World Cup MVPs

Players named man of the match most often at the 2026 World Cup (across 94 matches with an MVP). Lionel Messi tops the list.

#	Player	Team	MVPs
1	Lionel Messi	Argentina	7
2	Erling Haaland	Norway	3
2	Jude Bellingham	England	3
2	Kylian Mbappé	France	3
5	Gregor Kobel	Switzerland	2
5	Harry Kane	England	2
5	Julián Quiñones	Mexico	2
5	Mikel Oyarzabal	Spain	2
5	Ousmane Dembélé	France	2
5	Vinícius Júnior	Brazil	2

Only players named MVP in two or more matches are shown. Each match's MVP is the top-rated player per API-Football data.