FIFA World Cup Golden Ball winners

DOHA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Recipients of the Golden Ball, awarded to the best player at each edition of the FIFA World Cup:

1982 - Paulo Rossi (Italy)

1986 - Diego Maradona (Argentina)

1990 - Salvatore Schillaci (Italy)

1994 Romario (Brazil)

1998 Ronaldo (Brazil)

2002 Oliver Kahn (Germany)

2006 Zinedine Zidane (France)

2010 Diego Forlan (Uruguay)

2014 Lionel Messi (Argentina)

2018 Luka Modric (Croatia)