Qatar World Cup 2022 Golden Ball Contenders & Latest Odds
The Golden Ball award is given to the tournament’s best player. Paolo Rossi won the award in 1982. Qatar are among the contenders for the Golden Balls in 2022.
The 2022 World Cup Golden Ball winner will be in fine company with some of the best players ever to have played the game.
Thomas Muller is one of the top ten World Cup goal scorers. He won the Golden Boot and the Best Young Player award in 2010 World cup. His team Germany was knocked out of 2018 World Cups at the group stage. Muller has ten goals to his name in the World cups. You can get 50/1 with bet365 for Muller to win the 2022 World Championship Golden Ball award.
Harry Kane is a World Cup contender. He won the Golden Boot with six goals in the 2018 World cup. Kane has more than twenty goal involvements in last five years. Tottenham captain is the first player to win the top scorer and top assist award in Premier League in 2020-21 season. He has 11 goal involvement in 12 appearances this season and has one assist.
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most talented players in modern football. He will be playing in his fifth World Cup and is expected to be the best player of this tournament. Ronaldo has scored 117 goals for Portugal since his debut in 2003.
Lionel Messi is one of the World Cup Best Player Contenders. He has played in four World Cups and scored six goals. Messi's move to France has affected his performance. Lionel Messi has become more of a team player since his move. Lionel is 12/1 third favourite to win the Golden Boot at the 2022 World cup.
Kylian Mbappe is the World Cup Best Young Player contender. He has won a UEFA Nations League, five Ligue 1 titles and three Coupes de France titles. MbAppe has twenty-eight goals in all competitions for PSG. He is just seventeen goals short of the Uruguayan record of two hundred goals.
Gareth Bale is a big game player who has been a star for Real Madrid. He has scored three goals in the Champions League final. Bale has played for Wales in Euro 2016 and Euro 2018. Now he is playing football for Los Angeles FC. Bookies have him as an outsider to win the Golden Ball at Qatar World Cup 2022.
Christian Pulisic has been impressive for USA, leading them to the World Cup after missing out on the trip to Russia in 2018. He has struggled to earn a regular start at Stamford Bridge, but he was in superb form scoring five goals in ten World cup qualifying games. They finished third in CONCACAF table behind Canada and Mexico. Their group includes England, Wales and Iran. The match between them and Wales will be most anticipated.
Heung-min Son is one of the best forwards in the world. He won the Premier League top scorer award with Mohammed Salah. South Korea won their first World Cup in 2018. They beat Germany 2-0 to knock them out of tournament. Son scored seven goals in their qualifier campaign. The bookmaker's odds of 100/1 are worth considering.
Qatar and Iran are the 2022 World Cup Golden Ball contenders. They are not favourites to win the competition.
Akram Afif is a left winger for Qatar side Al Sadd Sc. He is the most experienced player in the host nation side. Afi played a significant role in his side's triumph in 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The Qatar international is priced at 500/1 to win the Golden Boot at Qatar 2020.
Sardar Azmoun is a German international footballer who plays for Bayern Leverkusen. He scored fifty-two goals in seventy-nine appearances for Iran. Az moun has a calf injury and could miss the World Cup. If he plays, he could be a surprise winner of the award.
