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IFFHS awards 2026 World Cup best player award to Lionel Messi
The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has named Argentine star Lionel Messi the best player of the 2026 World Cup. Messi scored 8 goals and provided 4 assists in the tournament, leading his team to the final.
The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has awarded the 2026 World Cup best player award to Argentina's Lionel Messi. In a statement, the organization announced that the award was determined based on a comprehensive performance index.
In the tournament where Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in the final, 39-year-old Messi scored 8 goals and provided 4 assists in eight matches. With this performance, he became the tournament's second top scorer, behind France's Kylian Mbappe who scored 10 goals.
The IFFHS evaluation gave weight to criteria such as match ratings, goals, assists, and impact in the knockout stages.
According to media reports after the tournament, Messi told his teammates that the final match was his last match in his national team career. Having played 207 matches and scored 125 goals for Argentina, Messi won the Copa America in 2021 and 2024, the World Cup in 2022; he was a World Cup runner-up in 2014 and 2026, and won the Finalissima in 2022.
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