Golden Ball: History repeats itself

Croatia v Greece - FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier Play-Off: First Leg

2006 - Zinedine Zidane

Football. European Championships (EURO 2000). Semi-Final. King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium. France 2 v Portugal 1 (on golden goal). 28th June, 2000. France+s Zinedine Zidane runs with the ball.

France's captain Zinedine Zidane won the FIFA Golden Ball award as the outstanding player of the World Cup, even though France failed to win the Cup. Zidane scored 3 goals in the tournament after which he came out with his retirement. In the final, Zidane got a red card for the controversial headbutt against the Italian defender Marco Materazzi.

2010 - Diego Forlan

Adidas - Golden Awards 2010

Uruguay’s Diego Forlan was named as the best player in the South Africa world cup even though his team was defeated by the Netherlands in the semi-finals. Spain beat the Netherlands and won the cup. Forlan, The former Athletico Madrid striker scored 5 goals in that tournament including a hat-trick against Peru and an injury-time winner against qualification rivals Ecuador.

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