Ballon d’Or Winners List: Every Winner from 1956 to 2026
The Ballon d’Or is football’s most famous individual award, given every year since 1956 by the French magazine
November 12, 2026
Independent coverage of the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA: every knockout result, final group tables, all 48 teams and the 16 venues.
World Cup 2026 Final · 19 July 2026
1 – 0
FULL TIME (after extra time) · Spain are world champions
The first World Cup with 48 nations, in 12 groups of four.
Played from 11 June to 19 July 2026, including a new Round of 32.
11 in the USA, 3 in Mexico and 2 in Canada.
An average of 2.96 goals per match across the tournament.
Figures checked against FIFA and published match reports.
The biggest stories of the first 48-team World Cup, from the road to the finals to the night Spain lifted the trophy.
Final tables for Groups A to L. Teams marked with a tick advanced to the knockout stage.
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico ✓ | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa ✓ | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland ✓ | 7 |
| 2 | Canada ✓ | 4 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ✓ | 4 |
| 4 | Qatar | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil ✓ | 7 |
| 2 | Morocco ✓ | 7 |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 |
| 4 | Haiti | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA ✓ | 6 |
| 2 | Australia ✓ | 4 |
| 3 | Paraguay ✓ | 4 |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany ✓ | 6 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast ✓ | 6 |
| 3 | Ecuador ✓ | 4 |
| 4 | Curaçao | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands ✓ | 7 |
| 2 | Japan ✓ | 5 |
| 3 | Sweden ✓ | 4 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium ✓ | 5 |
| 2 | Egypt ✓ | 5 |
| 3 | Iran | 3 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain ✓ | 7 |
| 2 | Cape Verde ✓ | 3 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 2 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France ✓ | 9 |
| 2 | Norway ✓ | 6 |
| 3 | Senegal ✓ | 3 |
| 4 | Iraq | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina ✓ | 9 |
| 2 | Austria ✓ | 4 |
| 3 | Algeria ✓ | 4 |
| 4 | Jordan | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia ✓ | 7 |
| 2 | Portugal ✓ | 5 |
| 3 | DR Congo ✓ | 4 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | England ✓ | 7 |
| 2 | Croatia ✓ | 6 |
| 3 | Ghana ✓ | 4 |
| 4 | Panama | 0 |
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