BERLIN, Jul 10 (SW) - Despite losing the final and his red card during that match, Zinedine Zidane has won the Golden Ball as best player of the tournament.
The playmaker, who has now ended his career as professional player, was given 2012 points in the elections. Fabio Cannavaro finished second with 1977 and Andrea Pirlo third with 715 points.
Zidane succeeds Oliver Kahn, who won the trophy in 2002, also as losing finalist.
Gianluigi Buffon has been named best goalkeeper of the tournament, having allowed only two goals: An own goal and a penalty kick.
History of the Golden Ball
Since 1982, FIFA has awarded the Golden Ball to the most outstanding player at the World Cup finals, and has also awarded the Silver Ball and Bronze Ball to the 2nd and 3rd most outstanding.
1982
Golden Ball: Paolo Rossi, Italy
Silver Ball: Falcão, Brazil
Bronze Ball: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, West Germany
1986
Golden Ball: Diego Maradona, Argentina
Silver Ball: Harald Schumacher, West Germany
Bronze Ball: Preben Elkjær, Denmark
1990
Golden Ball: Salvatore Schillaci, Italy
Silver Ball: Lothar Matthäus, West Germany
Bronze Ball: Diego Maradona, Argentina
1994
Golden Ball: Romário, Brazil
Silver Ball: Roberto Baggio, Italy
Bronze Ball: Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgaria
1998
Golden Ball: Ronaldo, Brazil
Silver Ball: Davor Suker, Croatia
Bronze Ball: Lilian Thuram, France
2002
Golden Ball: Oliver Kahn, Germany
Silver Ball: Ronaldo, Brazil
Bronze Ball: Hong Myung-Bo, Korea Republic
2006
Golden Ball: Zinedine Zidane, France
Silver Ball: Fabio Cannavaro, Italy
Bronze Ball: Andrea Pirlo, Italy
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7' Z. Zidane (PG)
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| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Buffon | |
| 5 | F. Cannavaro | |
| 23 | M. Materazzi |
 19'
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| 3 | F. Grosso | |
| 19 | G. Zambrotta |
 5'
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| 16 |
M. Camoranesi
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| 8 | G. Gattuso | |
| 20 |
S. Perrotta
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| 21 | A. Pirlo | |
| 9 | L. Toni | |
| 10 |
F. Totti
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| Coach: M. Lippi | ||
| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | F. Barthez | |
| 3 | E. Abidal | |
| 5 | W. Gallas | |
| 19 | W. Sagnol |
12'
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| 15 | L. Thuram | |
| 6 | C. Makélélé |
76'
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| 7 | F. Malouda |
111'
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| 22 |
F. Ribéry
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| 4 |
P. Vieira
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| 10 | Z. Zidane |
 7'
 110'
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| 12 |
T. Henry
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| Coach: R. Domenech | ||
| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| 4 |
for S. Perrotta 61' |
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| 15 |
for F. Totti 61' |
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| 7 |
for M. Camoranesi 86' |
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| 6 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 13 | ||
| 17 | ||
| 18 | ||
| 22 | ||
| 12 | ||
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