FIFA nominated the best football player for the 1/16 final match of the World Cup 2026 between the national teams of Belgium and Senegal, which ended with the Belgians defeating the Belgians with a 3:2 score after the extra hour.
The volunteer of the individual award was the senior player Juri Tielemans, who played a key role in his team’s comeback. The midfielder scored a double, immediately equalized the goal in the 89th quarter and took the game into overtime.
Thielemans scored a winning goal already in the compensation hour of another additional half, and also realized a penalty on the 120th + 5th half.. Another goal scorer for the Belgian national team is Romelu Lukaku.
After all this success, Belgium made it to the 1/8 finals of the World Cup, playing against the USA.