World Cup Golden Glove winners.
Updated June 20, 2026 · DynastyDaily Editorial · ● Live
Direct answer
The Golden Glove goes to the best goalkeeper of each World Cup, awarded since 1994 and renamed the Lev Yashin Award in 2010. Winners: Preud'homme 1994, Barthez 1998, Kahn 2002, Buffon 2006, Casillas 2010, Neuer 2014, Courtois 2018, Emiliano Martínez 2022. Kahn 2002 is the only keeper to win both Glove and Ball in the same edition.
Golden Glove winners (1994-2022)
| Year | Goalkeeper | Country | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Michel Preud'homme | Belgium | Only conceded 4 goals as Belgium reached R16. |
| 1998 | Fabien Barthez | France | Five clean sheets in seven matches; France's first WC. |
| 2002 | Oliver Kahn | Germany | Also Golden Ball — unique double for a goalkeeper. |
| 2006 | Gianluigi Buffon | Italy | Conceded only 2 goals in 7 matches; Italy's 4th title. |
| 2010 | Iker Casillas | Spain | Clean sheet in the final; renamed "Lev Yashin Award" from this edition. |
| 2014 | Manuel Neuer | Germany | Redefined the sweeper-keeper role en route to Germany's 4th title. |
| 2018 | Thibaut Courtois | Belgium | 3rd-place finish; back-to-back Belgian winners for the award. |
| 2022 | Emiliano Martínez | Argentina | Two penalty-shootout saves; final-match save on Kolo Muani in extra time. |
Renamed the "Lev Yashin Award" in 2010 in honour of the Soviet goalkeeping legend. Voted by the FIFA Technical Study Group.
Patterns & trivia
Belgian keepers won twice: Michel Preud'homme (1994) and Thibaut Courtois (2018) — small country, big keeper tradition.
Kahn unique: Oliver Kahn's 2002 award is the only time the Golden Glove and Golden Ball were won by the same player.
Penalty heroics: Emiliano Martínez at Qatar 2022 saved twice in the quarter-final shootout vs Netherlands and once in the final shootout vs France — including the iconic save on Kolo Muani in extra time of the final at 3-3.
Pre-1994: There was no Golden Glove before 1994. The technical study group named keepers of note, but no award was distributed.
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