Modric wins World Cup Golden Ball, Mbappe young player award
Belgium's Thibaut Courtois won the Golden Glove award for the best goalkeeper.
MOSCOW (AFP) - Croatia captain Luka Modric won the Golden Ball award for the World Cup s best player despite being on the losing side to France in a thrilling final in Moscow on Sunday.
Modric was named man-of-the-match three times in Croatia s seven games in Russia, but even the Real Madrid midfielder was powerless to stop France s firepower and the rise of 19-year-old Kylian Mbappe.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward won the young player of the tournament award after scoring his fourth goal of the competition in the final, which France won 4-2.
Belgium captain Eden Hazard finished second in the running for the Golden Ball, with France s Antoine Griezmann, who also scored his fourth goal of the tournament in the final, coming third.
Belgium s Thibaut Courtois won the Golden Glove award for the best goalkeeper.
Despite Griezmann and Mbappe getting on the scoresheet, England s Harry Kane claimed the Golden Boot for his six goals.
