4 trophies to be won at Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

There will be 4 trophies to be won at Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup when the world’s best 32 teams converge to play football.

What are the enviable titles or trophies to be won at Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup?

They are the World Cup trophy, the Golden Boot, the Golden Ball and the Golden Glove

#1. The World Cup trophy

4 trophies to be won at Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup – World Cup Trophy

While 32 countries eye the coveted FIFA world CUP Trophy, there will also be three more enviable titles at stake.

Brazil has won the world cup five times, a record no other nation has come near while they have made it to all FIFA world cups. Germany and Italy have also won it four times each and Argentina, France, and inaugural winner Uruguay have also won it for a record three times. England and Spain have laid their hands on the trophy for just once.

The FIFA World Cup is the most prestigious soccer competition in the world. Played every four years, the World Cup hosts the top 32 national teams in a monthlong tournament. The host country is selected by FIFA’s Council. The full list of World Cup Winners is below.

CHAMPION	RUNNER UP	THIRD PLACE	HOST	TEAMS	MATCHES

2018	France	Croatia	Belgium	Russia	32	64	169
2014	Germany	Argentina	Netherlands	Brazil	32	64	171
2010	Spain	Netherlands	Germany	South Africa	32	64	145
2006	Italy	France	Germany	Germany	32	64	147
2002	Brazil	Germany	Turkey	South Korea, Japan	32	64	161
1998	France	Brazil	Croatia	France	32	64	171
1994	Brazil	Italy	Sweden	United States	24	52	141
1990	Germany	Argentina	Italy	Italy	24	52	115
1986	Argentina	Germany	France	Mexico	24	52	132
1982	Italy	Germany	Poland	Spain	24	52	146
1978	Argentina	Netherlands	Brazil	Argentina	16	38	102
1974	Germany	Netherlands	Poland	West Germany	16	38	97
1970	Brazil	Italy	Germany	Mexico	16	32	95
1966	England	Germany	Portugal	England	16	32	89
1962	Brazil	Czechia	Chile	Chile	16	32	89
1958	Brazil	Sweden	France	Sweden	16	35	126
1954	Germany	Hungary	Austria	Switzerland	16	26	140
1950	Uruguay	Brazil	Sweden	Brazil	13	22	88
1938	Italy	Hungary	Brazil	France	15	18	84
1934	Italy	Czechia	Germany	Italy	16	17	70
1930	Uruguay	Argentina	United States	Uruguay	13	16

#2. Golden Boot for the best striker

Strikers or goal poachers at the world cup will battle it out for the Golden Boot.

4 trophies to be won at Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup – Golden Boot.

Previous winners and goals scored

1930: Guillermo Stabile (Argentina) – eight goals

1934: Oldrich Nejedly (Czech Republic) – five goals

1938: Leonidas (Brazil) – seven goals

1950: Ademir (Brazil) – eight goals

1954: Sandor Kocsis (Hungary) – 11 goals

1958: Just Fontaine (France) – 13 goals

1962: Florian Albert (Hungary), Valentin Ivanov (Soviet Union), Garrincha (Brazil) – four goals

1966: Eusebio (Portugal) – six goals

1970: Gerd Muller (Germany) – 10 goals

1974: Grzegorz Lato (Poland) – seven goals

1978: Mario Kempes (Argentina) – six goals

1982: Paolo Rossi (Italy) – six goals

1986: Gary Lineker (England) – six goals

1990: Salvatore Schillaci (Italy) – six goals

1994: Oleg Salenko (Russia), Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria) – six goals

1998: Davor Suker (Croatia) – six goals

2002: Ronaldo (Brazil) – eight goals

2006: Miroslav Klose (Germany) – five goals

2010: Thomas Muller (Germany) – five goals

2014: James Rodríguez (Colombia) – six goals

2018: Harry Kane (England) – six goals

#3. Golden Glove for the best goalkeeper

Goalkeepers will face each other and hope to lay their hand on the Golden Glove. Which pair of gloves will prove to be the safest pair at Qatar 2022? 

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World Cup Golden Glove winners

• 1930 – Enrique Ballestrero (Uruguay)
• 1934 – Ricardo Zamora (Spain)
• 1938 – Frantisek Planicka (Czechoslovakia)
• 1950 – Roque Maspoli (Uruguay)
• 1954 – Gyula Grosics (Hungary)
• 1958 – Harry Gregg (Northern Ireland)
• 1962 – Viliam Schrojf (Czechoslovakia)
• 1966 – Gordon Banks (England)
• 1970 – Ladislao Mazurkiewicz (Uruguay)
• 1974 – Sepp Maier (West Germany)

• 1978 – Ubaldo Fillol (Argentina)
• 1982 – Dino Zoff (Italy)
• 1986 – Jean-Marie Pfaff (Belgium)
• 1990 – Luis Gabelo Conejo (Costa Rica), Sergio Goycochea (Argentina)
• 1994 – Michel Preud’homme (Belgium)
• 1998 – Fabien Barthez (France)
• 2002 – Oliver Kahn (Germany)
• 2006 – Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
• 2010 – Iker Casillas (Spain)
• 2014 – Manuel Neuer (Germany)
• 2018 – Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)

Oliver Kahn is the only player to win both the Golden Glove and the Golden Ball at a FIFA World Cup.

#4. Golden Ball for the best player

The ‘Golden Ball Award’ is presented to the outstanding player at each FIFA World Cup finals.

The winner is selected from a shortlist drawn up by the FIFA technical committee, as voted by representatives of the media.

The winner has come from Brazil, 7 times.

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The final trophy will be the best player of the tournament who will go home with the Golden Ball. The Golden Ball award is presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals, and who gets to take it?