Nothing against Messi (no doubt he's one of the greatest players of all time) but I don't think he deserved the golden ball award.
Def should have been Robben. I don't think any player influenced games as much as him. Rodriguez was good, but once he played against a team of top talent (Brazil), he was less effective. Messi kinda got it by default.
The Golden Glove was tough to call. So many great goalkeeper performances at this World Cup: Howard, Ochoa, Navas, Courtois, probably did not list a few. Neuer is nuts with running out of his box and making plays on the ball. He is like an 11th outfield player out there. Courtois makes goalkeeping look so easy that he might as well be eating a sandwich while stopping shots.