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:
Contents
- Golden Ball
- Golden Boot
- Golden Glove
- Best Young Player
- FIFA Fair Play Trophy
- Man of the Match
- All Star Team
- Dream Team
- Prize money
- Goal of the Tournament
- References
Golden Ball
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.
Golden Boot
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:
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.
Best Young Player
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.
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
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.
Man of the Match
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.
All-Star Team
The Castrol Index that evaluated player performances through statistical data finished with the following players leading each position (Toni Kroos was the overall leader):
Dream Team
The Dream Team consisted of the following players, there is a substitute for each position.
Prize money
The total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA as US$576 million (including payments of US$70 million to domestic clubs), 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:
Goal of the Tournament
The Goal of the Tournament (presented by Sony) 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.