FIFA World Cup 2022: List of all man of the match award winners

The best player in each game is given this award
This World Cup has certainly excelled the previous World Cups in terms of entertainment; there have been so many shocks and players demonstrating their intent that they are sacrificing their heart and soul on the field to win this tournament. From outstanding performances by players to many underdogs generating upsets in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
We are only in the second round of group stage matches, but a lot has already transpired. Yesterday, Qatar became the first host nation to be eliminated from the World Cup, while many teams have still to qualify for the round of 16.
Many individual player’s attributes altered the game for their team, and they were named Man of the Match. MOTM from each game is given here.
GROUP STAGES
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Qatar 0-1 Ecuador – Enner Valencia
Monday, November 21, 2022
England 6-2 Iran – Bukayo Saka
Senegal 0-2 Netherlands – Cody Gakpo
USA 1-1 Wales – Gareth Bale
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Argentina 1-2 Saudi – Arabia Mohammed Alowais
Mexico 0-0 Poland – Guillermo Ochoa
Denmark 0-0 Tunisia – Aissa Laidouni
France 4-1 Australia – Kylian Mbappe
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Morocco 0-0 Croatia – Luka Modric
Germany 1-2 Japan – Shuichi Gonda
Spain 7-0 Costa Rica – Gavi
Belgium 1-0 Canada – Kevin De Bruyne
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon – Yann Sommer
Uruguay 0-0 South Korea – Federico Valverde
Brazil 2-0 Serbia – Richarlison
Portugal 3-2 Ghana – Cristiano Ronaldo
Friday, November 25, 2022
Wales 0-2 Iran – Mehdi Taremi
Qatar 1-3 Senegal – Famara Diedhiou
Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador – Frenkie de Jong
England 0-0 USA – Christian Pulisic
Saturday, November 26, 2022
Tunisia 0-1 Australia – Mitchell Duke
Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia – Robert Lewandowski
France 2-1 Denmark – Kylian Mbappe
Argentina 2-0 Mexico – Lionel Messi
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Japan 0-1 Costa Rica – Keysher Fuller
Belgium 0-2 Morocco - Hakim Ziyech
Croatia 4-1 Canada – Andrej Kramaric
Spain 1-1 Germany – Alvaro Morata
Monday, November 28, 2022
Cameroon 3-3 Serbia – Vincent Aboubakar
South Korea 2-3 Ghana – Mohammed Kudus
Brazil 1-0 Switzerland – Casemiro
Portugal 0-2 Uruguay – Bruno Fernandes
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Netherlands 0-2 Qatar – Davy Klaassen
Ecuador 2-1 Senegal – Kalidou Koulibaly
Iran 0-1 USA – Christian Pulisic
Wales 0-3 England – Marcus Rashford
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Tunisia 1-0 France – Wahibi Khazri
Australia 1-0 Denmark – Mathew Leckie
Poland 0-2 Argentina – Alexis McAllister
Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico – Luis Chavez
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Croatia 0-0 Belgium – Luka Modric
Canada 1-2 Morocco – Achraf Hakimi
Japan 2-1 Spain – Ao Tanaka
Costa Rica 2-4 Germany – Kai Havertz
Friday, December 2, 2022
South Korea 2-1 Portugal – Hwang Heechan
Ghana 0-2 Uruguay – Giorgian DE ARRASCAET
Serbia 2-3 Switzerland – Granit Xhaka
Cameroon 1-0 Brazil – Devis EPASSY
ROUND OF 16
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Netherlands 3-1 USA - Denzel Dumfries
Argentina 2-1 Australia - Lionel Messi
Sunday, December 4, 2022
France 4-1 Poland - Kylian Mbappe
England 3-0 Senegal - Harry Kane
Monday, December 5, 2022
Japan(1) 1-1 (3)Croatia - Dominik Livakovic
Brazil 4-1 South Korea – Neymar
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Morocco(3) 0-0 (0)Spain - Yassine Bounou
Portugal 6-1 Switzerland – Goncalo Ramos
QUARTER-FINALS
Friday, December 9, 2022
Croatia (4) 1-1 (2) Brazil - Neymar
Netherlands (3) 2-2 (4) Argentina - Lionel Messi
Saturday, December 10, 2022
England 1-2 France - Olivier Giroud
Morocco 0-1 Portugal – Yassine Bounou
SEMI-FINALS
Wednesday, December 13, 2022
Argentina 3-0 Croatia – Lionel Messi
Thursday, December 14, 2022
France 2-0 Morocco – Theo Hernandez
Third Place Play-off
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Croatia 2-1 Morocco – Josko Gvardiol
FINAL
Sunday, December 18, 2022
France 3 (2) -3 (4) Argentina – Lionel Messi
**This article was last updated on 15 December 2022.
After earning a bachelor's degree in mass media, Rajarshi began his career as a sports writer in 2019, driven by his passion for sports journalism. He has been working in the field for over six years. A devoted fan of Lionel Messi and Barcelona, Rajarshi has been involved in sports since childhood. Before turning his focus to journalism, he even represented his college at the state level. Along with covering football, he enjoys playing the game, watching movies, and experimenting with new recipes in his spare time, as cooking is one of his favorite hobbies.
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