Messi of Argentina was voted most feared player at the tournament by thousands of football fans worldwide in the bet365 Fan Nation Survey, which came out to 48% of the total.

wAfter Neymar of Brazil came in third with 41% of the voting, the legendary Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal finished in second place with 44%.

Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema, both from France, finished the top five with 40% and 31% of the vote, respectively.

Only Harry Kane, captain of the Three Lions, received 20% of the vote and was thus the only Englishman to finish in the top ten.

Meanwhile, English supporters have spoken about the players they dread the most at the prestigious tournament. The top five list is nearly identical to the last one, with the addition of Luis Suarez in lieu of Karim Benzema at number five.

The results of the fans' choice for this year's Golden Glove, awarded to the outstanding custodian, were also disclosed by operator bet365.

With an average of 16.15% of the vote from all fan bases, Belgium custodian Thibaut Courtois is the clear favourite to win. With 15.50%, he was succeeded by Manuel Neuer, the custodian of Germany.

Alisson (14.26%), Jordan Pickford (12.49%), and Hugo Lloris (6.10%), all of whom played in the Premier League, rounded out the top five.

Messi was re-elected as the tournament's leading scorer with 24.05% of the vote, while the World Cup Golden Boot was again up for grabs.

Benzema received 11.68% of the vote, while Ronaldo received 15.83%. Again, the same names surfaced: Mbappe rounded out the top five with 10.02% of the vote, and Neymar finished with 9.99%.