At the Ballon d'Or on 26 October 2026 Harry Kane of England was first and Kylian Mbappe of France second, so Spain players did not take first and second place, BBC Sport reports; the organiser's site blocks scripts.
History. 2 of 9: Brazil's Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos in 2002, Italy's Cannavaro and Buffon in 2006.
Hunch. Yamal is the only Spain player ESPN names among the main contenders, so a second Spaniard would have to finish above Kane, Mbappé and Dembélé.
Resolves on the same ranking: YES if both first and second place went to players who played for Spain at the 2026 World Cup. Otherwise NO. If a Spain player shares second place with a player of another team, the market is void. ESPN and BBC Sport are the backup.
We looked for cases where a World Cup fell inside the period the Ballon d'Or judged, only journalists voted, and players from the champion team were allowed to win it. We found nine, from 1966 to 2023. A player from the champion team won in seven. In the other two, 1974 and 2018, the winner came from the team that lost the final.