Germany midfielder Thomas Mueller is the favourite to be voted the best young player at South Africa 2010 but has admitted winning the World Cup would have been a better prize.
The 20-year-old has been short-listed by a FIFA committee for the award won by team-mate Lukas Podolski four years ago along with Mexico s Giovani Dos Santos and Ghana s Andre Ayew.
After Germany were beaten 1-0 by Spain in Wednesday s semi-final, Mueller says his side must now win Saturday s third place play-off against Uruguay in Port Elizabeth to finish their World Cup on a high.
I am delighted to be on that list, but winning the World Cup would have been a nicer reward, said the Bayern Munich midfielder.
I think we need a win to leave South Africa on a high.
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