Here is a list of the winners of the Golden Ball award, given to the best player of the FIFA World Cup, in each tournament:- 1930: Guillermo Stabile (Argentina)
- 1934: Giovanni Ferrari (Italy)
- 1938: Leônidas (Brazil)
- 1950: Jules Rimet (France)
- 1954: László Budai (Hungary)
- 1958: Didi (Brazil)
- 1962: Garrincha (Brazil)
- 1966: Bobby Charlton (England)
- 1970: Pelé (Brazil)
- 1974: Johann Cruyff (Netherlands)
- 1978: Mario Kempes (Argentina)
- 1982: Paolo Rossi (Italy)
- 1986: Diego Maradona (Argentina)
- 1990: Salvatore Schillaci (Italy)
- 1994: Romário (Brazil)
- 1998: Ronaldo (Brazil)
- 2002: Oliver Kahn (Germany)
- 2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)
- 2010: Diego Forlán (Uruguay)
- 2014: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
- 2018: Luka Modric (Croatia)
- 2022: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
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