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| # | Preview | Candidate | Win rate | Match win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — |  | Lionel MessiArgentina · RW · 8× Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player · World Cup Golden Ball 2014, 2022 · Dream Team XI | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Cristiano RonaldoPortugal · LW · 5× Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player · Dream Team XI | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Michel PlatiniFrance · AM · 3× Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Johan CruyffNetherlands · CF · 3× Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Marco van BastenNetherlands · CF · 3× Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Franz BeckenbauerGermany · CB · 2× Ballon d'Or · Dream Team XI | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Ronaldo NazárioBrazil · CF · 2× Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player · World Cup Golden Ball 1998 · Dream Team XI | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Alfredo Di StéfanoSpain · AM · 2× Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Kevin KeeganEngland · RW · 2× Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Karl-Heinz RummeniggeGermany · LW · 2× Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Luis Suárez MiramontesSpain · CM · Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | EusébioPortugal · CF · Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Bobby CharltonEngland · AM · Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Raymond KopaFrance · AM · Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Gerd MüllerGermany · CF · Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Zinedine ZidaneFrance · AM · Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player · World Cup Golden Ball 2006 · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Gianni RiveraItaly · AM · Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Ruud GullitNetherlands · AM · Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Lothar MatthäusGermany · CM · Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player · Dream Team XI | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Roberto BaggioItaly · AM · Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Hristo StoichkovBulgaria · LW · Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Andriy ShevchenkoUkraine · Ballon d'Or | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | George BestNorthern Ireland · RW · Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Allan SimonsenDenmark · Ballon d'Or | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | RonaldinhoBrazil · LW · Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Stanley MatthewsEngland · RW · Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Omar SívoriArgentina · Ballon d'Or | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Josef MasopustCzechoslovakia · CM · Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Lev YashinSoviet Union · GK · Ballon d'Or · Dream Team XI | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Denis LawScotland · Ballon d'Or | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Flórián AlbertHungary · Ballon d'Or | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Oleg BlokhinSoviet Union · LW · Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Paolo RossiItaly · Ballon d'Or · World Cup Golden Ball 1982 | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Igor BelanovSoviet Union · Ballon d'Or | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Jean-Pierre PapinFrance · Ballon d'Or | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | George WeahLiberia · CF · Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Matthias SammerGermany · CB · Ballon d'Or · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | RivaldoBrazil · LW · Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Luís FigoPortugal · RW · Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Michael OwenEngland · Ballon d'Or | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Pavel NedvědCzech Republic · Ballon d'Or | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Fabio CannavaroItaly · CB · Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | KakáBrazil · Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Luka ModrićCroatia · Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player · World Cup Golden Ball 2018 | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Karim BenzemaFrance · Ballon d'Or | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | RodriSpain · Ballon d'Or · World Cup Golden Ball 2026 | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Ousmane DembéléFrance · Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | PeléBrazil · AM · 7× Ballon d'Or in France Football's re-count (1958–70) · Dream Team XI | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | GarrinchaBrazil · RW · Ballon d'Or in France Football's re-count (1962) · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Mario KempesArgentina · Ballon d'Or in France Football's re-count (1978) | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Diego MaradonaArgentina · AM · 2× Ballon d'Or in France Football's re-count (1986, 1990) · World Cup Golden Ball 1986 · Dream Team XI | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | RomárioBrazil · CF · FIFA World Player · World Cup Golden Ball 1994 · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Robert LewandowskiPoland · FIFA World Player | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Vinícius JúniorBrazil · FIFA World Player | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Salvatore SchillaciItaly · World Cup Golden Ball 1990 | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Oliver KahnGermany · World Cup Golden Ball 2002 | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Diego ForlánUruguay · World Cup Golden Ball 2010 | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | CafuBrazil · RB · Ballon d'Or Dream Team XI | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Paolo MaldiniItaly · LB · Ballon d'Or Dream Team XI | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | XaviSpain · CM · Ballon d'Or Dream Team XI | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Gordon BanksEngland · GK · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Gianluigi BuffonItaly · GK · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Iker CasillasSpain · GK · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |
| — |  | Sepp MaierGermany · GK · Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominee | — win | — match wins |