Quiz! Can you name every Ballon d'Or winner to have also won the World Cup?

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Only a select club have won both a World Cup and a Ballon d'Or

Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona holds up the FIFA Ballon d'Or trophy prior to the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Club de Bilbao at Camp Nou on January 17, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain.
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You have 10 minutes to tell us whether 44 Ballon d'Or winners also won the World Cup.

Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo, and challenge some friends while you're at it.

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The Ballon d'Or is supposed to be awarded to the best player in the world but often, your form over the past year can decide who wins the gong. 

If you've had a solid year and won a major trophy or two, you're far more likely to win the Ballon d'Or – which begs the question: whose World Cup performances have earned them places on the podium? 

In recent years, big stars of the summer have earned BDO shouts. In 2018, Antoine Griezmann got a top-three finish for winning the World Cup with France and Europa League with Atletico Madrid. Four years prior, it was Manuel Neuer while in 2010, Xavi and Andres Iniesta both got onto the podium for their World Cup-winning heroics. 

None of these players ever won the award. We're going to show you every man who ever has, though – and we just want you to tell us if they also won the World Cup. Only 11 ever have…

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Mark White
Mark White
Content Editor

Mark White is the Digital Content Editor at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.