Golden Ball winners

World Cup	Golden Ball award	Country
Uruguay 1930	Jose Nassazi	Uruguay
Italy 1934	Giuseppe Meazza	Italy
France 1938	Leonidas	Brazil
Brazil 1950	Zizinho	Brazil
Switzerland 1954	Ferenc Puskas	Hungary
Sweden 1958	Didi	Brazil
Chile 1962	Garrincha	Brazil
England 1966	Bobby Charlton	England
Mexico 1970	Pele	Brazil
West Germany 1974	Johan Cruijff	Netherlands
Argentina 1978	Mario Kempes	Argentina
Spain 1982	Paolo Rossi	Italy
Mexico 1986	Diego Maradona	Argentina
Italy 1990	Salvatore Schillaci	Italy
United States 1994	Romario	Brazil
France 1998	Ronaldo	Brazil
South Korea/Japan 2002	Oliver Kahn	Germany
Germany 2006	Zinedine Zidane	France
South Africa 2010	Diego Forlan	Uruguay

The Golden Ball award is presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals, with a shortlist drawn up by the FIFA technical committee and the winner voted for by representatives of the media.
  

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