Rodri wins Golden Ball as Spain dominate awards
Spain claimed a hat trick of individual awards after beating Argentina 1-0 to claim their second World Cup title on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Rodri won...
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- Spain claimed a hat trick of individual awards after beating Argentina 1-0 to claim their second World Cup title on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
- Rodri won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player, Unai Simón won the Golden Glove for the top performance by a goalkeeper and Pau Cubarsí won the Best Young Player Award, beating out fellow 19-year-old teammate Lamine Yamal.
- - Player ratings: Lionel Messi 3/10 as Spain beat Argentina Argentina star Lionel Messi was hoping to win a record-extending third Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.
- But the award went to Rodri for captaining Spain's run to its second World Cup title.
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Spain claimed a hat trick of individual awards after beating Argentina 1-0 to claim their second World Cup title on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Rodri won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player, Unai Simón won the Golden Glove for the top performance by a goalkeeper and Pau Cubarsí won the Best Young Player Award, beating out fellow 19-year-old teammate Lamine Yamal. - Player ratings: Lionel Messi 3/10 as Spain beat Argentina Argentina star Lionel Messi was hoping to win a record-extending third Golden Ball as the tournament's best player. But the award went to Rodri for captaining Spain's run to its second World Cup title. If you want to win a World Cup, you have to be consistent. Messi ended up with eight goals and four assists after going without a goal or an assist Sunday for the first time in his last 12 World Cup games.