FIFA Confederations Cup: 5 best players in the history of the tournament

#1 Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho played an instrumental role in Brazil’s glory years

Ronaldinho took the world by storm as a 19-year-old during his first Confederations Cup tournament in 1999. The vibrant young midfielder who was playing for Gremio at that time finished the tournament as the leading goal scorer and also won the Golden Ball award, becoming the first player to achieve the feat of grabbing both the individual awards in a single tournament.

He went on to win the World Cup in 2002 and was a key part of the Brazil side who won the Confederations Cup again in 2005.

Ronaldinho is the tournament’s all-time leading goal-scorer and has played an undeniably creditable part in Brazil’s glory years. The player has also been a sensation all around the world, thanks to the smile he possessed whenever he took the field.