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2014 FIFA World Cup awards

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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:

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  • Golden Ball
  • Golden Boot
  • Golden Glove
  • Best Young Player
  • FIFA Fair Play Trophy
  • 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.

  • Golden Ball: Lionel Messi
  • Silver Ball: Thomas Müller
  • Bronze Ball: Arjen Robben
  • On 11 July 2014, the FIFA Technical Study Group announced the ten-player shortlist for the Golden Ball award.

  • Ángel Di María
  • Mats Hummels
  • Toni Kroos
  • Philipp Lahm
  • Javier Mascherano
  • Lionel Messi
  • Thomas Müller
  • Neymar
  • Arjen Robben
  • James Rodríguez
  • 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.

  • Golden Boot: James Rodríguez
  • Silver Boot: Thomas Müller
  • Bronze Boot: Neymar
  • 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.

  • Golden Glove: Manuel Neuer
  • On 11 July 2014, the FIFA Technical Study Group announced the three-player shortlist for the Golden Glove award.

  • Keylor Navas
  • Manuel Neuer
  • Sergio Romero
  • 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.

  • Best Young Player: Paul Pogba
  • On 11 July 2014, the FIFA Technical Study Group announced the three-player shortlist for the Young Player award.

  • Memphis Depay
  • Paul Pogba
  • Raphaël Varane
  • 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.

  • Fair Play Award:  Colombia
  • 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:

  • US$8 million – To each team eliminated at the group stage (16 teams)
  • US$9 million – To each team eliminated in the round of 16 (8 teams)
  • US$14 million – To each team eliminated in the quarter-finals (4 teams)
  • US$20 million – Fourth placed team
  • US$22 million – Third placed team
  • US$25 million – Runner-up
  • US$35 million – Winner
  • 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.

    References

    2014 FIFA World Cup awards Wikipedia


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