What is MOTM? What is Man of the Match?

MOTM stands for “Man of the Match” which means the best player of the match. During the 2022 World Cup or other football matches, we will often see the phrase MOTM appear in many newspapers, forums or readers’ comments.

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In sports, Player of the Match or Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series or MOTM is awarded to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the biggest impact, in a game. specific match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports.

Currently, the selection of MOTM – “Man of the Match” is always controversial because the criteria are not clear. Several of the Man of the Match awards presented at the World Cup in Qatar have caused controversy. But how is the Man of the Match award decided and how does the voting system work? In addition, there was a Belgian player who did not expect to receive a Budweiser-sponsored trophy at the end of the match.

Luka Modric was awarded Man of the Match in Croatia’s goalless draw against Morocco despite a lackluster performance from the 37-year-old Real Madrid midfielder, while Kevin De Bruyne and Cristiano Ronaldo were also awarded the trophy. Big red Budweiser glass though different team.

But who decides who gets the prize at the end of each match?

How to select players to be MOTM

The title of Player of the Match – MOTM – “Man of the Match” by Budweiser announced on the website FIFA+ . From the 60th to the 88th minute of every World Cup match, people around the world can vote for their players.

Players are sorted on the list by minutes played or alternatively, voters can filter the results by team, location or simply by searching for Player of the Match.

That rule is a maximum of one entry per person, per World Cup match.

Anyone of legal age can enter the contest as long as they are registered, whether or not they are watching the match in question.

And if being a part of football history isn’t enough to excite you, voters will also be in the running to win a Polaroid photo of one of the league’s players.

List of players awarded Man of the Match – World cup 2022

Qatar 0-2 Ecuador: Enner Valencia

England 6-2 Iran: Bukayo Saka

Senegal 0-2 Netherlands: Cody Gakpo

USA 1-1 Wales: Gareth Bale

Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Alowais

Denmark 0-0 Tunisia: Aissa Laidouni

Mexico 0-0 Poland – Guillermo Ochoa

France 4-1 Australia – Kylian Mbappe

Morocco 0-0 Croatia – Luka Modric

Germany 1-2 Japan – Shuichi Gonda

Spain 7-0 Costa Rica – Gavi