The group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup featured several standout individual performances.Still, only six players won the Superior Player of the Match award twice before the knockout rounds.Argentina captain Lionel Messi, who also has the most goals (six), is among the players to claim the accolade on two occasions.The other players are from co-hosts USA, Norway, Brazil, Switzerland and England.Related NewsFULL LIST: Countries eliminated from World Cup after group stageWorld Cup: Meet nine African teams in the knockout stageCo-hosts Canada, South Africa in historic World Cup knockout clashThe awards underline their influence in helping their countries reach the Round of 32.As the knockout stage commences on Sunday (today), PUNCH Online highlights the players who have won the Superior Player of the Match award twice so far.Players who won the Superior Player of the Match award twice in the World Cup group stageLionel Messi (Argentina) – vs Algeria, vs AustriaErling Haaland (Norway) – vs Iraq, vs SenegalFolarin Balogun (USA) – vs Paraguay, vs AustraliaVinicius Junior (Brazil) – vs Morocco, vs HaitiJohan Manzambi (Switzerland) – vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, vs CanadaJude Bellingham (England) – vs Ghana, vs PanamaPlayers with one Superior Player of the Match award in the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stageJulian Quiñones (Mexico) – vs South AfricaHwang In-beom (Korea Republic) – vs CzechiaIsmaël Koné (Canada) – vs Bosnia and HerzegovinaJohn McGinn (Scotland) – vs HaitiNestory Irankunda (Australia) – vs TürkiyeMahmoud Abunada (Qatar) – vs SwitzerlandYan Diomande (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs EcuadorKai Havertz (Germany) – vs CuraçaoVirgil van Dijk (Netherlands) – vs JapanAlexander Isak (Sweden) – vs TunisiaFederico Valverde (Uruguay) – vs Saudi ArabiaVozinha (Cabo Verde) – vs SpainRamin Rezaeian (IR Iran) – vs New ZealandEmam Ashour (Egypt) – vs BelgiumMichael Olise (France) – vs SenegalAli Olwan (Jordan) – vs AustriaAntoine Semenyo (Ghana) – vs PanamaHarry Kane (England) – vs CroatiaJoão Neves (Portugal) – vs Congo DRLuis Díaz (Colombia) – vs UzbekistanLadislav Krejčí (Czechia) – vs South AfricaJonathan David (Canada) – vs QatarLuis Romo (Mexico) – vs Korea RepublicIsmael Saibari (Morocco) – vs ScotlandMatías Galarza (Paraguay) – vs TürkiyeDeniz Undav (Germany) – vs Côte d’IvoireEloy Room (Curaçao) – vs EcuadorCody Gakpo (Netherlands) – vs SwedenAyase Ueda (Japan) – vs TunisiaKevin Pina (Cabo Verde) – vs UruguayMikel Oyarzabal (Spain) – vs Saudi ArabiaAlireza Beiranvand (IR Iran) – vs BelgiumMohamed Salah (Egypt) – vs New ZealandKylian Mbappé (France) – vs IraqIbrahim Maza (Algeria) – vs JordanCristian Martínez (Panama) – vs CroatiaCristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – vs UzbekistanDaniel Muñoz (Colombia) – vs Congo DRAchraf Hakimi (Morocco) – vs HaitiKerim Alajbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – vs QatarMateo Chávez (Mexico) – vs CzechiaThapelo Maseko (South Africa) – vs Korea RepublicNicolas Pépé (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs CuraçaoNilson Angulo (Ecuador) – vs GermanyAnthony Elanga (Sweden) – vs JapanBrian Brobbey (Netherlands) – vs TunisiaArda Güler (Türkiye) – vs USAAiden O’Neill (Australia) – vs ParaguayOusmane Dembélé (France) – vs NorwayPape Gueye (Senegal) – vs IraqLeandro Trossard (Belgium) – vs New ZealandDeroy Duarte (Cabo Verde) – vs Saudi ArabiaÁlex Baena (Spain) – vs UruguayPetar Sučić (Croatia) – vs GhanaRiyad Mahrez (Algeria) – vs AustriaGiovani Lo Celso (Argentina) – vs JordanDiogo Costa (Portugal) – vs ColombiaYoane Wissa (Congo DR) – vs Uzbekistan Still, only six players won the Superior Player of the Match award twice before the knockout rounds.Argentina captain Lionel Messi, who also has the most goals (six), is among the players to claim the accolade on two occasions.The other players are from co-hosts USA, Norway, Brazil, Switzerland and England.Related NewsFULL LIST: Countries eliminated from World Cup after group stageWorld Cup: Meet nine African teams in the knockout stageCo-hosts Canada, South Africa in historic World Cup knockout clashThe awards underline their influence in helping their countries reach the Round of 32.As the knockout stage commences on Sunday (today), PUNCH Online highlights the players who have won the Superior Player of the Match award twice so far.Players who won the Superior Player of the Match award twice in the World Cup group stageLionel Messi (Argentina) – vs Algeria, vs AustriaErling Haaland (Norway) – vs Iraq, vs SenegalFolarin Balogun (USA) – vs Paraguay, vs AustraliaVinicius Junior (Brazil) – vs Morocco, vs HaitiJohan Manzambi (Switzerland) – vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, vs CanadaJude Bellingham (England) – vs Ghana, vs PanamaPlayers with one Superior Player of the Match award in the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stageJulian Quiñones (Mexico) – vs South AfricaHwang In-beom (Korea Republic) – vs CzechiaIsmaël Koné (Canada) – vs Bosnia and HerzegovinaJohn McGinn (Scotland) – vs HaitiNestory Irankunda (Australia) – vs TürkiyeMahmoud Abunada (Qatar) – vs SwitzerlandYan Diomande (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs EcuadorKai Havertz (Germany) – vs CuraçaoVirgil van Dijk (Netherlands) – vs JapanAlexander Isak (Sweden) – vs TunisiaFederico Valverde (Uruguay) – vs Saudi ArabiaVozinha (Cabo Verde) – vs SpainRamin Rezaeian (IR Iran) – vs New ZealandEmam Ashour (Egypt) – vs BelgiumMichael Olise (France) – vs SenegalAli Olwan (Jordan) – vs AustriaAntoine Semenyo (Ghana) – vs PanamaHarry Kane (England) – vs CroatiaJoão Neves (Portugal) – vs Congo DRLuis Díaz (Colombia) – vs UzbekistanLadislav Krejčí (Czechia) – vs South AfricaJonathan David (Canada) – vs QatarLuis Romo (Mexico) – vs Korea RepublicIsmael Saibari (Morocco) – vs ScotlandMatías Galarza (Paraguay) – vs TürkiyeDeniz Undav (Germany) – vs Côte d’IvoireEloy Room (Curaçao) – vs EcuadorCody Gakpo (Netherlands) – vs SwedenAyase Ueda (Japan) – vs TunisiaKevin Pina (Cabo Verde) – vs UruguayMikel Oyarzabal (Spain) – vs Saudi ArabiaAlireza Beiranvand (IR Iran) – vs BelgiumMohamed Salah (Egypt) – vs New ZealandKylian Mbappé (France) – vs IraqIbrahim Maza (Algeria) – vs JordanCristian Martínez (Panama) – vs CroatiaCristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – vs UzbekistanDaniel Muñoz (Colombia) – vs Congo DRAchraf Hakimi (Morocco) – vs HaitiKerim Alajbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – vs QatarMateo Chávez (Mexico) – vs CzechiaThapelo Maseko (South Africa) – vs Korea RepublicNicolas Pépé (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs CuraçaoNilson Angulo (Ecuador) – vs GermanyAnthony Elanga (Sweden) – vs JapanBrian Brobbey (Netherlands) – vs TunisiaArda Güler (Türkiye) – vs USAAiden O’Neill (Australia) – vs ParaguayOusmane Dembélé (France) – vs NorwayPape Gueye (Senegal) – vs IraqLeandro Trossard (Belgium) – vs New ZealandDeroy Duarte (Cabo Verde) – vs Saudi ArabiaÁlex Baena (Spain) – vs UruguayPetar Sučić (Croatia) – vs GhanaRiyad Mahrez (Algeria) – vs AustriaGiovani Lo Celso (Argentina) – vs JordanDiogo Costa (Portugal) – vs ColombiaYoane Wissa (Congo DR) – vs Uzbekistan Argentina captain Lionel Messi, who also has the most goals (six), is among the players to claim the accolade on two occasions.The other players are from co-hosts USA, Norway, Brazil, Switzerland and England.Related NewsFULL LIST: Countries eliminated from World Cup after group stageWorld Cup: Meet nine African teams in the knockout stageCo-hosts Canada, South Africa in historic World Cup knockout clashThe awards underline their influence in helping their countries reach the Round of 32.As the knockout stage commences on Sunday (today), PUNCH Online highlights the players who have won the Superior Player of the Match award twice so far.Players who won the Superior Player of the Match award twice in the World Cup group stageLionel Messi (Argentina) – vs Algeria, vs AustriaErling Haaland (Norway) – vs Iraq, vs SenegalFolarin Balogun (USA) – vs Paraguay, vs AustraliaVinicius Junior (Brazil) – vs Morocco, vs HaitiJohan Manzambi (Switzerland) – vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, vs CanadaJude Bellingham (England) – vs Ghana, vs PanamaPlayers with one Superior Player of the Match award in the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stageJulian Quiñones (Mexico) – vs South AfricaHwang In-beom (Korea Republic) – vs CzechiaIsmaël Koné (Canada) – vs Bosnia and HerzegovinaJohn McGinn (Scotland) – vs HaitiNestory Irankunda (Australia) – vs TürkiyeMahmoud Abunada (Qatar) – vs SwitzerlandYan Diomande (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs EcuadorKai Havertz (Germany) – vs CuraçaoVirgil van Dijk (Netherlands) – vs JapanAlexander Isak (Sweden) – vs TunisiaFederico Valverde (Uruguay) – vs Saudi ArabiaVozinha (Cabo Verde) – vs SpainRamin Rezaeian (IR Iran) – vs New ZealandEmam Ashour (Egypt) – vs BelgiumMichael Olise (France) – vs SenegalAli Olwan (Jordan) – vs AustriaAntoine Semenyo (Ghana) – vs PanamaHarry Kane (England) – vs CroatiaJoão Neves (Portugal) – vs Congo DRLuis Díaz (Colombia) – vs UzbekistanLadislav Krejčí (Czechia) – vs South AfricaJonathan David (Canada) – vs QatarLuis Romo (Mexico) – vs Korea RepublicIsmael Saibari (Morocco) – vs ScotlandMatías Galarza (Paraguay) – vs TürkiyeDeniz Undav (Germany) – vs Côte d’IvoireEloy Room (Curaçao) – vs EcuadorCody Gakpo (Netherlands) – vs SwedenAyase Ueda (Japan) – vs TunisiaKevin Pina (Cabo Verde) – vs UruguayMikel Oyarzabal (Spain) – vs Saudi ArabiaAlireza Beiranvand (IR Iran) – vs BelgiumMohamed Salah (Egypt) – vs New ZealandKylian Mbappé (France) – vs IraqIbrahim Maza (Algeria) – vs JordanCristian Martínez (Panama) – vs CroatiaCristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – vs UzbekistanDaniel Muñoz (Colombia) – vs Congo DRAchraf Hakimi (Morocco) – vs HaitiKerim Alajbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – vs QatarMateo Chávez (Mexico) – vs CzechiaThapelo Maseko (South Africa) – vs Korea RepublicNicolas Pépé (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs CuraçaoNilson Angulo (Ecuador) – vs GermanyAnthony Elanga (Sweden) – vs JapanBrian Brobbey (Netherlands) – vs TunisiaArda Güler (Türkiye) – vs USAAiden O’Neill (Australia) – vs ParaguayOusmane Dembélé (France) – vs NorwayPape Gueye (Senegal) – vs IraqLeandro Trossard (Belgium) – vs New ZealandDeroy Duarte (Cabo Verde) – vs Saudi ArabiaÁlex Baena (Spain) – vs UruguayPetar Sučić (Croatia) – vs GhanaRiyad Mahrez (Algeria) – vs AustriaGiovani Lo Celso (Argentina) – vs JordanDiogo Costa (Portugal) – vs ColombiaYoane Wissa (Congo DR) – vs Uzbekistan The other players are from co-hosts USA, Norway, Brazil, Switzerland and England.Related NewsFULL LIST: Countries eliminated from World Cup after group stageWorld Cup: Meet nine African teams in the knockout stageCo-hosts Canada, South Africa in historic World Cup knockout clashThe awards underline their influence in helping their countries reach the Round of 32.As the knockout stage commences on Sunday (today), PUNCH Online highlights the players who have won the Superior Player of the Match award twice so far.Players who won the Superior Player of the Match award twice in the World Cup group stageLionel Messi (Argentina) – vs Algeria, vs AustriaErling Haaland (Norway) – vs Iraq, vs SenegalFolarin Balogun (USA) – vs Paraguay, vs AustraliaVinicius Junior (Brazil) – vs Morocco, vs HaitiJohan Manzambi (Switzerland) – vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, vs CanadaJude Bellingham (England) – vs Ghana, vs PanamaPlayers with one Superior Player of the Match award in the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stageJulian Quiñones (Mexico) – vs South AfricaHwang In-beom (Korea Republic) – vs CzechiaIsmaël Koné (Canada) – vs Bosnia and HerzegovinaJohn McGinn (Scotland) – vs HaitiNestory Irankunda (Australia) – vs TürkiyeMahmoud Abunada (Qatar) – vs SwitzerlandYan Diomande (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs EcuadorKai Havertz (Germany) – vs CuraçaoVirgil van Dijk (Netherlands) – vs JapanAlexander Isak (Sweden) – vs TunisiaFederico Valverde (Uruguay) – vs Saudi ArabiaVozinha (Cabo Verde) – vs SpainRamin Rezaeian (IR Iran) – vs New ZealandEmam Ashour (Egypt) – vs BelgiumMichael Olise (France) – vs SenegalAli Olwan (Jordan) – vs AustriaAntoine Semenyo (Ghana) – vs PanamaHarry Kane (England) – vs CroatiaJoão Neves (Portugal) – vs Congo DRLuis Díaz (Colombia) – vs UzbekistanLadislav Krejčí (Czechia) – vs South AfricaJonathan David (Canada) – vs QatarLuis Romo (Mexico) – vs Korea RepublicIsmael Saibari (Morocco) – vs ScotlandMatías Galarza (Paraguay) – vs TürkiyeDeniz Undav (Germany) – vs Côte d’IvoireEloy Room (Curaçao) – vs EcuadorCody Gakpo (Netherlands) – vs SwedenAyase Ueda (Japan) – vs TunisiaKevin Pina (Cabo Verde) – vs UruguayMikel Oyarzabal (Spain) – vs Saudi ArabiaAlireza Beiranvand (IR Iran) – vs BelgiumMohamed Salah (Egypt) – vs New ZealandKylian Mbappé (France) – vs IraqIbrahim Maza (Algeria) – vs JordanCristian Martínez (Panama) – vs CroatiaCristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – vs UzbekistanDaniel Muñoz (Colombia) – vs Congo DRAchraf Hakimi (Morocco) – vs HaitiKerim Alajbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – vs QatarMateo Chávez (Mexico) – vs CzechiaThapelo Maseko (South Africa) – vs Korea RepublicNicolas Pépé (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs CuraçaoNilson Angulo (Ecuador) – vs GermanyAnthony Elanga (Sweden) – vs JapanBrian Brobbey (Netherlands) – vs TunisiaArda Güler (Türkiye) – vs USAAiden O’Neill (Australia) – vs ParaguayOusmane Dembélé (France) – vs NorwayPape Gueye (Senegal) – vs IraqLeandro Trossard (Belgium) – vs New ZealandDeroy Duarte (Cabo Verde) – vs Saudi ArabiaÁlex Baena (Spain) – vs UruguayPetar Sučić (Croatia) – vs GhanaRiyad Mahrez (Algeria) – vs AustriaGiovani Lo Celso (Argentina) – vs JordanDiogo Costa (Portugal) – vs ColombiaYoane Wissa (Congo DR) – vs Uzbekistan The awards underline their influence in helping their countries reach the Round of 32.As the knockout stage commences on Sunday (today), PUNCH Online highlights the players who have won the Superior Player of the Match award twice so far.Players who won the Superior Player of the Match award twice in the World Cup group stageLionel Messi (Argentina) – vs Algeria, vs AustriaErling Haaland (Norway) – vs Iraq, vs SenegalFolarin Balogun (USA) – vs Paraguay, vs AustraliaVinicius Junior (Brazil) – vs Morocco, vs HaitiJohan Manzambi (Switzerland) – vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, vs CanadaJude Bellingham (England) – vs Ghana, vs PanamaPlayers with one Superior Player of the Match award in the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stageJulian Quiñones (Mexico) – vs South AfricaHwang In-beom (Korea Republic) – vs CzechiaIsmaël Koné (Canada) – vs Bosnia and HerzegovinaJohn McGinn (Scotland) – vs HaitiNestory Irankunda (Australia) – vs TürkiyeMahmoud Abunada (Qatar) – vs SwitzerlandYan Diomande (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs EcuadorKai Havertz (Germany) – vs CuraçaoVirgil van Dijk (Netherlands) – vs JapanAlexander Isak (Sweden) – vs TunisiaFederico Valverde (Uruguay) – vs Saudi ArabiaVozinha (Cabo Verde) – vs SpainRamin Rezaeian (IR Iran) – vs New ZealandEmam Ashour (Egypt) – vs BelgiumMichael Olise (France) – vs SenegalAli Olwan (Jordan) – vs AustriaAntoine Semenyo (Ghana) – vs PanamaHarry Kane (England) – vs CroatiaJoão Neves (Portugal) – vs Congo DRLuis Díaz (Colombia) – vs UzbekistanLadislav Krejčí (Czechia) – vs South AfricaJonathan David (Canada) – vs QatarLuis Romo (Mexico) – vs Korea RepublicIsmael Saibari (Morocco) – vs ScotlandMatías Galarza (Paraguay) – vs TürkiyeDeniz Undav (Germany) – vs Côte d’IvoireEloy Room (Curaçao) – vs EcuadorCody Gakpo (Netherlands) – vs SwedenAyase Ueda (Japan) – vs TunisiaKevin Pina (Cabo Verde) – vs UruguayMikel Oyarzabal (Spain) – vs Saudi ArabiaAlireza Beiranvand (IR Iran) – vs BelgiumMohamed Salah (Egypt) – vs New ZealandKylian Mbappé (France) – vs IraqIbrahim Maza (Algeria) – vs JordanCristian Martínez (Panama) – vs CroatiaCristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – vs UzbekistanDaniel Muñoz (Colombia) – vs Congo DRAchraf Hakimi (Morocco) – vs HaitiKerim Alajbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – vs QatarMateo Chávez (Mexico) – vs CzechiaThapelo Maseko (South Africa) – vs Korea RepublicNicolas Pépé (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs CuraçaoNilson Angulo (Ecuador) – vs GermanyAnthony Elanga (Sweden) – vs JapanBrian Brobbey (Netherlands) – vs TunisiaArda Güler (Türkiye) – vs USAAiden O’Neill (Australia) – vs ParaguayOusmane Dembélé (France) – vs NorwayPape Gueye (Senegal) – vs IraqLeandro Trossard (Belgium) – vs New ZealandDeroy Duarte (Cabo Verde) – vs Saudi ArabiaÁlex Baena (Spain) – vs UruguayPetar Sučić (Croatia) – vs GhanaRiyad Mahrez (Algeria) – vs AustriaGiovani Lo Celso (Argentina) – vs JordanDiogo Costa (Portugal) – vs ColombiaYoane Wissa (Congo DR) – vs Uzbekistan As the knockout stage commences on Sunday (today), PUNCH Online highlights the players who have won the Superior Player of the Match award twice so far.Players who won the Superior Player of the Match award twice in the World Cup group stageLionel Messi (Argentina) – vs Algeria, vs AustriaErling Haaland (Norway) – vs Iraq, vs SenegalFolarin Balogun (USA) – vs Paraguay, vs AustraliaVinicius Junior (Brazil) – vs Morocco, vs HaitiJohan Manzambi (Switzerland) – vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, vs CanadaJude Bellingham (England) – vs Ghana, vs PanamaPlayers with one Superior Player of the Match award in the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stageJulian Quiñones (Mexico) – vs South AfricaHwang In-beom (Korea Republic) – vs CzechiaIsmaël Koné (Canada) – vs Bosnia and HerzegovinaJohn McGinn (Scotland) – vs HaitiNestory Irankunda (Australia) – vs TürkiyeMahmoud Abunada (Qatar) – vs SwitzerlandYan Diomande (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs EcuadorKai Havertz (Germany) – vs CuraçaoVirgil van Dijk (Netherlands) – vs JapanAlexander Isak (Sweden) – vs TunisiaFederico Valverde (Uruguay) – vs Saudi ArabiaVozinha (Cabo Verde) – vs SpainRamin Rezaeian (IR Iran) – vs New ZealandEmam Ashour (Egypt) – vs BelgiumMichael Olise (France) – vs SenegalAli Olwan (Jordan) – vs AustriaAntoine Semenyo (Ghana) – vs PanamaHarry Kane (England) – vs CroatiaJoão Neves (Portugal) – vs Congo DRLuis Díaz (Colombia) – vs UzbekistanLadislav Krejčí (Czechia) – vs South AfricaJonathan David (Canada) – vs QatarLuis Romo (Mexico) – vs Korea RepublicIsmael Saibari (Morocco) – vs ScotlandMatías Galarza (Paraguay) – vs TürkiyeDeniz Undav (Germany) – vs Côte d’IvoireEloy Room (Curaçao) – vs EcuadorCody Gakpo (Netherlands) – vs SwedenAyase Ueda (Japan) – vs TunisiaKevin Pina (Cabo Verde) – vs UruguayMikel Oyarzabal (Spain) – vs Saudi ArabiaAlireza Beiranvand (IR Iran) – vs BelgiumMohamed Salah (Egypt) – vs New ZealandKylian Mbappé (France) – vs IraqIbrahim Maza (Algeria) – vs JordanCristian Martínez (Panama) – vs CroatiaCristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – vs UzbekistanDaniel Muñoz (Colombia) – vs Congo DRAchraf Hakimi (Morocco) – vs HaitiKerim Alajbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – vs QatarMateo Chávez (Mexico) – vs CzechiaThapelo Maseko (South Africa) – vs Korea RepublicNicolas Pépé (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs CuraçaoNilson Angulo (Ecuador) – vs GermanyAnthony Elanga (Sweden) – vs JapanBrian Brobbey (Netherlands) – vs TunisiaArda Güler (Türkiye) – vs USAAiden O’Neill (Australia) – vs ParaguayOusmane Dembélé (France) – vs NorwayPape Gueye (Senegal) – vs IraqLeandro Trossard (Belgium) – vs New ZealandDeroy Duarte (Cabo Verde) – vs Saudi ArabiaÁlex Baena (Spain) – vs UruguayPetar Sučić (Croatia) – vs GhanaRiyad Mahrez (Algeria) – vs AustriaGiovani Lo Celso (Argentina) – vs JordanDiogo Costa (Portugal) – vs ColombiaYoane Wissa (Congo DR) – vs Uzbekistan Players who won the Superior Player of the Match award twice in the World Cup group stageLionel Messi (Argentina) – vs Algeria, vs AustriaErling Haaland (Norway) – vs Iraq, vs SenegalFolarin Balogun (USA) – vs Paraguay, vs AustraliaVinicius Junior (Brazil) – vs Morocco, vs HaitiJohan Manzambi (Switzerland) – vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, vs CanadaJude Bellingham (England) – vs Ghana, vs PanamaPlayers with one Superior Player of the Match award in the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stageJulian Quiñones (Mexico) – vs South AfricaHwang In-beom (Korea Republic) – vs CzechiaIsmaël Koné (Canada) – vs Bosnia and HerzegovinaJohn McGinn (Scotland) – vs HaitiNestory Irankunda (Australia) – vs TürkiyeMahmoud Abunada (Qatar) – vs SwitzerlandYan Diomande (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs EcuadorKai Havertz (Germany) – vs CuraçaoVirgil van Dijk (Netherlands) – vs JapanAlexander Isak (Sweden) – vs TunisiaFederico Valverde (Uruguay) – vs Saudi ArabiaVozinha (Cabo Verde) – vs SpainRamin Rezaeian (IR Iran) – vs New ZealandEmam Ashour (Egypt) – vs BelgiumMichael Olise (France) – vs SenegalAli Olwan (Jordan) – vs AustriaAntoine Semenyo (Ghana) – vs PanamaHarry Kane (England) – vs CroatiaJoão Neves (Portugal) – vs Congo DRLuis Díaz (Colombia) – vs UzbekistanLadislav Krejčí (Czechia) – vs South AfricaJonathan David (Canada) – vs QatarLuis Romo (Mexico) – vs Korea RepublicIsmael Saibari (Morocco) – vs ScotlandMatías Galarza (Paraguay) – vs TürkiyeDeniz Undav (Germany) – vs Côte d’IvoireEloy Room (Curaçao) – vs EcuadorCody Gakpo (Netherlands) – vs SwedenAyase Ueda (Japan) – vs TunisiaKevin Pina (Cabo Verde) – vs UruguayMikel Oyarzabal (Spain) – vs Saudi ArabiaAlireza Beiranvand (IR Iran) – vs BelgiumMohamed Salah (Egypt) – vs New ZealandKylian Mbappé (France) – vs IraqIbrahim Maza (Algeria) – vs JordanCristian Martínez (Panama) – vs CroatiaCristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – vs UzbekistanDaniel Muñoz (Colombia) – vs Congo DRAchraf Hakimi (Morocco) – vs HaitiKerim Alajbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – vs QatarMateo Chávez (Mexico) – vs CzechiaThapelo Maseko (South Africa) – vs Korea RepublicNicolas Pépé (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs CuraçaoNilson Angulo (Ecuador) – vs GermanyAnthony Elanga (Sweden) – vs JapanBrian Brobbey (Netherlands) – vs TunisiaArda Güler (Türkiye) – vs USAAiden O’Neill (Australia) – vs ParaguayOusmane Dembélé (France) – vs NorwayPape Gueye (Senegal) – vs IraqLeandro Trossard (Belgium) – vs New ZealandDeroy Duarte (Cabo Verde) – vs Saudi ArabiaÁlex Baena (Spain) – vs UruguayPetar Sučić (Croatia) – vs GhanaRiyad Mahrez (Algeria) – vs AustriaGiovani Lo Celso (Argentina) – vs JordanDiogo Costa (Portugal) – vs ColombiaYoane Wissa (Congo DR) – vs Uzbekistan Players with one Superior Player of the Match award in the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stageJulian Quiñones (Mexico) – vs South AfricaHwang In-beom (Korea Republic) – vs CzechiaIsmaël Koné (Canada) – vs Bosnia and HerzegovinaJohn McGinn (Scotland) – vs HaitiNestory Irankunda (Australia) – vs TürkiyeMahmoud Abunada (Qatar) – vs SwitzerlandYan Diomande (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs EcuadorKai Havertz (Germany) – vs CuraçaoVirgil van Dijk (Netherlands) – vs JapanAlexander Isak (Sweden) – vs TunisiaFederico Valverde (Uruguay) – vs Saudi ArabiaVozinha (Cabo Verde) – vs SpainRamin Rezaeian (IR Iran) – vs New ZealandEmam Ashour (Egypt) – vs BelgiumMichael Olise (France) – vs SenegalAli Olwan (Jordan) – vs AustriaAntoine Semenyo (Ghana) – vs PanamaHarry Kane (England) – vs CroatiaJoão Neves (Portugal) – vs Congo DRLuis Díaz (Colombia) – vs UzbekistanLadislav Krejčí (Czechia) – vs South AfricaJonathan David (Canada) – vs QatarLuis Romo (Mexico) – vs Korea RepublicIsmael Saibari (Morocco) – vs ScotlandMatías Galarza (Paraguay) – vs TürkiyeDeniz Undav (Germany) – vs Côte d’IvoireEloy Room (Curaçao) – vs EcuadorCody Gakpo (Netherlands) – vs SwedenAyase Ueda (Japan) – vs TunisiaKevin Pina (Cabo Verde) – vs UruguayMikel Oyarzabal (Spain) – vs Saudi ArabiaAlireza Beiranvand (IR Iran) – vs BelgiumMohamed Salah (Egypt) – vs New ZealandKylian Mbappé (France) – vs IraqIbrahim Maza (Algeria) – vs JordanCristian Martínez (Panama) – vs CroatiaCristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – vs UzbekistanDaniel Muñoz (Colombia) – vs Congo DRAchraf Hakimi (Morocco) – vs HaitiKerim Alajbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – vs QatarMateo Chávez (Mexico) – vs CzechiaThapelo Maseko (South Africa) – vs Korea RepublicNicolas Pépé (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs CuraçaoNilson Angulo (Ecuador) – vs GermanyAnthony Elanga (Sweden) – vs JapanBrian Brobbey (Netherlands) – vs TunisiaArda Güler (Türkiye) – vs USAAiden O’Neill (Australia) – vs ParaguayOusmane Dembélé (France) – vs NorwayPape Gueye (Senegal) – vs IraqLeandro Trossard (Belgium) – vs New ZealandDeroy Duarte (Cabo Verde) – vs Saudi ArabiaÁlex Baena (Spain) – vs UruguayPetar Sučić (Croatia) – vs GhanaRiyad Mahrez (Algeria) – vs AustriaGiovani Lo Celso (Argentina) – vs JordanDiogo Costa (Portugal) – vs ColombiaYoane Wissa (Congo DR) – vs Uzbekistan