COMPLETE ROSTER: FIFA World Cup Athletes Who Have Earned Multiple Man of the Match Honors

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The group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup featured several standout individual performances.

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Still, only six players won the Superior Player of the Match award twice before the knockout rounds.

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Argentina captain Lionel Messi, who also has the most goals (six), is among the players to claim the accolade on two occasions.

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The other players are from co-hosts USA, Norway, Brazil, Switzerland and England.

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The awards underline their influence in helping their countries reach the Round of 32.

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As the knockout stage commences on Sunday (today), PUNCH Online highlights the players who have won the Superior Player of the Match award twice so far.

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Players who won the Superior Player of the Match award twice in the World Cup group stage

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• Lionel Messi (Argentina) – vs Algeria, vs Austria
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• Erling Haaland (Norway) – vs Iraq, vs Senegal
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• Folarin Balogun (USA) – vs Paraguay, vs Australia
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• Vinicius Junior (Brazil) – vs Morocco, vs Haiti
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• Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) – vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, vs Canada
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• Jude Bellingham (England) – vs Ghana, vs Panama
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Players with one Superior Player of the Match award in the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage

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• Julian Quiñones (Mexico) – vs South Africa
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• Hwang In-beom (Korea Republic) – vs Czechia
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• Ismaël Koné (Canada) – vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
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• John McGinn (Scotland) – vs Haiti
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• Nestory Irankunda (Australia) – vs Türkiye
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• Mahmoud Abunada (Qatar) – vs Switzerland
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• Yan Diomande (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs Ecuador
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• Kai Havertz (Germany) – vs Curaçao
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• Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) – vs Japan
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• Alexander Isak (Sweden) – vs Tunisia
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• Federico Valverde (Uruguay) – vs Saudi Arabia
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• Vozinha (Cabo Verde) – vs Spain
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• Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) – vs New Zealand
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• Emam Ashour (Egypt) – vs Belgium
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• Michael Olise (France) – vs Senegal
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• Ali Olwan (Jordan) – vs Austria
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• Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) – vs Panama
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• Harry Kane (England) – vs Croatia
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• João Neves (Portugal) – vs Congo DR
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• Luis Díaz (Colombia) – vs Uzbekistan
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• Ladislav Krejčí (Czechia) – vs South Africa
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• Jonathan David (Canada) – vs Qatar
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• Luis Romo (Mexico) – vs Korea Republic
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• Ismael Saibari (Morocco) – vs Scotland
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• Matías Galarza (Paraguay) – vs Türkiye
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• Deniz Undav (Germany) – vs Côte d’Ivoire
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• Eloy Room (Curaçao) – vs Ecuador
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• Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) – vs Sweden
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• Ayase Ueda (Japan) – vs Tunisia
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• Kevin Pina (Cabo Verde) – vs Uruguay
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• Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) – vs Saudi Arabia
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• Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran) – vs Belgium
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• Mohamed Salah (Egypt) – vs New Zealand
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• Kylian Mbappé (France) – vs Iraq
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• Ibrahim Maza (Algeria) – vs Jordan
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• Cristian Martínez (Panama) – vs Croatia
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• Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – vs Uzbekistan
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• Daniel Muñoz (Colombia) – vs Congo DR
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• Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) – vs Haiti
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• Kerim Alajbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – vs Qatar
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• Mateo Chávez (Mexico) – vs Czechia
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• Thapelo Maseko (South Africa) – vs Korea Republic
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• Nicolas Pépé (Côte d’Ivoire) – vs Curaçao
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• Nilson Angulo (Ecuador) – vs Germany
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• Anthony Elanga (Sweden) – vs Japan
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• Brian Brobbey (Netherlands) – vs Tunisia
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• Arda Güler (Türkiye) – vs USA
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• Aiden O’Neill (Australia) – vs Paraguay
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• Ousmane Dembélé (France) – vs Norway
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• Pape Gueye (Senegal) – vs Iraq
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• Leandro Trossard (Belgium) – vs New Zealand
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• Deroy Duarte (Cabo Verde) – vs Saudi Arabia
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• Álex Baena (Spain) – vs Uruguay
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• Petar Sučić (Croatia) – vs Ghana
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• Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) – vs Austria
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• Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) – vs Jordan
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• Diogo Costa (Portugal) – vs Colombia
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• Yoane Wissa (Congo DR) – vs Uzbekistan
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