Who among the following won the “Golden Ball” Award in the FIFA World Cup – 2022?
- (a)Luka Modrić
- (b)Lionel Messi
- (c)Ronaldo
- (d)Diego Forlán
Correct — B, Lionel Messi. At the FIFA World Cup 2022 (Qatar), Messi won the Golden Ball, awarded to the tournament's best player, after leading Argentina to the title (won on penalties over France in the final). This made him the first player ever to win the World Cup Golden Ball twice — he had also won it in 2014.
- (a)Luka Modrić — Won the Golden Ball at the FIFA World Cup 2018 (Russia) for Croatia, not at the 2022 edition.
- (c)Ronaldo — Brazil's Ronaldo Nazário won the Golden Boot (top scorer) at the 2002 World Cup and lifted the trophy with Brazil in 1994 and 2002 — not the 2022 Golden Ball winner.
- (d)Diego Forlán — Won the Golden Ball at the FIFA World Cup 2010 (South Africa) for Uruguay, not at the 2022 edition.
Each FIFA World Cup hands out several individual awards: the Golden Ball (best player overall, decided by a media panel), the Golden Boot (top goal-scorer), and the Golden Glove (best goalkeeper). At Qatar 2022, Messi won the Golden Ball, Kylian Mbappé won the Golden Boot, and Argentina's Emiliano Martínez won the Golden Glove.
Exams test 'who won award X at tournament Y' — the classic trap is confusing the Golden Ball (best overall player) with the Golden Boot (top scorer), which went to two different players in 2022.
- Golden Ball, FIFA World Cup 2022 — Lionel Messi (Argentina).
- Golden Boot, FIFA World Cup 2022 — Kylian Mbappé (France), for scoring the most goals including a final hat-trick.
- Argentina won the 2022 final against France on penalties.
- Messi became the first two-time Golden Ball winner (2014 and 2022).
- Confusing the Golden Ball (best player) with the Golden Boot (top scorer) — different players won each in 2022
- Mixing up which edition a past winner (Modrić/Forlán) actually won the award in
MPPSC/UPSC current-affairs questions on 'who won award X at event Y' — lock the award name, year, and winner together as one triple.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Who won the Golden Boot (top scorer) at the FIFA World Cup 2022?
- (a)Lionel Messi
- (b)Kylian Mbappé
- (c)Olivier Giroud
- (d)Julián Álvarez
Answer(b) Kylian Mbappé — he scored the most goals in the tournament, including a hat-trick in the final.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The FIFA World Cup 2022 final, won by Argentina, was played against which country?
- (a)Croatia
- (b)France
- (c)Brazil
- (d)Portugal
Answer(b) France — Argentina won on penalties after the match ended level.