• 

  2022

  Qatar

  Asia

• 

  Golden Ball

  Lionel Messi

  Argentina

• 

  Silver Ball

  Kylian Mbappé

  France

• 

  Bronze Ball

  Luka Modrić

  Croatia

• 

  2018

  Russia

  Europe

• 

  Golden Ball

  Luka Modrić

  Croatia

• 

  Silver Ball

  Eden Hazard

  Belgium

• 

  Bronze Ball

  Antoine Griezmann

  France

• 

  2014

  Brazil

  South America

• 

  Golden Ball

  Lionel Messi

  Argentina

• 

  Silver Ball

  Thomas Müller

  Germany

• 

  Bronze Ball

  Arjen Robben

  Netherlands

• 

  2010

  South Africa

  Africa

• 

  Golden Ball

  Diego Forlán

  Uruguay

• 

  Silver Ball

  Wesley Sneijder

  Netherlands

• 

  Bronze Ball

  David Villa

  Spain

• 

  2006

  Germany

  Europe

• 

  Golden Ball

  Zinedine Zidane

  France

• 

  Silver Ball

  Fabio Cannavaro

  Italy

• 

  Bronze Ball

  Andrea Pirlo

  Italy

• 

  2002

  South Korea / Japan

  Asia

• 

  Golden Ball

  Oliver Kahn

  Germany

• 

  Silver Ball

  Ronaldo

  Brazil

• 

  Bronze Ball

  Hong Myung-bo

  South Korea

• 

  1998

  France

  Europe

• 

  Golden Ball

  Ronaldo

  Brazil

• 

  Silver Ball

  Davor Šuker

  Croatia

• 

  Bronze Ball

  Lilian Thuram

  France

• 

  1994

  United States

  North America

• 

  Golden Ball

  Romário

  Brazil

• 

  Silver Ball

  Roberto Baggio

  Italia

• 

  Bronze Ball

  Hristo Stoichkov

  Bulgaria

• 

  1990

  Italy

  Europe

• 

  Golden Ball

  Salvatore Schillaci

  Italy

• 

  Silver Ball

  Lothar Matthäus

  Germany

• 

  Bronze Ball

  Diego Maradona

  Argentina

• 

  1986

  Mexico

  North America

• 

  Golden Ball

  Diego Maradona

  Argentina

• 

  Silver Ball

  Harald Schumacher

  Germany

• 

  Bronze Ball

  Preben Elkjær

  Denmark

• 

  1982

  Spain

  Europe

• 

  Golden Ball

  Paolo Rossi

  Italy

• 

  Silver Ball

  Falcão

  Brazil

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  Bronze Ball

  Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

  Germany