The World Cup player predictions thread

[Trickykid]

Just 10 days to go. Let's get down to business and make some predictions.


The official FIFA awards

Golden ball (Best player):

Golden boot (Top scorer):

Golden glove (Best goalkeeper):

Best young player (Under 21 at the beginning of the calender year):



The Barçaforum awards

Surprise of the tournament (a player that few expected to be one of the stars of the tournament):

The Poborsky award (a player coming from (relative) obscurity who has a great tournament and gets sold to a European powerhouse for silly money, only to flunk badly there):

Flop of the tournament:

 

[Alik]

Golden ball (Best player): Neymar

Golden boot (Top scorer): Neymar

Golden glove (Best goalkeeper): De Gea

Best young player (Under 21 at the beginning of the calender year): Mbappé

Flop of the tournament: CR7

 

[FCBfan22]

Golden ball (Best player): Neymar

Golden boot (Top scorer): Messi

Golden glove (Best goalkeeper): De Gea

Best young player (Under 21 at the beginning of the calender year): Dembele

Flop of the tournament: CR7

 

[Trickykid]

The official FIFA awards

Golden ball (Best player): Neymar

Golden boot (Top scorer): Neymar

Golden glove (Best goalkeeper): De Gea

Best young player (Under 21 at the beginning of the calender year): Gabriel Jesus



The Barçaforum awards

Surprise of the tournament (a player that few expected to be one of the stars of the tournament): Diego Costa

The Poborsky award (a player coming from (relative) obscurity who has a great tournament and gets sold to a European powerhouse for silly money, only to flunk badly there): Mateus Uribe

Flop of the tournament: Cronaldo (just like last World Cup)

 

[raki]

Golden ball (Best player): Messi
Golden boot (Top scorer): Messi

Golden glove (Best goalkeeper): Alisson

Best young player (Under 21 at the beginning of the calender year): Mbappé

Flop of the tournament: Muller

 

[BarçaBarça]

Golden ball (Best player): Griezmann

Golden boot (Top scorer): Jesus

Golden glove (Best goalkeeper): De Gea

Best young player (Under 21 at the beginning of the calender year): Jesus

Surprise of the tournament (a player that few expected to be one of the stars of the tournament): Higuain

The Poborsky award (a player coming from (relative) obscurity who has a great tournament and gets sold to a European powerhouse for silly money, only to flunk badly there):

Flop of the tournament: Ronaldo

 

[ronniecro]

Golden ball (Best player): Neymar

Golden boot (Top scorer): Griezmann

Golden glove (Best goalkeeper): Lloris

Best young player (Under 21 at the beginning of the calender year): Mbappe



The Barçaforum awards

Surprise of the tournament (a player that few expected to be one of the stars of the tournament): Ante Rebić

The Poborsky award (a player coming from (relative) obscurity who has a great tournament and gets sold to a European powerhouse for silly money, only to flunk badly there):

Flop of the tournament: Higuain

 

[Wallace]

The official FIFA awards

Golden ball (Best player): Neymar

Golden boot (Top scorer): Neymar

Golden glove (Best goalkeeper): Alisson

Best young player (Under 21 at the beginning of the calender year): Gabriel Jesus



The Barçaforum awards

Surprise of the tournament (a player that few expected to be one of the stars of the tournament): Pogba

The Poborsky award (a player coming from (relative) obscurity who has a great tournament and gets sold to a European powerhouse for silly money, only to flunk badly there): Paolo Guerrero

Flop of the tournament: Messi

 

[DonAK]

^I see the Brazil v Argentina rivalry is strong with this one.

I will use this post/space to post mine later.

 

[Barcaman]

The official FIFA awards

Golden ball (Best player): Messi

Golden boot (Top scorer): Messi

Golden glove (Best goalkeeper): De Gea

Best young player (Under 21 at the beginning of the calender year): Mbappe



The Barçaforum awards

Surprise of the tournament (a player that few expected to be one of the stars of the tournament): Paulinho

The Poborsky award (a player coming from (relative) obscurity who has a great tournament and gets sold to a European powerhouse for silly money, only to flunk badly there): Rebić

Flop of the tournament: Ronaldo

 

[te amo barca]

The official FIFA awards

Golden ball (Best player): Messi/Neymar

Golden boot (Top scorer): Griezmann

Golden glove (Best goalkeeper): Alisson

Best young player (Under 21 at the beginning of the calender year): Dembele



The Barçaforum awards

Surprise of the tournament (a player that few expected to be one of the stars of the tournament): Thiago Alcantara

The Poborsky award (a player coming from (relative) obscurity who has a great tournament and gets sold to a European powerhouse for silly money, only not to flunk badly there): Herving Lozano

Flop of the tournament: Pogba

 

[patrickjburt]

Golden ball (Best player): Griezmann

Golden boot (Top scorer): Messi

Golden glove (Best goalkeeper): Alisson

Best young player (Under 21 at the beginning of the calender year): Dembele

Flop of the tournament: Pogba

 

[Jenks]

Pogba is 25.

 

[FCBfan22]

Golden ball (Best player): Griezmann

Golden boot (Top scorer): Messi

Golden glove (Best goalkeeper): Alisson

Best young player (Under 21 at the beginning of the calender year): Pogba

Flop of the tournament: Messi

Top scorer and flop of the tournament at the same time?
Pogba a young talent?

Get out.

 

[Flavius]

Golden ball (Best player): Neymar

Golden boot (Top scorer): Messi

Golden glove (Best goalkeeper): De Gea

Best young player (Under 21 at the beginning of the calender year): Dembele

Flop of the tournament: CR150