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 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:
RankPlayerGoalsAssistsMinutes played
1 James Rodríguez62399'
2 Thomas Müller53682'
3 Neymar41457'
4 Lionel Messi41693'
5 Robin van Persie40548'
6 Karim Benzema32450'
7 André Schürrle31244'
8 Arjen Robben31690'
9 Enner Valencia30270'
10 Xherdan Shaqiri30387'

Golden Glove

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 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 knockout phase are eligible.
The Budweiser Man of the Match was given to the best player of each match. It was decided by popular voting online, through FIFA's website, Twitter, and FIFA's mobile phone application.

By match

Multiple winners

PlayerAwardsMatches played
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All-Star Team

The Castrol Index that evaluated player performances through statistical data finished with the following players leading each position :
GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Manuel Neuer
Marcos Rojo
Mats Hummels
Thiago Silva

Stefan de Vrij
Oscar

Toni Kroos

Philipp Lahm
James Rodríguez
Arjen Robben
Thomas Müller

Dream Team

The Dream Team consisted of the following players, there is a substitute for each position.
GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwardsManager

Manuel Neuer
Marcelo

Mats Hummels

Thiago Silva

David Luiz
Ángel Di María

Toni Kroos

James Rodríguez
Neymar

Lionel Messi

Thomas Müller
Joachim Löw

Prize money

The total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA as US$576 million, a 37 percent increase from the amount allocated in the 2010 tournament. Before the tournament, each of the 32 entrants received US$1.5 million for preparation costs. At the tournament, the prize money was distributed as follows:
The Goal of the Tournament was decided by online voting. A total 15 goals were in the shortlist as selected by FIFA.com:
On 21 July 2014, FIFA announced that after more than four million votes, Colombian player James Rodríguez's first goal against Uruguay was named as goal of the tournament.
RankDatePlayerMatch
128 6 2014Colombia 2–0 Uruguay
213 6 2014Netherlands 5–1 Spain
324 6 2014Colombia 4–1 Japan
413 7 2014Germany 1–0 Argentina
54 7 2014Brazil 2–1 Colombia
618 6 2014Australia 2–3 Netherlands
723 6 2014Spain 3–0 Australia
815 6 2014Argentina 2–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
9Argentina 3–2 Nigeria
10Switzerland 3–0 Honduras
118 7 2014Germany 7–1 Brazil
125 7 2014Argentina 1–0 Belgium
1314 6 2014Italy 2–1 England
1420 6 2014Switzerland 2–5 France
1516 6 2014Ghana 1–2 United States