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2014 FIFA World Cup awards


the Golden Glove award. The Hyundai Young Player Award is given to the most outstanding young player at the FIFA World Cup. Players must be at most 21 years old to receive the award; for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, they must be born on or after 1 January 1993. On 11 July 2014, the FIFA Technical Study Group announced the three-player shortlist for the Young Player award. The FIFA Fair Play Award is given to the team with the tournament’s best disciplinary record. Only teams that reach the
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2014 FIFA World Cup awards


at the FIFA World Cup. If two or more players are tied on goals, the ranking is decided by the number of assists. If still tied, the players who played the least minutes are ranked first. The players who finish second and third are given the Silver Boot and Bronze Boot respectively. The top ten players were as follows: The adidas Golden Glove is given to the most outstanding goalkeeper at the FIFA World Cup. On 11 July 2014, the FIFA Technical Study Group announced the three-player shortlist for
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2014 OFC U-20 Championship


automatically qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup as hosts, so two teams represented the OFC in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Six teams participated in the tournament. Seven referees and eight assistant referees were named for the tournament. The group stage fixtures were announced on 7 May 2014, with the games scheduled as a round-robin tournament. The "Golden Ball Award" is awarded to the most outstanding player of the tournament. The "Golden Glove Award" is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
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2014 FIFA World Cup awards


The following article outlines the awards for the 2014 FIFA World Cup played in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: The adidas Golden Ball is given to the outstanding player at the FIFA World Cup. The players who finish second and third are given the Silver Ball and Bronze Ball respectively. On 11 July 2014, the FIFA Technical Study Group announced the ten-player shortlist for the Golden Ball award. The adidas Golden Boot is given to the top goalscorer
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2017 OFC U-17 Championship


Pirae due to adverse weather conditions. Winners qualified for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The "Golden Ball Award" is awarded to the most outstanding player of the tournament. The "Golden Glove Award" is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The "Golden Boot Award" is awarded to the top scorer of the tournament. The "Fair Play Award" is awarded to the team with the best disciplinary record at the tournament. The following two teams from OFC qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup


the most fair play points as standard in other FIFA competitions. Overall, eight awards are now presented. The "adidas Golden Ball" award is awarded to the player who plays the most outstanding football during the tournament. It is selected by the media poll. The "adidas Golden Shoe" is awarded to the topscorer of the tournament. If more than one players are equal by same goals, the players will be selected based by the most assists during the tournament. The "Golden Glove Award" is awarded to the
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Júlio César (football goalkeeper, born 1979)


also named UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year after the 2009–10 season and won the Golden Glove award at the 2013 Confederations Cup. Júlio César won 87 international caps for Brazil between 2004 and 2014. He was selected for the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, and two Copa América tournaments. His performance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup match against Germany set the record for most goals conceded in a single match for Brazil. Júlio César began his professional career with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in 1997. He made his
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FIFA World Cup awards


Glove Award" is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The award was introduced with the name "Lev Yashin Award" in 1994, in honor of the late Soviet goalkeeper. The FIFA Technical Study Group recognises the top goalkeeper of the tournament based on the player's performance throughout the final competition. Although goalkeepers have this specific award for their position, they are still eligible for the Golden Ball as well, as when Oliver Kahn was awarded in 2002. In the event of a tie, the Golden Glove Award
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FIFA Futsal World Cup


. It is selected by the media poll. The "adidas Golden Shoe" is awarded to the topscorer of the tournament. If more than one players are equal by same goals, the players will be selected based by the most assists during the tournament. The "Golden Glove Award" is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. "Goal of the Tournament" is awarded to the best goal of the tournament. "FIFA Fair Play Award" is given to the team who has the best fair play record during
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2018 FIFA World Cup


each team was allowed to make a fourth substitution, the first time this had been allowed in a FIFA World Cup tournament. The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Ball (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) awards were all sponsored by Adidas. Additionally, FIFA.com shortlisted 18 goals for users to vote on as the tournaments' best. The poll closed on 23 July. The award was sponsored by Hyundai. As was the case
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FIFA World Cup awards


goes to the goalkeeper who progressed furthest in the competition. The next tiebreakers are saves made, then minutes played. Although the Golden Glove Award was first awarded in 1994, every All-Star Team in World Cups prior to 1998 except 1990 included only one goalkeeper. The "Best Young Player" award was awarded for the first time at the 2006 World Cup in Germany and given to Germany's Lukas Podolski. The award is given to the best player in the tournament who is at most 21 years old. For the
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FIFA World Cup awards


have won the Golden Ball a record 3 times (Johan Cruyff in 1974, Romário in 1994, Lionel Messi in 2014). The "Golden Boot" or "Golden Shoe" Award goes to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup. While every World Cup had a ranking of the goalscorers, the first time an award was given was in 1982, under the name Golden Shoe. It was rechristened Golden Boot in 2010. FIFA sometimes lists the top goalscorers of previous Cups among the Golden Boot winners. If there
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Manuel Neuer


goalkeeper in the world (he won the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award for four consecutive years between 2013 and 2016), and as one of the best and most complete goalkeepers of all-time, Neuer won the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Germany as well as the Golden Glove award for being the best goalkeeper in the tournament, and is considered by some in the sport to be the best goalkeeper in football since Lev Yashin. In 2014, Neuer finished third in the voting, behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo,
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Thibaut Courtois


Courtois made his senior international debut in October 2011, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to represent Belgium. He has since earned over 70 caps and appeared at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup where he was awarded the Golden Glove as best goalkeeper of the tournament as the Belgians came third. Courtois was born in the city of Bree in Flanders, to a Walloon father and a Flemish mother. He began his career with local side Bilzen V.V., as a left back. Soon after,
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FIFA Women's World Cup awards


the tournament with the same number of goals, the tie goes to the player who has contributed the most assists (with the FIFA Technical Study Group deciding whether an assist is to be counted as such). If there is still a tie, the award goes to the player who has played the least amount of time (most goals per minute). "Silver" and "Bronze Boots" are awarded to the second- and third-placed players. Since 2011, the Golden Glove Award recognizes the best goalkeeper of the
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Sergio Romero


out to reach the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final. On 11 July 2014, Romero was named on the three-man shortlist for FIFA's Golden Glove award for the tournament's best goalkeeper due to his performances that led his team to the final. At the 2015 Copa América, Romero saved from Juan Camilo Zúñiga in the penalty shoot-out at the end of Argentina's goalless quarter-final against Colombia in Viña del Mar; although three takers did not score their penalties, this was the only save. On 21
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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup


in Japan from 19 August to 8 September, after initially having a hosting bid from Vietnam withdrawn and a bid from Uzbekistan rejected. The Golden Ball award went to Dzsenifer Marozsán of Germany and Golden Shoe award went to Kim Un-hwa of North Korea. The 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was held in Canada from 5–25 August 2014, who reprised its role as host after a Zimbabwean bid withdrew leaving the Canadian bid unopposed. The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria. The 2016
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2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup


. All times are local, NCT (). section begin=Knockout stage / section end=Knockout stage / Winner qualifies for 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2020 Summer Olympics. The "Golden Ball Award" was awarded to the most outstanding player of the tournament. The "Golden Boot Award" was awarded to the top scorer of the tournament. The "Golden Glove Award" was awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The "Fair Play Award" was awarded to the team with the best disciplinary
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2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final


the same tallies; Rapinoe won the award on the second tie-breaker, having played fewer minutes. At the age of 34, Rapinoe became the oldest player to win the Golden Ball and Golden Boot awards. Rose Lavelle won the Bronze Ball award, while Dutch goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal won the Golden Glove award as the best goalkeeper of the tournament; her eight saves in the final were the most during any knockout stage match in the 2019 tournament. Rapinoe became the second player to start in three Women's World Cup
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2011 FIFA Women's World Cup


in the knockout stage, any draw at 90 minutes is followed by thirty minutes of extra time; if scores are still level, there is a penalty shootout to determine who progresses to the next round. The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The Golden Ball (best overall player), Golden Boot (top scorer) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) awards were sponsored by Adidas, while the Best Young Player award was sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company. FIFA.com shortlisted ten goals for users to vote
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FIFA Women's World Cup awards


the FIFA technical committee and the winner voted for by representatives of the media. Those who finish as runners-up in the vote receive the "Silver Ball" and "Bronze Ball" awards as the second and third most outstanding players in the tournament respectively. The "Golden Boot" Award goes to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup. It was introduced as the "Golden Shoe" at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup and renamed to "Golden Boot" in 2011. If more than one player finishes
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Italy at the FIFA World Cup


who have been part of five FIFA World Cup squads. Two Italians were awarded the Golden Boot for best goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup: Paolo Rossi in 1982 and Salvatore Schillaci in 1990 with 6 goals each. Golden Ball award Golden Boot award Other individual awards Three World Cup finals have been officiated by representatives of the Italian football federation, only English referees have had the honour more often (four times). The 1978 final between Argentina and the Netherlands has been led by Sergio Gonella, who had already officiated the European
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Alyssa Naeher


during the final minutes of the Championship game. She was awarded the Golden Glove Award as the best goalkeeper in the Tournament. On December 18, 2014, Naeher made her first appearance and start for the United States Women's National team in a 7–0 win over Argentina in the International Tournament of Brazil. She played the full 90 minutes and earned her first career shutout. Naeher was on the roster for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada as a backup for Hope Solo, but did not play as Solo played
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2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup


The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November 2009. The tournament was won by Switzerland, beating the host team and holders, Nigeria. The Golden Ball to the Best Player was given to Nigerian Sani Emmanuel; the Golden Shoe for top scorer was given to Spaniard Borja, with five goals (although he tied with Nigerian Sani Emmanuel, Uruguayan Sebastián Gallegos, and Swiss Haris Seferović); the Golden Glove was given to Swiss Benjamin Siegrist
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2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final


was evenly contested throughout, with both sides hitting the woodwork, but it was England's evening in the end, as the Young Lions held on to become U-20 World Cup champions for the first time. After the match, England forward Dominic Solanke, was named the player of the tournament and receive the Golden Ball. Previous winner of the award include Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Luís Figo, Paul Pogba and Sergio Agüero. Freddie Woodman was named the best goalkeeper of the tournament and receive Golden Glove award. England's
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Freddie Woodman


Frederick John Woodman (born 4 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Newcastle United. Woodman started his career at Crystal Palace before moving to the academy set up at Newcastle United in 2013. Woodman has represented England up to U21 level, and has won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup with his country. He received the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper in the latter tournament. In 2013, Woodman joined Newcastle from Crystal Palace, where his father
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2015 FIFA Women's World Cup


third Olympic qualifier to be Sweden. The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The Golden Ball (best overall player), Golden Boot (top scorer) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) awards were sponsored by Adidas, while the Best Young Player and Goal of the Tournament awards were sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company. FIFA.com shortlisted twelve goals for users to vote on as the tournaments' best, with the poll closing on 13 July 2015. On 2 July 2015, following the semi-finals,
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Jaime Penedo


scoring no goals. He represented his country in 26 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was a member of the Panamanian 2005 & 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in both tournaments. Penedo won the golden glove at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which is given to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. In 2018 he was named in Panama's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He started in all three of Panama's matches. LA Galaxy Dinamo București Panama
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2014 FIFA World Cup statistics


The following article outlines the statistics for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July. The winner of the 2014 World Cup was Germany. The leading goal scorer of this World Cup was James Rodriguez of Columbia. The player with the most assists was Juan Cuadrado from Colombia with six assists. Goals scored from penalty shoot-outs are not counted, and matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. James Rodríguez was awarded the Golden Boot for scoring six goals,
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FIFA World Cup awards


At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the game. There are currently five post-tournament awards, and one given during the tournament: Two other awards were given between 1994 and 2006: The "Golden Ball" award is presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals, with a shortlist drawn up by the FIFA technical committee and the winner voted for by representatives of the media. Those who finish
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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup


FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was expected to be held in South Africa, but due to the country's withdrawal, a new host was chosen on 19 March 2015, and it was Papua New Guinea. The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was held in France from 5–24 August 2018; a year later France would host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to Patricia Guijarro of Spain. The topscorer award. Awarded to the best player of the tournament. Awarded
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Hope Solo


help the United States win gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. During the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, her exceptional skill was highlighted especially during a quarter-final match against Brazil, which the U.S. won on penalty kicks. Although the team lost to Japan in a match that ended in penalties, Solo received the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper as well as the Bronze Ball award for her overall performance at the tournament. Following her performance at the 2011 World Cup, Solo participated in the television show
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2019 FIFA Women's World Cup


time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team was allowed to make a fourth substitution. If the score was still level after extra time, the winners were determined by a penalty shoot-out. A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: The following suspensions were served during the tournament: The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The Golden Ball (best overall player), Golden Boot (top scorer) and Golden Glove
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2014 FIFA World Cup


: The members of the Technical Study Group, the committee that decided which players won the awards, were led by FIFA's head of the Technical Division Jean-Paul Brigger and featured: There were changes to the voting procedure for awards for the 2014 edition: while in 2010 accredited media were allowed to vote for the Golden Ball award, in 2014 only the Technical Study Group could select the outcome. As was the case during the 2010 edition, FIFA did not release an official All-Star Team, but instead invited
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List of Portuguese football records in other countries


: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 UEFA Super Cup: 2014, 2017 FIFA Club World Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017 The following players have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award while playing in foreign teams: The following players have won the Ballon d'Or award while playing in foreign teams: The following players have won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award while playing in foreign teams: The following players have won the European Golden Shoe award while playing in foreign teams: The following players have won the
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2018 OFC U-16 Championship


Glove Award" is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The "Golden Boot Award" is awarded to the top scorer of the tournament. The "Fair Play Award" is awarded to the team with the best disciplinary record at the tournament. The following two teams from OFC qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The Solomon Islands, which originally finished second, were found by the OFC to have deliberately fielded overage player Chris Satu during the tournament and would forfeit all results and their place in the 2019
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Toni Kroos


was named on the ten-man shortlist for FIFA's Golden Ball award for the tournament's best player. The Castrol Performance Index, the official statistical analyser of the World Cup, rated Kroos as the best player at the 2014 World Cup, with a rating of 9.79 out of 10. Kroos is considered the only player from the former German Democratic Republic to ever win the World Cup. On 4 June 2018, Kroos was included in Germany's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 23 June,
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Forward Sports


indoor balls, sports bags, shin guards, goalkeeping gloves and medicine balls. It is based in Sialkot. It is also the largest football producer in Pakistan, employing 3,000 people including 900 women. The company has come into prominence for landing the contract of over 3,000 “Brazuca” balls that were used at the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. "Bloomberg" and "BBC" are among many news agencies that have covered the company. Khawaja masud akhtar received sitara I imtiaz on 23 March 2019. Forward Sport is
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Benjamin Siegrist


Benjamin Kevin "Benji" Siegrist (born 31 January 1992 in Therwil) is a Swiss professional footballer, who plays in the Scottish Championship for Dundee United as a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Switzerland squad at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and went on to represent the Swiss Under-21s. In 2009, Siegrist was part of his nation's FIFA U-17 World Cup winning side, during which he also received the competition's inaugural Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper. During seven years in the Aston Villa Academy Siegrist undertook
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FIFA World Cup awards


The appearance of the award was originally a certificate. From 1982 to 1990, it had been a golden trophy based on Sport Billy, a football-playing cartoon character from 1982 who became an icon for FIFA Fair play. Ever since 1994, it is simply a trophy with an elegant footballer figure. Peru was the first nation to win the award after receiving no yellow or red cards in the 1970 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico. The "Man of the Match" award picks the outstanding player in every game of
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List of international goals scored by Tim Cahill


, with five goals. This includes the two goals he scored at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which were also the first two goals scored by Australia at any FIFA World Cup. He also scored against Serbia during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and against both Chile and the Netherlands at the 2014 edition. His volleyed goal against the Netherlands was subsequently nominated for the 2014 FIFA Puskás Award, an award that is given to the person who scored the "most beautiful" goal of the calendar year. More than half of Cahill
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Brazil national football team


sacked and replaced by Luiz Felipe Scolari. On 6 June 2013, Brazil was ranked 22nd in the FIFA ranking, their lowest-ever rank. Brazil entered the 2013 Confederations Cup with the objective of defending their title. In the final, Brazil faced Spain, winning 3–0 and sealing their fourth Confederations Cup title. Neymar was named player of the tournament and received the Golden Ball Award and the Adidas Bronze Shoe, and Júlio César won the Golden Glove Award for the best goalkeeper of the tournament. In the opening match of
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List of Santos FC players


from the club to participate with Brazil at a World Cup in 1930. The first "Peixe" to participate with the national team at the Confederations Cup was Léo at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Pelé was voted South American footballer of the year in 1973, won the FIFA World Cup "Best Young Player" award in 1958 and FIFA World Cup Golden Ball in 1970. Pele is considered the greatest winger of all time and the player who won the most "Brasileirãos" with seven titles in total. He has also
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Deyna Castellanos


Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis (born 18 April 1999) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for the Florida State Seminoles and the Venezuela national team. In 2014, she was a member of the Venezuela national under-17 team who finished fourth in the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and runners-up in the 2014 Women's Youth Olympic football. She won the Golden Boot of the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with six goals, equalling her teammate Gabriela García and was also a goalscorer of the 2014 Women's Youth Olympic
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FIFA Club World Cup awards


trophy. Each player from the clubs finishing third, second and first will also receive one bronze, silver and gold medal each, respectively. The "Golden Ball" award is presented to the best player at each FIFA Club World Cup, with a shortlist drawn up by the FIFA technical committee and the winner voted for by representatives of the media. Those who finish as runners-up in the vote receive the "Silver Ball" and "Bronze Ball" awards as the second and third most outstanding players in the tournament
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Julian Draxler


, before transferring to VfL Wolfsburg in 2015. In January 2017, he joined PSG. A full international with over 40 caps since 2012, he was part of the Germany squad who won the 2014 FIFA World Cup, reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016 and was the captain of the side that won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, a tournament in which Draxler was awarded the Golden Ball trophy as the best player of the competition. Draxler made his Bundesliga debut on 15 January 2011 in a 0–1 loss to Hamburger
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Homare Sawa


Cup. Sawa was also awarded the Golden Boot for being the tournament's leading scorer with five goals and the Golden Ball for being the tournament's MVP. On 9 January 2012, Sawa was awarded the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year in Zurich, Switzerland. She announced her immediate retirement from international football in August 2012, after helping Japan win a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics. Sawa returned to international competition in 2014 to help Japan win the 2014 Asian Cup, scoring her 82nd international goal in the
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Football League Golden Glove


The EFL Golden Glove is an annual association football award, given to the goalkeeper who has kept the most clean sheets in each of the three EFL divisions. Originally, clean sheets in the league (Championship, League One and League Two), EFL Cup, EFL Trophy and FA Cup all counted towards the Golden Glove but, since 2018, only non-playoff league fixtures qualify. The award was first given after the 2006-07 season, with sponsorship from Puma. Macron, the official kits and ball supplier of
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FIFA Club World Cup


Club World Cup and the tension and movement describe the competitive energy amongst the participants. The golden pedestal has the phrase, "FIFA Club World Cup", imprinted at the bottom. At the end of each Club World Cup, awards are presented to the players and teams for accomplishments other than their final team positions in the tournament. There are currently four awards: The winners of the competition also receive the "FIFA Club World Cup Champions Badge"; it features an image of the trophy, which the reigning champion is
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FIFA Women's World Cup awards


At the end of each FIFA Women's World Cup final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the game. There are currently six awards: Additionally, there is one award voted on by fans after the conclusion of the tournament: Two awards are now defunct, which were voted on by fans after the conclusion of the tournament: The "Golden Ball" award is presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup final, with a shortlist drawn up by
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List of international goals scored by Fernando Torres


FIFA Confederations Cup. His tally, which included a four-goal haul against Tahiti, earned him another Golden Boot award. He was then included in Spain's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and scored against Australia in a 3–0 group-stage victory. It was a dead rubber match for Spain, however, as their elimination from the competition had already been confirmed. Of Torres' 38 international goals scored, 10 were scored in friendlies, 8 at Confederations Cup Finals, 7 during World Cup Qualifiers,
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Nigeria women's national football team


at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Nigeria also played in the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Canada and lost to Germany in the finals 0–1, Asisat Oshoala got both the golden ball and golden boot. The "Flamingoes" are the country’s cadet team (U-17), which qualified for the inaugural women's U-17 World Cup New Zealand 2008. Nigeria qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup where they were placed in Group A with South Korea, Norway and hosts France. Intercontinental
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Colombia at the FIFA World Cup


Germany. James's sixth goal of the tournament was enough for him to win the Golden Boot award. He also became the first player to score in his first five career World Cup matches since Peru’s Teófilo Cubillas (across the 1970 and 1978 tournaments). Group stage "Group H" The two teams had met in three previous matches, most recently in a 2014 FIFA World Cup group stage game, won by Colombia 4–1. In the third minute, Carlos Sánchez blocked Shinji Kagawa's 20-yard shot with his arm and
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2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage


James's sixth goal of the tournament was enough for him to win the Golden Boot award. He also became the first player to score in his first five career World Cup matches since Peru's Teófilo Cubillas (across the 1970 and 1978 tournaments). section begin=j2 /section end=j2 / The two teams had met in three previous matches, including twice in the FIFA World Cup (1982, group stage: Argentina 0–1 Belgium; 1986, semi-finals: Argentina 2–0 Belgium). Argentina defender Marcos Rojo was
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FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics


a hat-trick twice. Al-Otaibi, Torres, Blanco and Hernández are the only players to have scored four in a match. None All won one each Dunga, (1997 as player, 2009 as coach) The "Golden Boot" is awarded to the top scorer of the tournament. If more than one players are equal by same goals, the players will be selected based by the most assists during the tournament. The "Golden Glove" is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The "
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History of the Spain national football team


, "West" Germany, England and France have all won at least one or their sole final on home soil). The 2010 World Cup squad won the FIFA Fair Play Award while some of its players also won awards. Goalkeeper Iker Casillas won the golden glove for only conceding two goals during the tournament. David Villa won the bronze ball and silver boot, tied for top scorer of the tournament with a total of five goals and one assist. Spain qualified top of Group I in qualification for UEFA Euro 2012 with
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Henrique Almeida


the history of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. On August 17, 2011, he scored two vital goals during the closing minutes of the Brazil-Mexico U-20 World Cup Semi-Final match, guiding his team into the Final. His stellar performances in the tournament would be recognised by him winning the FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball and FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Shoe awards, for highest scorer and most valuable player. On January 17, 2012, it was announced São Paulo had agreed a fee to sell Henrique to English
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Thibaut Courtois


sheets in the Premier League, and won the Golden Glove. Following the 2018 season, Courtois mentioned he would want to live closer to his children, reigniting the rumours about a transfer to Real Madrid. After a strong performance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where he won the Golden Glove for best goalkeeper, Courtois expressed his interest to move on. Chelsea stated they would not let him go, unless they would be able to find a replacement for the Belgian goalkeeper. Courtois responded by not showing up for training after
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2014 FIFA World Cup


The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2007. It was the second time that Brazil staged the competition, the first being in 1950, and the fifth time that it was held in South America. Many fans and pundits alike also consider this edition of the World Cup to be one of the greatest ever held
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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup


goal at a World Cup finals for the very first time. Former Golden Boot winner, Dejan Stankovic, scored his highest number of goals (seven) since winning the award with 16 in 2009. The winner of the Golden Boot in the last edition, Pedro Moran (who won the award with eight goals) scored five goals this time around. There was a total of 103 scorers in this year's World Cup. Red cards received (1) The following table is a summary of some notable and participating countries'
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Bianca Henninger


4 February 2017 in a 3–2 friendly loss against Canada. Henninger has 4 caps with the national team, sharing goalkeeping duties with teammate Cecilia Santiago. Henninger received the adidas Golden Glove award while representing the United States with the United States U-20 women's national soccer team at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany. Henninger received the US Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year award in 2010. NSCAA/Performance Subaru First-Team All-American in 2010 and Third-Team in 2011. Henninger was WCC 1st
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1982 FIFA World Cup Final


The 1982 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match contested between Italy and West Germany. It was the final match of the 1982 FIFA World Cup tournament and was played on 11 July 1982 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the Spanish capital and largest city of Madrid. Coming after their 1934 and 1938 victories, Italy had now drawn level with record champions Brazil. Italy's Paolo Rossi won the Golden Boot as the tournament's top goalscorer, and the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player (awarded for the first time
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Iran national football team results (2010–19)


World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round Friendly 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round Friendly 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round Friendly 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round Friendly Friendly 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round Friendly
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FIFA Women's World Cup awards


tournament. In 2003 and 2007, a Best Goalkeeper award was given, and in 1999 two goalkeepers were named to an All-Star Team. The FIFA Technical Study Group recognises the top goalkeeper of the tournament based on the player's performance throughout the final competition. Although goalkeepers have this specific award for their position, they are eligible for the Golden Ball as well. The "FIFA Young Player Award" is given to the best player in the tournament who is at most 21 years old. For the 2019 FIFA Women
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Raphaël Varane


He made his full international debut in March 2013 and represented the country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. After an admirable performance during the 2014 FIFA World Cup he was nominated for the Best Young Player award. He won the 2018 FIFA World Cup in which he played every minute of every game. Varane has been described by Lens youth coach Eric Assadourian as a "truly first class player" who is "comfortable on both the tactical and technical level". Many ex players and current football managers, such as Fernando Hierro
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Brazil at the FIFA Women's World Cup


2-0. Thus defended the German team as the first in a women's World Cup title. The runner-up is the best placement so far for Brazil. In addition, Marta received the Golden Boot as the top scorer and the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament. Four years later, the World Cup took place for the second time in the People's Republic of China. In the [[2014 Copa América Femenina]], which once again served as [[2015 FIFA Women's
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Benjamin Siegrist


Scottish Championship club Dundee United in June 2018. Siegrist has been part of Switzerland squads at U17, U18, U19, and U21 level. Siegrist won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria with his nation: the goalkeeper was an integral part of the side that beat the hosts in the final and won the tournament's first Golden Glove award as a result. He was chosen as a backup goalkeeper for Switzerland's U21 squad at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, but remained an unused substitute throughout the tournament as
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Keylor Navas


He ended the tournament with three clean sheets from five matches, as the country was knocked out by the Netherlands after a penalty shootout, where he was named man of the match for the third time, the only goalkeeper to do so. He was also one of three nominees for the Golden Glove Award, losing out to Manuel Neuer of Germany. In May 2018, Navas was named in the final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He started all three group games making 10 saves and conceding 5 goals, but
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Max Crocombe


him the Golden Glove Award. He was confirmed in the New Zealand under-20 squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey and was described as a key player for the team. Crocombe played in two of New Zealand's games as the team exited the competition at the group stage. In June 2015, Crocombe was included in the New Zealand under-23s squad for the Pacific Games, which was used as a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Crocombe kept 4 clean sheets in 4 games before New Zealand were disqualified from
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Jonathan Klinsmann


CONCACAF following a 5–3 win on penalties in the final against Honduras. Klinsmann was awarded the golden glove as the best goalkeeper of the tournament, and included in the team of the tournament. In addition, the United States qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea, where Klinsmann started in all five matches. The United States were eliminated from the tournament following a 1–2 defeat after extra time in the quarter-finals against eventual losing finalists Venezuela. On November 12, 2018, Klinsmann was called up for the
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Franck Ribéry


minute goal against Chelsea in the 2013 UEFA Super Cup as his side won the UEFA Super Cup title for the first time in their club's history after winning in the penalty shoot-out. On 21 December, Ribéry was awarded the Golden Ball for being the best player of the tournament after his side won the FIFA Club World Cup title for the first time in club's history by beating Raja Casablanca 2–0 victory in the final. On 13 January 2014, he placed third in the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or, behind Cristiano
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History of the Brazil national football team


and Júlio César won the Golden Glove Award for best goalkeeper of the tournament. Brazil was drawn into Group A of the 2014 World Cup, alongside Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon. In the opening match of the tournament, Marcelo gave the Croatians an early lead with an own goal. However, two goals from Neymar and one from Oscar turned the game around to get the "Seleção" off to a winning start in their first World Cup on home soil in 64 years. The team then drew 0–0 with Mexico, as
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Luka Modrić


Modrić's Real Madrid jersey was the most requested jersey of the club after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus. Due to his club, and national team performance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. where also received the Golden Ball, in August and September Modrić won the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award and The Best FIFA Men's Player Award, while in December, he added the Ballon d'Or to his personal tally, making the first time since 2008 and 2014 that the awards were not won by Lionel Messi
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Toni Kroos


both the FIFPro World XI and UEFA Team of the Year in 2016 and 2017, and has won further championships, including five FIFA Club World Cup titles. In 2018, Kroos was named German Footballer of the Year by a selection of journalists and the publication "kicker". After a successful youth international career, in which he won the Golden Player award and finished as top goalscorer in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in 2006, and won the Golden Ball award for best player at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2007,
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Brazil at the FIFA World Cup


Brazil at two of their five meetings (West Germany 1974 and South Africa 2010) and won the third place match in Brazil 2014. Brazil's record World Cup player, Cafu is also the only player ever to have appeared in three consecutive World Cup finals: 1994, '98 and 2002. Five Brazilians have won the World Cup Golden Boot Award over the years: Leônidas with 7 goals in 1938, Ademir with 8 goals in 1950, Garrincha and Vavá with 4 goals each in 1962 and Ronaldo with 8 goals in
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Golden generation


European Championship in 2008 and 2012, and the FIFA World Cup in 2010, making them the first team ever to win the World Cup and both continental championships either side of it. They also reached the final of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. During this time, Spain dominated the FIFA World Rankings, topping the rankings almost uninterrupted for six years, between July 2008 and July 2014. Yugoslavia's generation of young footballers won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship and finished runner-up at the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
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Sissi (footballer)


a player for the club playing a total of 128 minutes. She was also an assistant coach. Sissi was part of the EC Radar club team who represented Brazil at the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in Guangdong and finished in third place. She was unable to take part in the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup because she was not released by her club team. Sissi won the golden boot award in the 1999 Women's World Cup in which she scored seven goals, sharing the award with China's Sun Wen
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2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup


provide the complete set of bidding documents by 31 October 2014. The FIFA Executive Committee would select the hosts in 2015. In principle, FIFA preferred the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to be hosted by the same member association, but if circumstances required, FIFA reserved the right to award the hosting of the events separately. The following countries made official bids for hosting the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup by submitting their documents by
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Raúl Gudiño


goalkeeper, he has an imposing physique… I think [Mateus Uribe] was frightened by his physical appearance in the penalty box." From 2012 to 2013, Gudiño participated with the Mexico national under-17 football team. He participated in the winning side of the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he won the Golden Glove award. Gudiño was called up to the Mexico national under-20 football team for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He was a starter for the first match against Mali but was benched for the following match. Gudiño
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Paolo Rossi


Paolo Rossi (; born 23 September 1956) is an Italian former professional footballer, who played as a forward. In 1982, he led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot as top goalscorer, and the Golden Ball for the player of the tournament. Rossi is one of only three players to have won all three awards at a World Cup, along with Garrincha in 1962, and Mario Kempes in 1978. Rossi was also awarded the 1982 Ballon d'Or as the European Footballer
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World Cup 98 (video game)


captions show the winner of the Golden Boot for most goals scored during the tournament and winner of the FIFA Fair Play Award, two awards which are given in the real World Cup. It is also possible to play friendly matches between any of the teams that are included in the game. At the end of a drawn game the player can choose to finish the match as a draw, play extra time with the golden goal rule, or take part in a penalty shootout. As in "FIFA 98", national squads
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List of Santos FC records and statistics


participate with the national team during the 1916 Copa América. Araken Patusca was the first player from the club to participate with Brazil at a World Cup in 1930. The first "Peixe" to participate with the national team at the Confederations Cup was Léo at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Pelé was voted South American footballer of the year in 1973, won the FIFA World Cup "Best Young Player" award in 1958 and FIFA World Cup Golden Ball in 1970. Pepe is considered the greatest winger of all time and the
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Luka Modrić


, and UEFA Euro 2016, as well the 2006, 2014, and 2018 FIFA World Cup. At UEFA Euro 2008, he was selected for the Team of the Tournament, becoming only the second Croatian to ever achieve this honour. Following group stage eliminations in his first two World Cups, Modrić led Croatia to the 2018 World Cup Final, and he received the Golden Ball award for Best Player of the Tournament. Furthermore, he has been named the Croatian Footballer of the Year a record seven times between 2007–2018. Luka
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Iran national football team results (2010–19)


FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round 2014 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round Friendly Friendly 2015 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 2015 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 2015 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 2015 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal Friendly Friendly Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round "* FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh. The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran. 2018 FIFA World
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Sports-related curses


a row to bow out at the group stages of the World Cup, and the fourth in 5 competitions. Previously, 1998 FIFA World Cup winners France, got eliminated at the group stages in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup winners, Italy got eliminated in the groups stages in 2010, then 2010 FIFA World Cup winners, Spain got eliminated in 2014 FIFA World Cup group stages, and the most recent occasion was 2014 winners Germany, who were also eliminated in the group stages of the 2018 FIFA World
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Timeline of association football


win the Confederations Cup: for the first time a male national team form Northern America win a FIFA tournament. The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup is abolished. France wins their second European Championship title after beating Italy 2–1, with a golden goal in extra time. First FIFA Club World Cup, won by Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. FIFA Player of the Century, a one-off award created by FIFA to decide the greatest football player of the 20th century, is awarded to Pelé and Diego Maradona, shared: both men
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FIFA U-20 World Cup


" award is awarded to the player who plays the most outstanding football during the tournament. It is selected by the media poll. Since the 2007 tournament, those who finish as runners-up in the vote receive the Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards as the second and third most outstanding players in the tournament respectively. The "Golden Boot" (known commercially as the Adidas Golden Shoe) is awarded to the top goalscorer of the tournament. If more than one players are equal by same goals, the players will be
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Golden generation


media such as "The Guardian" as the "Second Coming of the Golden Generation"; in reference to the Golden Generation of Croatia from the late 1990s who won the bronze medal in at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Croatia's debut at the World Cup. The team, under the leadership of captain Luka Modrić and the style of play by key players such as Mario Mandžukić, Ivan Rakitić and Ivan Perišić, reached the 2018 FIFA World Cup final, losing to France 2–4, thus earning the silver medal. From
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2015 FIFA corruption case


safely back to the defendant's bank account. FIFA commissioned former United States Attorney Michael J. Garcia to investigate and report on the bidding processes behind the awarding of the 2018 FIFA World Cup to Russia and the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar. In November 2014, FIFA made a copy of Garcia's report available to the Attorney General of Switzerland, who then stated that there were "grounds for suspicion that, in isolated cases, international transfers of assets with connections to Switzerland took place which merit examination by the criminal prosecution authorities
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Golden generation


did not play together again after the country's division. Several players from the Yugoslav team went on to finish in third place at the 1998 World Cup with Croatia. The Algerian team which reached the second round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup has been described as a golden generation, or a "second golden generation" in reference to the Algerian team which reached the 1982 and 1986 World Cups and which won the 1990 African Nations Cup. Despite winning the 1992 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the country saw an
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2003 FIFA Women's World Cup


by substitute defender Nia Künzer, who headed in a shot from a free kick taken by Renate Lingor. German striker Birgit Prinz was awarded the Golden Ball for her play in the tournament and the Golden Shoe, having scored seven goals. She was later named the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year for 2003, 2004, and 2005. Germany's Kerstin Garefrekes also finished the tournament with four goals and no assists, Kátia won the Bronze Shoe by having played fewer minutes (only 360, compared to the 409 minutes
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Kayode McKinnon


goals. He played in two of Guyana's qualification games for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and again in qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, taking the country's football ranking to the highest it had ever been to date. Though he has played extensively on the international stage, he has always been considered a Golden Jaguar (unofficial name for the Guyana National Football Team). Nicknamed "the magician" for his unique playing style, McKinnon is heralded as one
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2019 FIFA Women's World Cup


complete set of bidding documents by 31 October 2014. As a principle, FIFA preferred the 2019 Women's World Cup and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to be hosted by the same member association, but reserved the right to award the hosting of the events separately. Initially, five countries indicated interest in hosting the events: England, France, South Korea, New Zealand and South Africa. Both England and New Zealand registered expressions of interest by the April 2014 deadline, but in June 2014 it was announced that
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Erin McLeod


was named to the 23-player Canadian roster for the FIFA Women's World Cup hosted by Canada. As Canada's veteran goalkeeper, she started in net for all five of the team's matches, recording three shutouts, and helping Canada earn a sixth-place finish. The team's one loss came in the quarter-finals against England, which halted their advancement in the tournament. Although McLeod had an impressive tournament, she was left off both the Golden Glove shortlist and the FIFA Technical Study Group All-Star Squad.
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Golden goal


However, the 2003 Women's World Cup final was decided by a golden goal as Germany defeated Sweden 2–1 with a header by Nia Künzer in the 98th minute. It was the last golden goal in FIFA Women's World Cup history. FIFA World Cup Golden Goals FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Goals For the 2002–2003 season, UEFA introduced a new rule, the silver goal, to decide a competitive match. In extra time the team leading after the first fifteen-minute half would win, but the game would no longer stop the
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Nawaf Shukralla


Nawaf Abdullah Ghayyath Shukrallah () (born 13 October 1976) is a Bahraini football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA. In 2011, FIFA called him on duty at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He has also officiated at other tournaments, including the AFC Champions League, the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In March 2013, FIFA named Shukrallah to its list of 52 candidate referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Nawaf officiated four matches in the
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FIFA World Cup awards


as runners-up in the vote receive the "Silver Ball" and "Bronze Ball" awards as the second and third most outstanding players in the tournament respectively. The current award was introduced in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, sponsored by Adidas and "France Football", though fifa.com also lists in their player articles as "golden ball winners" Kempes, Cruyff, Pelé, Bobby Charlton, Garrincha and Didi for 1978, 1974, 1970, 1966, 1962 and 1958 respectively. Barcelona is the only club whose players
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Ghana national under-17 football team


FIFA U-17, Ghanaian striker Ishmael Addo won the Golden Shoe award. Former Ghana U-17 and National Team Coach, Otto Pfister, a FIFA instructor, who led Ghana's U-17 squad to its first World Championship title in 1991, once remarked to FIFA Magazine that "Ghana has superb young players". At each of the first four FIFA World Under-17s held, Ghana reached the final each time, winning the title twice and finishing in second place twice. In 2007, youngster Ransford Osei won the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup Silver
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Luka Modrić


or Cristiano Ronaldo, which was seen in the media as an end to their decade-long triumphant rivalry. Furthermore, besides becoming the first Croatian player to win these awards, Modrić was the first player to win both the World Cup Golden Ball and the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award in the same year since Ronaldo in 1998, and the World Cup Golden Ball and the Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year Award after Romário in 1994. Additionally, he is the first player to win the awards from
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Lionel Messi


August 2011, he led Argentina to three consecutive finals: the 2014 FIFA World Cup, for which he won the Golden Ball, and the 2015 and 2016 Copas América. After announcing his international retirement in 2016, he reversed his decision and led his country to qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and a third place finish at the 2019 Copa América. According to "France Football", Messi was the world's highest-paid footballer for five years out of six between 2009 and 2014, and was ranked the
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