XtraTime Web Desk: Luka Modric will be the tragic hero of 2018 FIFA World Cup as his team lost the final against France with a margin of 4-2 in Moscow. But due to his remarkable performance throughout the World Cup he won the Golden Ball for the best player at the 2018 World Cup.
Modric beat Belgium forward Eden Hazard and Antoine Griezmann, who claimed a winner’s medal after netting for Les Bleus in the final, to the prize.
FIFA’s Technical Study Group decided the winner of the award, which was given to Argentina’s Lionel Messi in 2014.
Past winners include Zinedine Zidane, Brazil great Ronaldo, Diego Maradona and Paolo Rossi.
On the other hand England captain Harry Kane has won the Golden Boot for the 2018 World Cup.
The England captain scored six times in seven appearances to claim the prize for the tournament’s top scorer.
The Tottenham forward is the first England player to win the award since Gary Lineker, who scored six times in the 1986 finals.
Thibaut Courtois has won the Golden Glove award for the best goalkeeper at the 2018 World Cup.
Belgium goalkeeper Courtois was influential in his side’s run to the semi-finals as his country achieved their best finish in the tournament, coming third.
The Chelsea man kept clean sheets against Panama and England twice, while also impressing in a win over Brazil, to edge out finalists Hugo Lloris and Danijel Subasic.
Last but not the least World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe has won the FIFA Young Player award for his performances at Russia 2018.
The Paris Saint-Germain star is the second France player in a row to win the prize, after team-mate Paul Pogba claimed four years ago.
The award, which can only be won by players born on or after January 1, is given to the outstanding young footballer at the finals.
“Technical qualities such as skill, style and charisma are taken into account, but so are other important factors such as a sense of fair play and a genuine impression that the player is playing for the love of the game,” according to FIFA.