France players celebrating after winning the FIFA World Cup final against Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Sunday — AP MOSCOW, July 16 (Agencies): Harry Kane has won the Golden Boot for the 2018 World Cup.
The England captain scored six times in seven appearances to claim the prize for the tournament's top scorer.
The Tottenham forward is the first England player to win the award since Gary Lineker, who scored six times in the 1986 finals.
Kane finished two goals ahead of Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, Russia's Denis Cheryshev, Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo and France duo Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe, the latter two both scoring in France's 4-2 final victory over Croatia.
The 24-year-old only scored three of his goals from open play, two of which were headers in the 2-1 opening group win over Tunisia. His other came when he deflected in a Ruben Loftus-Cheek shot against Panama.
Kane's other three goals came from the penalty spot: two against Panama, and one in the last-16 game with Colombia.
Meanwhile, Luka Modric has won the Golden Ball for the best player at the 2018 FIFA?World Cup.
The Croatia captain and Real Madrid midfielder inspired his side to the final for the first time in their history but was powerless to prevent Didier Deschamps' men from taking the trophy 4-2 in Moscow.
Harry Kane
Modric beat Belgium forward Eden Hazard and Antoine Griezmann, who claimed a winner's medal after netting for Les Bleus in the final, to the prize.
FIFA's Technical Study Group decided the winner of the award, which was given to Argentina's Lionel Messi in 2014.
Past winners include Zinedine Zidane, Brazil great Ronaldo, Diego Maradona and Paolo Rossi.
Modric is also among the early favourites to win the 2018 Ballon d'Or later this year.
In another, Thibaut Courtois has won the Golden Glove award for the best goalkeeper at the 2018 World Cup.
Belgium goalkeeper Courtois was influential in his side's run to the semi-finals as his country achieved their best finish in the tournament, coming third.
The Chelsea man kept clean sheets against Panama and England twice, while alsoimpressing in a win over Brazil, to edge out finalists Hugo Lloris and Danijel Subasic.
After it was confirmed he had won the award following the final, Courtois posted on Twitter: "One of the biggest individual honors you can get as a goalkeeper! So proud of this!"
The prize is given to the keeper deemed by FIFA's Technical Study Group to have been the most impressive in the tournament.
Germany's Manuel Neuer won in 2014. Otherpast winners include Iker Casillas, Gianluigi Buffon, Oliver Kahn, Fabien Barthez and Michel Preud'homme.
Meanwhile, World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe has won the FIFA Young Player award for his performances at Russia 2018.
The Paris Saint-Germain star is the second France player in a row to win the prize, after team-mate Paul Pogba claimed four years ago.
The award, which can only be won by players born on or after January 1, is given to the outstanding young footballer at the finals.
Croatia's midfielder Luka Modric posing with the Golden Ball, next to France's forward Kylian Mbappe, who in turn carries the Best Young Player Award after the Russia 2018 World Cup final football match on Sunday — Internet
"Technical qualities such as skill, style and charisma are taken into account, but so are other important factors such as a sense of fair play and a genuine impression that the player is playing for the love of the game," according to FIFA.
Mbappe scored four times in seven appearances to help his countrylift a second world title, netting in the 4-2 win over Croatia in Sunday's final.
The 19-year-old became the first teenager to score twice in the same World Cup game since Pele in 1958 when he hit a double in the 4-3 last-16 win win over Argentina.
Meanwhile, the Spanish national football team won the FIFA Fair Play Trophy, an award for the team that advanced to the second round with the best record of fair play, on Sunday.
Spain reached the round of 16 in this summer's tournament but were eliminated as they lost to Russia on penalties.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup award ceremony was held at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday after the final match, where France beat Croatia 4-2 to lift their second World Cup trophy.
Thibaut Courtois
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