‎Who will win the 2026 Ballon D'or? 🏆⚽

[Marvelockg]

Besides that still the current season are also ticking in Balloon d'Or progress. Lamine Jamal is fully focus on his individual performance and even tonight against Ray Valacano he spotted 2 stunning goal. However let's see what happens next til the journalist voting. I am still with Lamine Jamal bcz of World Cup.

I think right now people are choosing favorites over performance because obviously Mbappe is at the highest level amongst anyone on same voting but however not just you but a good number of people are on the side of lamine even though Mbappe is best for it according to popular opinion but however I’m also rooting for lamine to get it not because he outperformed but because I just choose him over anyone, so I’m amongst those who want him to win, but not still denying that Mbappe is the man.

Well, the voting system does not really give preference to the opinion of fans if not, we would have had a bigger sentiment which goes beyond fans favorite to a team and her fans voting for a representative of the team. fans will always be sentimental based on the players they like and regardless if mbappe or lamin wins it, there still will be a lot of people that will be displeased with the outcome. both coaches, fans and fellow player want there favorite to win and that is just normal.

[yixichloro2xx]

I think the World Cup will have a major influence on who wins the Ballon d’Or. And since neither Kane nor Mbappé managed to win it with their national teams, I think Spain now has a big advantage when it comes to choosing the winner. Who could it be? Yamal, Rodri, I don’t know maybe someone else. I could be wrong, but it seems to me that the winner will be someone from the Spanish national team.

Although winning the World Cup has an impact on winning the Ballon d’Or, it seems a bit doubt to me that Spain’s players will win the Ballon d’Or just because they won the World Cup. When selecting the Ballon d’Or, a player’s performance throughout the season, what he has achieved personally and how much contribution he has made to the team are all considered.

It may seem logical that Rodri was given the Golden Ball of the tournament because Spain won the World Cup. But in the case of the Ballon d’Or, Mbappé was the top scorer of the tournament even though he did not win the World Cup. He is still performing quite well.

And Spain’s World Cup performance was largely the result of combined strength. It is a bit difficult to single out one individual as the best. If the Ballon d’Or is given to someone considering both World Cup winning and overall performance, then I would put Yamal ahead. Because he is still performing well and he had a considerable impact in the World Cup.

I think the main competition for this year's Ballon d'Or could be between Mbappé and Yamal, because both are in very close positions.

So where will you now put Harry kane?  If we check Head to head between Mbappe and Harry Kane, I am sure Harry has alot of advantages over him. Here are kylian mbappe achievements (la liga top scorer, Champions league top scorer, and World cup top scorer) yet no single medal of trophy. Everything he has are single /individual performance. It can't beat Harry kanes achievements last season ( Bundesliga top scorer, European top scorer (golden) boots, won trophies with Bayern Munich and finally has a bronze medal at the FIFA world cup). If we are talking about Goals , Harry Kane scored 70 + this Season beating Cristiano Ronaldo record. So I don't see any possible ways Mbappe getting ahead of Harry kane in this Ballon d'or. If Harry Kane doesn't win it , then Lamine will be favorites.

[Abu-Naim]

Well, the voting system does not really give preference to the opinion of fans if not, we would have had a bigger sentiment which goes beyond fans favorite to a team and her fans voting for a representative of the team. fans will always be sentimental based on the players they like and regardless if mbappe or lamin wins it, there still will be a lot of people that will be displeased with the outcome. both coaches, fans and fellow player want there favorite to win and that is just normal.

Football fans will be sentimental in their judgement, they will always find a player in their team and will promote him to be the winner regardless of how their performances are even if they have players in other teams that played better than their key players, I think that is a good reason for fans not to be allowed to vote for this award.
Furthermore, even those who vote are usually sentimental, they also vote the players they like, although there should be procedures on the players to vote for which makes it easier to reduce their sentiment and allow them vote the right player for the award.

Let’s wait for the 30men shortlist of the players, from that list, we can see how it will go because a lot will happen this time, it might not be the players we are expecting to be in the top ten, but I am sure when we see the players list, we can discuss better.

[lombok]

So where will you now put Harry kane?  If we check Head to head between Mbappe and Harry Kane, I am sure Harry has alot of advantages over him. Here are kylian mbappe achievements (la liga top scorer, Champions league top scorer, and World cup top scorer) yet no single medal of trophy. Everything he has are single /individual performance. It can't beat Harry kanes achievements last season ( Bundesliga top scorer, European top scorer (golden) boots, won trophies with Bayern Munich and finally has a bronze medal at the FIFA world cup). If we are talking about Goals , Harry Kane scored 70 + this Season beating Cristiano Ronaldo record. So I don't see any possible ways Mbappe getting ahead of Harry kane in this Ballon d'or. If Harry Kane doesn't win it , then Lamine will be favorites.

The prize of the best world player requires an ideal mix of goal scoring abilities, and prestigious victories on the highest stage. High performance statistic does not always mean that one is certain to win without taking trophies with the clubs or national teams.

The introduction of a young star who manages to take his nation to a continental crown is normally a drastic change to the participating contest of Ballon d'Or. This most distinguished award depends on the performance of leadership in the final, critical match of a big championship.

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Besides that still the current season are also ticking in Balloon d'Or progress. Lamine Jamal is fully focus on his individual performance and even tonight against Ray Valacano he spotted 2 stunning goal. However let's see what happens next til the journalist voting. I am still with Lamine Jamal bcz of World Cup.

I think right now people are choosing favorites over performance because obviously Mbappe is at the highest level amongst anyone on same voting but however not just you but a good number of people are on the side of lamine even though Mbappe is best for it according to popular opinion but however I’m also rooting for lamine to get it not because he outperformed but because I just choose him over anyone, so I’m amongst those who want him to win, but not still denying that Mbappe is the man.

Well, the voting system does not really give preference to the opinion of fans if not, we would have had a bigger sentiment which goes beyond fans favorite to a team and her fans voting for a representative of the team. fans will always be sentimental based on the players they like and regardless if mbappe or lamin wins it, there still will be a lot of people that will be displeased with the outcome. both coaches, fans and fellow player want there favorite to win and that is just normal.

From my own point of view,  i will say fans voting system will be the best as they will vote according to there likeness and performance of the players in question and not give a sentimental voting. 
For now this selection tactics has created alot of criticism and will even create more if it continues because decisions are made not on merit but by choice especially from the end of fifa body.

[danadc]

Well, the voting system does not really give preference to the opinion of fans if not, we would have had a bigger sentiment which goes beyond fans favorite to a team and her fans voting for a representative of the team. fans will always be sentimental based on the players they like and regardless if mbappe or lamin wins it, there still will be a lot of people that will be displeased with the outcome. both coaches, fans and fellow player want there favorite to win and that is just normal.

From what we've seen, they'll probably choose Lamine. First, because he's younger, he's a world champion, and he's scoring goals right now in the league, which is very significant. These kinds of events are known for rewarding the undeserving, because if we have any sense of fairness, the Ballon d'Or this year should go to the top scorer of the World Cup, regardless of what happens in the league or the Champions League. This time, the criteria should be completely different.

The key fact is that Mabbep is still scoring goals. He didn't win the World Cup, but he's the top scorer of the World Cup, and very few have that privilege.

[Awaklara]

From what we've seen, they'll probably choose Lamine. First, because he's younger, he's a world champion, and he's scoring goals right now in the league, which is very significant. These kinds of events are known for rewarding the undeserving, because if we have any sense of fairness, the Ballon d'Or this year should go to the top scorer of the World Cup, regardless of what happens in the league or the Champions League. This time, the criteria should be completely different.

The key fact is that Mabbep is still scoring goals. He didn't win the World Cup, but he's the top scorer of the World Cup, and very few have that privilege.

Is it only the number of goals that counts as a criterion for the judges' evaluation? 
It shouldn't be just individual performance that's judged, but that's really what fans look at the most. 
Yamal and Mbappe are the best talents of this generation. If one of them wins this time, I hope next time the other one wins. They're both talented players.

[IjawMan]

Besides that still the current season are also ticking in Balloon d'Or progress. Lamine Jamal is fully focus on his individual performance and even tonight against Ray Valacano he spotted 2 stunning goal. However let's see what happens next til the journalist voting. I am still with Lamine Jamal bcz of World Cup.

I think right now people are choosing favorites over performance because obviously Mbappe is at the highest level amongst anyone on same voting but however not just you but a good number of people are on the side of lamine even though Mbappe is best for it according to popular opinion but however I’m also rooting for lamine to get it not because he outperformed but because I just choose him over anyone, so I’m amongst those who want him to win, but not still denying that Mbappe is the man.

Well, the voting system does not really give preference to the opinion of fans if not, we would have had a bigger sentiment which goes beyond fans favorite to a team and her fans voting for a representative of the team. fans will always be sentimental based on the players they like and regardless if mbappe or lamin wins it, there still will be a lot of people that will be displeased with the outcome. both coaches, fans and fellow player want there favorite to win and that is just normal.

This what makes the ballon dior only open to voting by professionals and sports journalists only cause it is very clear that if open to fans  voting will be about favouritism and sentiment to players they like and not about performance and input to their club in the season.

This why the criticism is usually made after a particular player has been given the award the fans of the other players that did not emerge as the winner will criticise it cause their favourite was did not win.

[Die_empty]

So where will you now put Harry kane?  If we check Head to head between Mbappe and Harry Kane, I am sure Harry has alot of advantages over him. Here are kylian mbappe achievements (la liga top scorer, Champions league top scorer, and World cup top scorer) yet no single medal of trophy. Everything he has are single /individual performance. It can't beat Harry kanes achievements last season ( Bundesliga top scorer, European top scorer (golden) boots, won trophies with Bayern Munich and finally has a bronze medal at the FIFA world cup). If we are talking about Goals , Harry Kane scored 70 + this Season beating Cristiano Ronaldo record. So I don't see any possible ways Mbappe getting ahead of Harry kane in this Ballon d'or. If Harry Kane doesn't win it , then Lamine will be favorites.

The Ballon d'Or is not about club achievements but about players' contributions to the success of their clubs/national team. In recent times, players like Luís Figo and Critiano Ronald won it without winning a team trophy during the period under consideration.

Both Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane both have worthy seasons to win the awards. It will now depend on the voters to determine how they see both players' impact during that specific season.

[Franklyn-wood]

Besides that still the current season are also ticking in Balloon d'Or progress. Lamine Jamal is fully focus on his individual performance and even tonight against Ray Valacano he spotted 2 stunning goal. However let's see what happens next til the journalist voting. I am still with Lamine Jamal bcz of World Cup.

I think right now people are choosing favorites over performance because obviously Mbappe is at the highest level amongst anyone on same voting but however not just you but a good number of people are on the side of lamine even though Mbappe is best for it according to popular opinion but however I’m also rooting for lamine to get it not because he outperformed but because I just choose him over anyone, so I’m amongst those who want him to win, but not still denying that Mbappe is the man.

Well, the voting system does not really give preference to the opinion of fans if not, we would have had a bigger sentiment which goes beyond fans favorite to a team and her fans voting for a representative of the team. fans will always be sentimental based on the players they like and regardless if mbappe or lamin wins it, there still will be a lot of people that will be displeased with the outcome. both coaches, fans and fellow player want there favorite to win and that is just normal.

Everyone have somebody they want to represent them in that position, Coach team members, fans have there own point of view to who is best.
If we should choose based on being energetic Lamine will be an option because he is young and vibrant,
I believe fans voting is the best to chose who ever they want to be there as Mbappe should also be considered because of his activeness in his team.

[Gost ms]

From my own point of view,  i will say fans voting system will be the best as they will vote according to there likeness and performance of the players in question and not give a sentimental voting. 
For now this selection tactics has created alot of criticism and will even create more if it continues because decisions are made not on merit but by choice especially from the end of fifa body.

I don't think the fans' voting system would be good. Because we might see the same player win. For example, if I talk about Cristiano Ronaldo, I think he will be on top of the list of winners. I have a friend who is willing to do anything for Cristiano Ronaldo and he is a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo. If it were to be decided by voting, I can say with 100% certainty that my friend would vote for Ronaldo. Even if Ronaldo plays badly, he would vote for Ronaldo. There will be many people who will vote for their favorite player and they will not consider the performance of the players while voting. That's why I think the voting system would not be good.

[Rabata]

Besides that still the current season are also ticking in Balloon d'Or progress. Lamine Jamal is fully focus on his individual performance and even tonight against Ray Valacano he spotted 2 stunning goal. However let's see what happens next til the journalist voting. I am still with Lamine Jamal bcz of World Cup.

I think right now people are choosing favorites over performance because obviously Mbappe is at the highest level amongst anyone on same voting but however not just you but a good number of people are on the side of lamine even though Mbappe is best for it according to popular opinion but however I’m also rooting for lamine to get it not because he outperformed but because I just choose him over anyone, so I’m amongst those who want him to win, but not still denying that Mbappe is the man.

Well, the voting system does not really give preference to the opinion of fans if not, we would have had a bigger sentiment which goes beyond fans favorite to a team and her fans voting for a representative of the team. fans will always be sentimental based on the players they like and regardless if mbappe or lamin wins it, there still will be a lot of people that will be displeased with the outcome. both coaches, fans and fellow player want there favorite to win and that is just normal.

Everyone have somebody they want to represent them in that position, Coach team members, fans have there own point of view to who is best.
If we should choose based on being energetic Lamine will be an option because he is young and vibrant,
I believe fans voting is the best to chose who ever they want to be there as Mbappe should also be considered because of his activeness in his team.

Mbappe has many achievements but he himself is skeptical about whether he will achieve this award. He claims that he is the best in this competition, he also thinks that if the journalists do not want him, then he will not get it. It will depend on their votes. Lamine Yamal is also expected by their fans to be the best in this competition, but others think that Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is worthy. One of these three will be selected, but no one seems to be guessing who it will be. This doubt may remain until October 26.

[GbitG]

Mbappe has many achievements but he himself is skeptical about whether he will achieve this award. He claims that he is the best in this competition, he also thinks that if the journalists do not want him, then he will not get it. It will depend on their votes. Lamine Yamal is also expected by their fans to be the best in this competition, but others think that Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is worthy. One of these three will be selected, but no one seems to be guessing who it will be. This doubt may remain until October 26.

You need to understand that Kilyan Mbappe didn't have many achievement like except Super Cup he didn't have any other trophy. So how did you claim that Kilyan Mbappe has many achievement. Everyone have their own choice and pick but I will tell you the truth that Lamine Jamal is much favorite candidate like he have an La Liga title as well as Super Cup too and form all above he won a World Cup which is the the most prestigious trophy for this awards.....

Individually Kilyan Mbappe have good touch like his goals in world as well as in club will impact his voting cast but I don't think that individual performance like only goals will be seem for his awards. However still we have time to see what happens like current stats are also printing in the awards case. Current performance of Lamine is also making a scrubbing on Kilyan pick....

[Franctoshi]

From my own point of view,  i will say fans voting system will be the best as they will vote according to there likeness and performance of the players in question and not give a sentimental voting.  
For now this selection tactics has created alot of criticism and will even create more if it continues because decisions are made not on merit but by choice especially from the end of fifa body.

I don't think the fans' voting system would be good. Because we might see the same player win. For example, if I talk about Cristiano Ronaldo, I think he will be on top of the list of winners. I have a friend who is willing to do anything for Cristiano Ronaldo and he is a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo. If it were to be decided by voting, I can say with 100% certainty that my friend would vote for Ronaldo. Even if Ronaldo plays badly, he would vote for Ronaldo. There will be many people who will vote for their favorite player and they will not consider the performance of the players while voting. That's why I think the voting system would not be good.

For sure, you can not prevent that from happening, Do you think the current voting system is free of manipulation?
people will definitely vote their choice of player but I don't believe whatever your friend would do to increase Ronaldo's vote would change result, let's say by telling people to vote for Ronaldo would yield any result because people would vote their choice of player and in the end I believe the right winner will emerge regardless of whatever they do to try to manipulate the vote result.

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From my own point of view,  i will say fans voting system will be the best as they will vote according to there likeness and performance of the players in question and not give a sentimental voting. 
For now this selection tactics has created alot of criticism and will even create more if it continues because decisions are made not on merit but by choice especially from the end of fifa body.

I don't think the fans' voting system would be good. Because we might see the same player win. For example, if I talk about Cristiano Ronaldo, I think he will be on top of the list of winners. I have a friend who is willing to do anything for Cristiano Ronaldo and he is a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo. If it were to be decided by voting, I can say with 100% certainty that my friend would vote for Ronaldo. Even if Ronaldo plays badly, he would vote for Ronaldo. There will be many people who will vote for their favorite player and they will not consider the performance of the players while voting. That's why I think the voting system would not be good.

That is from your own point of view but that truth is giving fans access to vote in there choice will the better than this pattern that is very easy to manipulate in favour of fifa bodies choice.
Fans choose players based on preference at field and not out of love, this same Ronaldo you mentioned has contributed heavily to his country and club side and is still performing if the chance is giving to him now, so voting him for what he is doing is better than selecting someone because of some reasons we can't tell.

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The list of Ballon d'Or winners in 2026 has been made, here are the 30 players nominated. Although we still can't say exactly which player will win the Ballon d'Or, the best gift of the year. We have been discussing the performance of the players and who is ahead in terms of achievements and qualifications in many ways. However, today the names of 30 players have been officially announced, where each player is hopeful that they will win the Ballon d'Or. However, we know that only one person here who has achieved the best and played with the best performance will be the only one who will qualify to win the Ballon d'Or.

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[KTChampions]

You need to understand that Kilyan Mbappe didn't have many achievement like except Super Cup he didn't have any other trophy. So how did you claim that Kilyan Mbappe has many achievement. Everyone have their own choice and pick but I will tell you the truth that Lamine Jamal is much favorite candidate like he have an La Liga title as well as Super Cup too and form all above he won a World Cup which is the the most prestigious trophy for this awards.....

Individually Kilyan Mbappe have good touch like his goals in world as well as in club will impact his voting cast but I don't think that individual performance like only goals will be seem for his awards. However still we have time to see what happens like current stats are also printing in the awards case. Current performance of Lamine is also making a scrubbing on Kilyan pick....

Have you forgotten that the Ballon D'or is an individual award? Mbappe won three Golden Boots last season and if it weren't for the incredibly high standards he (and not only he haha) sets for himself, he would have easily won the award despite his lack of team trophies.
And if you're worried about Mbappé, you shouldn't care about Yamal - Kane is the main favorite right now. His odds are already listed at 1.6, and I think they'll fall even further (to 1.3-1.4) in the near future. I think leaks are inevitable and the odds won't remain uncertain until voting day. The story of Rodri unexpectedly receiving the award instead of Vinny is unlikely to repeat itself.

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The list of Ballon d'Or winners in 2026 has been made, here are the 30 players nominated. Although we still can't say exactly which player will win the Ballon d'Or, the best gift of the year. We have been discussing the performance of the players and who is ahead in terms of achievements and qualifications in many ways. However, today the names of 30 players have been officially announced, where each player is hopeful that they will win the Ballon d'Or. However, we know that only one person here who has achieved the best and played with the best performance will be the only one who will qualify to win the Ballon d'Or.

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Ultimately the nominations has been announced. So many great players were there but in my opinion they got little drop like I saw they didn't mention Pedri even they put Bruno Fernandes rather than him..... That's super yeet...  . Even if we look at his performance that probably it's was far better than Fernandez but still they pick him....

Besides that one nominations really make me feel super slay...  I mean Messi.... This guys ha still competing with their grandkids lol.  However that's absolutely cinema I never see such player like him like he is 39 years old but still in list of Balloons d'Or winner.

[sergiorus]

The list of Ballon d'Or winners in 2026 has been made, here are the 30 players nominated. Although we still can't say exactly which player will win the Ballon d'Or, the best gift of the year. We have been discussing the performance of the players and who is ahead in terms of achievements and qualifications in many ways. However, today the names of 30 players have been officially announced, where each player is hopeful that they will win the Ballon d'Or. However, we know that only one person here who has achieved the best and played with the best performance will be the only one who will qualify to win the Ballon d'Or.

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So weird that they announce 30 nominees, when just 10 would be more than enough.

Like, we all know there are only 2-3 players that have any realistic chance of winning it, of course it's always a good idea to pay respects to some other players via nominations, but as I said, 10 players in total would be just fine.

[el che]

This is probably one of the hardest seasons to decide who actually deserves it. No player won both the Champions League and the World Cup except Fabian Ruiz. Strictly speaking it should go to him but I seriously doubt it will. That leaves a debatable case for almost everyone else and whoever ends up winning is going to be a huge controversy since people will easily argue why someone else was robbed.

That said, if I have to choose I'll be completely biased and say Messi. My reasoning is simple, no other 39 year old player has ever carried his national team to another World Cup final while finishing as the tournament's second highest goalscorer. I'm still bitter about Rodri winning the World Cup Golden Ball, I honestly believe that award was stolen from our #10.