The World Cup has finally come to an end with Argentina and Messi lifting the trophy. This year’s tournament was full of excitement and drama to say the least, but as always there were player who either made or solidified their spot in global football over the course of November. The 2Cents Cultureverse made sure to keep tabs on every player from the African diaspora so that we could bring you our own end of tournament awards.
Cultureverse “Best Of” Awards
Breakout Player: Cody Gakpo
Our Cultureverse vote for Breakout Player at the World Cup goes to: Cody Gakpo.
Already making noise on the club side, Gakpo’s performances for The Netherland cemented for a big move once the transfer window opens.
Stats
| Games | Started | Minutes | Goals | PK | Assists |
| 5 | 5 | 454 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Best Young Player: Bukayo Saka
Our Cultureverse vote for Best Young Player at the World Cup goes to: Bukayo Saka.
Continuing his run from the Euros, Saka has been one of a few young players not blinded by the bright lights during this year’s tournament.
Stats
| Games | Started | Minutes | Goals | PK | Assists |
| 4 | 4 | 291 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Best Goal: Vincent Aboubaker
Our Cultureverse vote for Best Goal at the World Cup goes to: Vincent Aboubaker.
Vincent had one of the most disrespectful goals in the tournament, sitting one defender down and chipping the keeper. It was called offside, but VAR came through for ya boy!
Stats
| Games | Started | Minutes | Goals | PK | Assists |
| 3 | 3 | 141 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
MVP + Golden Boot: Kylian Mbappe
Our Cultureverse vote for MVP, and our Golden Boot goes to: Kylian Mbappe.
If the Kid wasn’t already cemented as a 🐐, he left no doubts in our minds with his performance in this tournament including a hat trick in the final.
Stats
| Games | Started | Minutes | Goals | PK | Assists |
| 7 | 7 | 597 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Cultureverse Best XI
A big debate in the group chat, here’s our aggregate Best XI of Cultureverse players from the World Cup.
