GOAL examines the top contenders for the most prestigious individual award Qatar has to offer…
Diego Maradona, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane – some of the biggest names in football history have lit up the sport’s biggest stage. But who will be crowned the tournament’s player of the year?
Two former champions will be present in Qatar, in particular Lionel Messi who returns to lead Argentina and Luka Modric captain of Croatia.
However, could the award go to one of the younger players like Kylian Mbappe, Gavi or Jude Bellingham?
Below this, OBJECTIVE discusses all the main competitors of the best candidate players of the tournament…
