Award for the Best Young Player in FIFA World Cup Football
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The Best Young Player award is given by FIFA after finishing a World Cup tournament. This award was awarded for the first time in 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, and German footballer Lukas Podolski got this award. Currently, this award is commercially termed as "Hyundai Best Young Player Award".
The Best Young Player Award is handed out to a youngster who ‘executes’ beyond all expectations. Only a youngster who is blessed with a rare dosage of deftness and talent is honored with the award. There is an age limit for this award; the award is only given to a player who has not crossed 21 years of age. The Best Young Player award is given for the best player under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year, when the certain FIFA World Cup will be start.
For an example, in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, this meant that the player had to have been born on or after 1 January 1993. The selection for the “Best Young Player Award” took place on FIFA's official World Cup website with the help of The FIFA Technical Study Group.
