Voters in two countries left Harry Kane out of their top 10 for the 2026 Ballon d’Or.

Kane became the fifth Englishman to win the Ballon d’Or, and the first since Michael Owen in 2001, when he pipped Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal to the prize on Monday (October 26).

The contest was nail-bitingly close, with L’Équipe publishing the full results on Friday (October 30). Kane had garnered 1,055 points to Mbappé’s 1,027 and Yamal’s 881. Rodri finished fourth on 726, while eight-time winner Lionel Messi completed the top five with 612 points.

Voters for the men’s award represent the top 100 nations in FIFA’s rankings, with each selecting their top 10. Forty nations voted for Kane as their first choice, with 23 naming Mbappé in the top spot. Yamal received 13 first-place votes.

Just two nations left Kane out of the top 10 altogether: Mexico and Ivory Coast.

Mbappé failed to make the top 10 on three ballots, with Greece, Scotland and Ukraine omitting him.

Four countries snubbed Yamal, with Belarus, Cameroon, Croatia and Greece leaving him out of their top 10.

Yamal’s Spain team-mate Rodri, who previously won the award in 2024, received 10 first-place votes from Nigeria, the United States, Guatemala, South Korea, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Thailand, Vietnam, Croatia and Iceland. Fellow Spanish midfielder Fabián Ruiz was ranked No. 1 by Gabon, Peru, Syria and Ukraine.

Messi was voted No. 1 by six countries: Brazil, Argentina, Panama, Belarus, the United Arab Emirates and China.

Bayern Munich and France winger Michael Olise was voted into first place by Curaçao.

2026 Ballon d’Or results

1. Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich) — 1,055 points
2. Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid) — 1,027 points
3. Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona) — 881 points
4. Rodri (Spain, Barcelona) — 726 points
5. Lionel Messi (Argentina, Inter Miami) — 612 points
6. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Paris Saint-Germain) — 541 points
7. Ousmane Dembélé (France, Paris Saint-Germain) — 418 points
8. Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City) — 378 points
9. Michael Olise (France, Bayern Munich) — 296 points
10. Fabián Ruiz (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain) — 201 points
11. Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid) — 107 points
12. Pau Cubarsí (Spain, Barcelona) — 101 points
13. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain) — 65 points
14. Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain) — 59 points
15. Declan Rice (England, Arsenal) — 57 points
16. Ferran Torres (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain) — 44 points
17. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid) — 26 points
18. Marc Cucurella (Spain, Real Madrid) — 16 points
19. João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain) — 15 points
20. Willian Pacho (Ecuador, Paris Saint-Germain) — 12 points
21. Gabriel (Brazil, Arsenal) — 11 points
22. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter Milan) — 11 points
23. Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain) — 8 points
24. Luis Díaz (Colombia, Bayern Munich) — 8 points
25. Marquinhos (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain) — 7 points
26. Dayot Upamecano (France, Bayern Munich) — 5 points
27. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal, Manchester United) — 5 points
28. Julián Quiñones (Mexico, Al-Qadsiah) — 4 points
29. Sadio Mané (Senegal, Al-Nassr) and William Saliba (France, Arsenal) — 2 points each

40 countries that voted Harry Kane into first place

• South Africa
• England
• Angola
• Saudi Arabia
• Australia
• Austria
• Belgium
• Bolivia
• Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Canada
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Denmark
• Scotland
• Ireland
• Haiti
• Hungary
• Iran
• Northern Ireland
• Israel
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Kosovo
• Luxembourg
• Montenegro
• Norway
• New Zealand
• Oman
• Uganda
• Uzbekistan
• Poland
• Russia
• El Salvador
• Senegal
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Sweden
• Uruguay
• Venezuela