Messi, Mbappé, Haaland lead Golden Ball odds for 2026 FIFA World Cup; Ronaldo 16th

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Published 2026-06-24 23:24:23

Following the second round of group-stage matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup (hosted in the US, Canada, and Mexico) on June 24, Score 90 released betting odds for the Golden Ball award. Messi, Mbappé, and Haaland occupy the top three positions, while Ronaldo currently sits in 16th place.

The complete rankings are as follows:

1. Messi (Argentina)

2. Mbappé (France)

3. Haaland (Norway)

4. Vinicius Jr. (Brazil)

5. Olise (France)

6. Gakpo (Netherlands)

7. Bellingham (England)

8. Undav (Germany)

9. Saïbari (France)

10. Havertz (Germany)

11. Luis Díaz (Colombia)

12. Aboukhlal (Morocco)

13. Balogun (USMNT)

14. Quiñones (Mexico)

15. Hakimi (Morocco)

16. Ronaldo (Portugal)

17. Cunha (Brazil)

18. Nmecha (Germany)

19. Summerville (Netherlands)

20. Pedri (Spain)

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All Comments (366)

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TheFox589 168 👍

6-25 09:56

True to their names, Romário and Maradona both won the Ballon d’Or after leading their teams to major titles. The Ballon d’Or has always been awarded to the player deemed most valuable in the most prestigious competitions—trying to use this to discredit you is simply naive.

BraveLion989 70 👍

6-25 10:03

Just watch Yile—it’s enough; Gakpo can even be sixth.

LILY.COOPER 68 👍

6-25 09:56

Romário and Maradona never actually lifted the trophy—why was the 2010 award an exception? His presenting it to Forlán confirms this award is for the World Cup’s best player.

NOAH.J. 62 👍

6-25 09:56

Indeed, it’s truly unfair that the third-place team in the group stage wasn’t awarded anything!

zoe_pixel1702 59 👍

6-25 09:56

The World Cup Golden Ball Award has been presented 12 times: 5 winners were champions, 5 were runners-up, and 2 were neither—your claim of a so-called “consolation prize” is entirely illogical.

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Setcekmnst

7-9 18:25

Bunblnpstz 1 👍

7-2 02:13

where is osuman dembele

kuzadinptz

6-30 13:13

MESSE

tedaikruy 1 👍

6-29 19:29

Messi is always favored with weak opponents. others are playing against strong sides and still Coe closer to him

nuhlmnrsu

6-29 00:15

this is too early for for these ranking. I see Mbappe or Harland getting it. Argentina is likely to go far at this tournament

Pusclmops

6-28 16:23

ronaldo

Pusclmops

6-28 16:21

bad to guot ronaldo

patcdlstyz

6-28 11:11

your just dumb

lauadklnyz

6-28 03:25

ronaldo word cup

leuaeimnps

6-27 20:25

Kylian Mbappe all the y

Bubaceesayembappe 1 👍

6-27 17:23

it's for kylaino embappe golden boots

yuocemotu

6-27 05:33

Kewacdinrs

6-27 00:27

bizklmoyz

6-27 00:03

namymur

Zoe.B.

6-26 22:54

It’s awarded to the best-performing player at the World Cup—if you’ve already outperformed everyone else before the final, you’ll win it regardless of whether you reach the semifinals, quarterfinals, or earlier.

RavenKnight

6-26 22:37

The Netherlands’ Brobbey and Somerville are also capable.

_Bear390

6-26 21:57

The Ballon d’Or rankings are meaningless—the winner is ultimately decided between the two teams that reach the final; finishing first without reaching the final is hollow.

jencdntyz

6-26 17:03

what about Mohammed Salah fro Egypt

Doyikrsuz

6-26 13:37

mmmmmm Ronaldo ahead of Cunha and Danville, what a joke 🤣