I didn't say that France goalie should have won the award. Livakovic is Croatia national team's goalie. While I agree that Martinez led his team to become the World Cup winner, but I still think that Livakovic had more great saves than Martinez. I know that FIFA often takes into consideration only the last game so I'm not surprised that they gave the reward to Martinez.
Now I'm confused hehehe
I was sure that Fifa chose the player before the final match.
I tried to find on Fifa's website some official rule about the choice but I couldn't find anything about which match they choose the best goalkeeper: until the semi finals or the finals, so I was in doubt.
If you find any sources, please post here because now I'm very interested.
For example, Pedri and Gavi had a good tournament. They have gained very important experience here. Gavi is 18 years old. Pedri is 20 years old. They have many years ahead of them. If they keep playing like this, they can turn into very big stars like Xavi and Iniesta.
There really are many similarities between the two pairs of players.
Luis Enrique has done a good job in my opinion, and Spain has an excellent foundation for the next World Cup and I am sure they will be title favorites again in 2026.
They will be 22 and 24 years, with experience in cup, good enough.