Wednesday, July 10, 2019

FIFA honors individuals, teams at conclusion of Women's World Cup 2019

By Jennifer Edwards
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (July 10, 2019) In addition to the team trophy awarded to the United States for winning the Women's World Cup, FIFA also handed out additional accolades for individual and team success at the conclusion of the tournament. Let's look at the awards and their honorees.

Gold Medal and World Cup Trophy: United States 
Silver Medal: Netherlands 
Third place: Sweden 
Fourth place: England 

Golden Ball Award (for the most technical player in the tournament voted on by the FIFA Technical Study Group):  Megan Rapinoe (USA)

Silver Ball Award: Lucy Bronze (England)

Bronze Ball Award: Rose Lavelle (USA)

Golden Boot Award  (to the player who scored the most goals in the tournament): Megan Rapinoe USA (scoring six goals in five games) 

Silver Boot Award (to the player with the second most goals scored in the tournament:  Alex Morgan USA (scoring six goals and three assists)

Bronze Boot Award (to the player with the third most goals scored in the tournament: Ellen White (England) (six goals, no assists) 

Golden Glove Award (to the most outstanding goalkeeper as decided on by FIFA Technical Study Group:  Sari van Veenendall (Netherlands)

Hyundai’s Best Young Player Award: Giulia Gwinn (Germany)

Fair Play Team Award: France (with a superior disciplinary record on the field)



















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