Brazilian midfielder Kaka won the Golden Ball as best player of the Confederations Cup tournament on Sunday. Kaka won most number of votes in a poll of qualified journalists by world governing body FIFA.

Kaka garnered most votes in a poll of qualified journalists organized by world governing body FIFA.

The vote was taken before Sunday's final in which Brazil defeated the United States 3-2, with striker Luis Fabiano scoring two goals to take his tournament tally to five goals.

However, Kaka was also voted man of the match by the FIFA Technical Study Group.

A Group member, Abdel Moneim Hussein of Sudan, said that Kaka had a tremendous influence on the game and was very effective on both sides of the field. His ability to attack helped Brazil reach glorifying heights. He is an honest player and never complains. His behaviour is always commendable and he is the perfect player in that respect too.

Tim Howard of the USA won the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper.

Kaka follows previous Brazilian winners of the award in Denilson (1997), Ronaldinho (1999) and Adriano (2005).

Robert Pires (2001) and Thierry Henry (2003) won the award for France.