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Most FIFA World Cup Golden Balls won by the players from a single club: 3 – Johan Cruyff won in 1974, Romário in 1994, and Lionel Messi in 2014. Most FIFA Club World Cup Golden Balls won by the players from a single club: 4 – Deco (won in 2006), Lionel Messi (won in 2009 and 2011), and Luis Suárez (won in 2015).
Xavi at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Xavi was named in Spain's squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, with Spain eventually winning their first World Cup. [78] He provided the most accurate passes, 599 with a passing success rate of 91%, and he crossed the ball inside the 18-yard box more than any other player in the tournament.
Lionel Messi is the player with the most games played at the FIFA World Cup, and one of only six along with German Lothar Matthäus, Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Mexicans Antonio Carbajal, Andrés Guardado, and Rafael Márquez to have entered the field in five different tournaments.
In December 2009, Barcelona won the 2009 Club World Cup. [112] Barcelona accomplished two new records in Spanish football in 2010 as they retained the La Liga trophy with 99 points and won the Supercopa de España for a ninth time. [113] [114] After Laporta's departure from the club in June 2010, Sandro Rosell was soon elected as the new president.
Luka Modric of Croatia celebrates his team advancing into the quarterfinals after the Round of 16 match against Japan at the 2022 FIFA World Cup at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, on Monday.
Lionel Messi has the most ever appearances in the FIFPRO World 11 with 17 overall, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo with 15. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 2014, FIFPRO launched a women's football committee. [ 4 ]
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of up to 26 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. [1]
The tournament begins with Lionel Messi's Inter Miami in action on June 14, 2025. FIFA has announced the Club World Cup match schedule on Saturday. The tournament begins with Lionel Messi's Inter ...