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Mbappé CONFIDED to Win 2026 Ballon d'Or

Kylian Mbappé is the favorite to win the 2026 Ballon d'Or, with experts confident he'll finally lift football's most prestigious award next year.

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Martina Mincheva
Jan 27, 2026
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Kylian Mbappe in a Real Madrid shirt during a match, with the crowd blurred in the background.

Kylian Mbappé is gaining widespread support to finally claim the Ballon d'Or in 2026, after years of coming close to football's most prestigious individual award.

The French forward took the world by storm in 2018 and impressed further by scoring a hat-trick in the 2022 World Cup final. Still, he fell just short of lifting the trophy, losing out to Lionel Messi and Argentina.

He will win it,

Bacary Sagna

I think this is the right season for him to win it.

Bacary Sagna

I think the World Cup will be good for the French national team. I believe he will have a strong period in the Champions League with Real Madrid.

Bacary Sagna

He is already a step ahead because he is performing well and is in the top spot. Unless there’s a disastrous World Cup, which I doubt, I think he will win the Ballon d'Or.

Bacary Sagna

I really want Mbappé to win the Ballon d'Or because he is an incredible footballer.

Frank Leboeuf