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Voting closes July 20
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The 2026 World Cup has so far been full of thrills, frustrating hydration breaks and superstars shining on the biggest stage. There has already been a grand total of 292 goals scored. Football fans will naturally begin to reflect on the tournament and may start to wonder which players truly stood out as the very best this summer. And luckily for such supporters, Transfermarkt has them covered, as it turns to its amazing community to vote for their World Cup player of the tournament. All you need to do to vote is click on the image below!
How the voting works for the TM World Cup Player of the Tournament
The Transfermarkt community has made a pre-selection of six candidates per position (goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards) from which one must be chosen per position. Next, from the four players chosen, you will decide who is the best player of the entire tournament. Voting closes on July 13 so remember to make your selections by then! All of the candidates are listed below alongside their Wold Cup stats this summer.
Goalkeepers
Vozinha - Cape Verde
Unai Simon - Spain
Oufa Shobeir - Egypt
Gregor Kobel - Switzerland
Øscar Nyland - Norway
Orlando Gill - Paraguay
Defenders
Achraf Hakimi - Morocco
Dayot Upamecano - France
Lisandro Martínez - Argentina
Pau Cubarsi - Spain
Daniel Muñoz - Colombia
Marc Cucurella - Spain
Midfielders
Jude Bellingham - England
Michael Olise - France
Johan Manzambi - Switzerland
Martin Ødegaard - Norway
Ayyoub Bouaddi - Morocco
Youri Tielemans - Belgium
Forwards
Erling Haaland - Norway
Lionel Messi - Argentina
Kylian Mbappé - France
Harry Kane - England
Leandro Trossard - Belgium
Ousmane Dembélé - France
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