2026 Ballon d’Or winner odds: Kane and Mbappé favourites

At the start of the Football World Cup, starting in Mexico, USA and Canada, the situation regarding the next Ballon d’Or is very clear: there is one player ahead of everyone, Harry Kanewhich challenges the talents of PSG, which has just won the second consecutive Champions League, and all the other champions who will participate in the tournament, from Yamal until Messi And Ronaldowhy not? So let’s find out the 2026 Ballon d’Or winner odds while waiting for the world verdict.

2026 GOLDEN BALLON WINNER ODDS

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The reigning champion is the Frenchman Ousmane Dembelewho in 2025 after winning Ligue 1 had triumphed in the Champions League with PSG, becoming the most decisive player on his team. It is obvious that after the encore obtained in May in the final against Arsenal, the attacker is still in the running for this prestigious trophy, especially since he will play the World Cup with the national team favored by the bookies: France. Yet before the start of the tournament, Dembelé is still not among the main favorites for the 2026 Ballon d’Or having been placed at odds ranging between 4.50 and 5.00.

At the moment it’s Harry Kane the striker who proposes himself as a possible winner of the trophy, waiting to see what kind of path his England will make at the World Cup. The striker won the Bundesliga with Bayern, failed to attack the Champions League but in the season he scored, considering all competitions, a total of 61 goals and his journey is probably not over yet. This is why the bookies of the main betting sites consider him the first candidate for the Ballon d’Or: his victory is on the board at 3.50 on Snai and at 3.25 on Admiralbet and William Hill.

THE OTHER CHALLENGERS

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We have already said about Dembelé: he is Harry Kane’s first challenger, but pay attention to his teammate Kvaratskeliagreat protagonist of PSG’s success in the Champions League. A driving force in the attacking zone with high-quality goals and assists, the Georgian winger is penalized by the absence of his national team at the World Cup. His success is found at odds of 9.00 on Admiralbet, Williiam Hill and Snai.

However, the relevant share is higher Yamalan eighteen-year-old Spanish champion at the first World Cup of his career: if he were to become the man of the tournament, he would advance his candidacy despite a not excellent Champions League but a triumph in La Liga. Yamal is worth 10.00 on Admiralbet and 9.00 on William Hill and Snai, ahead of the Englishman Ricefinalist with Arsenal.

But be careful: it is very likely that the Ballon d’Or will ultimately go to the top scorer of the USA, Mexico and Canada. This is why we need to consider the candidacy of Mbappéplaced at 12.00 and already first in the Qatar 2022 edition with 8 goals and a hat-trick in the final against Argentina.