Rodri, who led Spain to victory, named 'Star of the North American World Cup'... Mbappe wins Golden Boot (Summary)

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Rodri (30, Manchester City), captain of the Spain national football team, has been honored with the 'Golden Ball,' awarded to the tournament's best player at the 2026 FIFA North American World Cup.

On the 20th (Korea time), immediately after the final match held at New Jersey Stadium in New York, USA, Rodri was selected as the Golden Ball winner and took his place on the podium.

Rodri started all eight matches of this tournament, solidly anchoring Spain's midfield, and ultimately claimed the prestigious World Cup Golden Ball award.

Having previously won the Ballon d'Or in 2024, considered the highest honor for football players, Rodri has now added the World Cup Golden Ball to his career achievements.

Unai Simon (Athletic Club), who guarded Spain's goal, received the Golden Glove award given to the tournament's best goalkeeper. He conceded only one goal in all eight matches of this tournament; that single goal came during the quarterfinal against Belgium.

Additionally, Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona) won the Young Player Award, and 'Champion' Spain successfully swept all major individual titles of this tournament.

The Golden Boot for top scorer was claimed by France's Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid). Mbappe scored an impressive 10 goals in this tournament, surpassing Argentina's Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, 8 goals).

Having also been the top scorer with eight goals at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, he successfully won the Golden Boot for the second consecutive time.

With these 10 additional goals in this tournament, Mbappe reached a total of 22 career World Cup goals, surpassing Messi's record of 21 goals and setting a new all-time World Cup scoring record.

Meanwhile, in the final held on this day, Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 thanks to Ferran Torres' decisive goal scored in the first minute of extra time, claiming the title for the first time in 16 years.

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