Most Player of the Match awards won at the FIFA World Cup finals (male)
- Who
- Lionel Messi
- What
- 11 total number
- Where
- Qatar (Lusail)
- When
- 18 December 2022
The most Player of the Match awards won at the FIFA World Cup finals (male) is 11, achieved by Lionel Messi (Argentina) between 2010 and 2022.
Lionel Messi was named Player of the Match in five of Argentina’s seven games at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, including all four of their knockout ties. He also won awards in 2010 (one), 2014 (four) and 2018 (one). FIFA first began handing out Player of the Match awards in 2002.