World Cup 2026 Young Player Of The Tournament Odds
Some exciting young stars will be playing in the World Cup 2026 in North America, and we have the betting for the World Cup 2026 Young Player Of The Tournament, which is sure to be a fascinating market. Which emerging talents can sparkle on the biggest stage this summer?
World Cup 2026 Young Player Of The Tournament Odds
Take a look at the latest World Cup 2026 Young Player of the Tournament odds here…
| Player | Best Odds |
| Lamine Yamal | 2/1 |
| Desire Doue | 3/1 |
| Lennart Karl | 8/1 |
| Warren Zaire-Emery | 10/1 |
Who Are The Betting Favourites For The World Cup 2026 Young Player Of The Tournament?
Whilst the most coveted individual title at the World Cup is the World Cup Player Of The Tournament crown, the Young Player Award is also a prestigious accolade in its own right. In order to qualify for the award you must be no older than 21 years old, so for the 2026 World Cup the player must be 21 or under by January 1st, 2005.
We pick out some of the leading contenders for the World Cup 2026 Young Player of the Tournament.
- Lamine Yamal – Spanish sensation Lamine Yamal has already been a revelation in recent times and the Barcelona attacker was a huge part of Spain’s Euro 2024 tournament win. Still only 18 he will be one of the driving forces of the Spanish team, who will be looking to recapture the World Cup crown.
- Warren Zaire-Emery – French star Warren Zaire-Emery will be looking to enhance his reputation in world football and the PSG player will be 20 years old at the start of the World Cup. With plenty of caps for the national team already, the young talent has to be a leading challenger for the gong.
- Endrick – A protege at Palmeiras, Endrick was a big signing for Real Madrid in 2024 and the Brazilian attacker will be one of the shining beacons for Brazil in the World Cup in 2026. He’s already netted a few goals for the South Americans and is still a raw talent that could flourish on the big stage.
- Pau Cubarsi – With over 50 appearances for Barcelona and double figures for his country, Spanish centre-back Pau Cubarsi has quickly become of the star defensive names in world football. Showing tenacity and quality in defence, the teenager will be one of the main defensive talents at the World Cup in 2026.
Former Winners Of The World Cup Young Player Of The Tournament
The World Cup Young Player of the Tournament was only given out as an award for the first time in 2006, but FIFA conducted a survey for fans to vote on who they think have been the young stars in tournaments prior to that. We look back at the last 40 years and see which players have been named the Young Player of the Tournament.
| Year | Player | Nation |
| 2022 | Enzo Fernandez | Argentina |
| 2018 | Kylian Mbappe | France |
| 2014 | Paul Pogba | France |
| 2010 | Thomas Muller | Germany |
| 2006 | Lukas Podolski | Germany |
| 2002 | Landon Donovan | USA |
| 1998 | Michael Owen | England |
| 1994 | Marc Overmars | Netherlands |
| 1990 | Robert Prosinecki | Yugoslavia |
| 1986 | Enzo Scifo | Belgium |
FAQs
The FIFA Young Player award is decided by a combination of a FIFA technical committee and also the fans get to vote as well.
Lamine Yamal is undoubtedly the exciting young talent in world football, but the likes of Desire Doue and Nico O’Reilly will be another brace of young guns ready to star in the World Cup 2026.
You have to be 21 years old or younger on Jan 1st, 2026.
France have had the most Young Player of the Tournament awards at the World Cup with three players, including Kylian Mbappe and Paul Pogba being crowned winners.