While Ferran Torres orchestrated Spain’s winning the ultimate prize, his teammates walk away with awards of their own.Spain dethroned Argentina to lift the World Cup trophy and beckon a new era in global football after substitute Ferran Torres scored a clinical goal to give his side a 1-0 win in the 106th minute at New York New Jersey Stadium.La Roja finally broke the deadlock after dominating Argentina for most of the match in front of 80,000 fans on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Evolution of football’: Iconic forward Tobin Heath analyses World Cup 2026list 2 of 4WNBA coach Brondello suspended over inappropriate comment at Angel Reeselist 3 of 4UK’s Josh Kerr smashes longstanding world mile record in Londonlist 4 of 4Kimi Antonelli wins Belgian Grand Prix to extend F1 championship leadend of list“It was a goal scored by 47 million people – it wasn’t even mine or from the 26 players. It was destined to happen; it was meant to be a winner,” Torres said after the win.While he orchestrated Spain’s winning the ultimate prize, his teammates walked away with awards of their own.Here’s a full breakdown of all the 2026 World Cup awards:Golden Boot Award: Kylian Mbappe – FranceFrance’s Kylian Mbappe scores his side’s third goal during the World Cup third-place playoff match against England [Rebecca Blackwell/AP]At 27, Mbappe can confidently call himself the best striker in the world with the most World Cup goals in history (22) and the most at this tournament (10).He snatched back the award from Lionel Messi after netting twice in France’s third-place match against England, which the Three Lions ultimately won 6-4.With 10 goals and four assists, Mbappe edged out Messi’s eight goals and four assists to win the coveted award, which the Frenchman has won a record two times now.Top goal scorers:
Mbappe takes home second Golden Boot, Spain sweeps World Cup awards
While Ferran Torres orchestrated Spain's winning the ultimate prize, his teammates walk away with awards of their own.










