1994);
An All-Star Team consisting of the best players of the tournament is also
announced for each tournament since 1998.
Records and statistics
Two players share the record for playing in the most World Cups; Mexico's Antonio
Carbajal and Germany's Lothar Matthäus both played in five tournaments.
Matthäus has played the most World Cup matches overall, with 25 appearances.
Brazil's Pelé is the only player to have won three World Cup winners' medals, with 20
other players who have won two World Cup medals.
The overall top goal-scorer in World Cups is Brazil's Ronaldo, scorer of 15 goals in
three tournaments. West Germany's Gerd Müller is second, with 14 goals in two
tournaments. The third placed goal-scorer, France's Just Fontaine, holds the record
for the most goals scored in a single World Cup. All his 13 goals were scored in the
1958 tournament.
Brazil's Mário Zagallo and West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer are the only people
to date to win the World Cup as both player and head coach.
Zagallo won in 1958 and 1962 as a player and in 1970 as head coach.
Beckenbauer won in 1974 as captain and in 1990 as head coach.
Italy's Vittorio Pozzo is the only head coach to ever win two World Cups.
All World Cup winning head coaches were natives of the country they coached to
victory.
As of the end of the 2006 tournament, Brazil and Germany have both played 92
matches, the most by any nation, with Brazil scoring the most goals, 201.
The two teams have played each other only once in the World Cup, in the 2002 final.
In 2010 Ghana made history by being the only African nation to qualify through to the
next round. South Africa, as host nation, did not qualify.
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