Player of the Tournament Power Rankings: Messi and Mbappe's battle for the ages

Diego Maradona, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane – some of the biggest names in football history have illuminated the game’s grandest stage. But who was the best player at this year's tournament?

Obviously, Lionel Messi led by example for Argentina, but he was ably supported by breakout stars such as Julian Alvarez and Enzo Fernandez, as well as veteran centre-back Nicolas Otamendi.

But what about France's outstanding attackers? Olivier Giroud became the country's all-time leading scorer, Kylian Mbappe was just phenomenal, while Antoine Griezmann was the brains behind the operation.

Then again, maybe the award should go to one of the men starred for Morocco during their historic run to the last four?

Below, GOAL runs through the tournament's 10 best players...