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 |
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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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Year | Golden Ball Winner | Country |
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2018 | Luka Modric | Croatia |
2014 | Lionel Messi | Argentina |
2010 | Diego Forlán | Uruguay |
2006 | Zinedine Zidane | France |
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?