The best players at each FIFA World Cup

 DOHA: Following is the list of the winners of the Golden Ball, awarded to the best player at each edition of the FIFA World Cup:

1982 - Paulo Rossi (Italy)

1986 - Diego Maradona (Argentina)

1990 - Salvatore Schillaci (Italy)

1994 - Romario (Brazil)

1998 - Ronaldo (Brazil)

2002 - Oliver Kahn (Germany)

2006 - Zinedine Zidane (France)

2010 - Diego Forlan (Uruguay)

2014 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)

2018 - Luka Modric (Croatia)