Here are the ten individual achievers of Qatar World Cup 2022 compiled by FIFA.
• Lionel Messi
This requires an article all of its own and, fortunately, we have one. Messi set as many as 11 World Cup records in Qatar involving goals, assists and appearances.
• Kylian Mbappe
With eight goals in seven appearances, the France talisman produced the highest-scoring World Cup by any individual player since Ronaldo emerged with an identical haul from the 2002 edition. Mbappe also became just the fifth player in World Cup history to score in separate finals, the first to score a final hat-trick since Geoff Hurst in 1966 and, with four goals across 2018 and 2022, is now established as the highest-scoring player in the history of football's showpiece fixture.
• Lionel Scaloni
At 44 years old, the Argentinian became the youngest coach since fellow countryman Cesar Luis Menotti – who was 39 in 1978 – to win the World Cup.
• Yassine Bounou
The Morocco hero became the first African goalkeeper to record three clean sheets in a single World Cup edition.
• Olivier Giroud
The big Frenchman only started for France due to a late pre-tournament injury to Karim Benzema but certainly made the most of his opportunity, scoring four times to move on to 53 for his country – two clear of Thierry Henry's previous record of 51.
• Neymar
In a tournament that ended in tears for the Brazil No10, he nonetheless equalled Pele's 77-goal haul to become A Seleção's joint-record scorer.
• Hugo Lloris
The France skipper surpassed Lilian Thuram (142) as his country's all-time record caps holder and also became the first goalkeeper to reach the milestone of 20 World Cup appearances.
• Harry Kane
With his 52nd and 53rd international goals, the England captain moved alongside Wayne Rooney as the Three Lions' all-time record scorer.
• Ivan Perisic
The Croatia wide man scored one and set up two for the Vatreni, meaning that he now has six goals and five assists across the last three World Cups. Only the great Messi (21) can claim more direct goal involvements during the same period.
• Goncalo Ramos
The rising Portugal star became the first player to score a hat-trick on his maiden World Cup start since Miroslav Klose in 2002. He was also responsible for the first treble in the knockout stage since Tomas Skuhravy at Italia ‘90.
