5 stars who have won the Ballon d'Or but not the World Cup

#2 Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal's Team Preparation For The FIFA World Cup Russia 2018

The WC 2018 could very well be Ronaldo’s final hurrah at the grandest stage of them all. A serial goalscorer at club level, Ronnie recently lifted his fifth Champions League crown and has won everything there is in club football. Five Ballon d’Or titles isn’t bad at all, is it?

At the age of 33, Ronaldo continues to defy the odds and silence critics. Until 2016, Ronaldo had a pretty quiet international career in terms of winning silverware. Portugal were always a team that had talent but in the 2016 Euros, Ronaldo led them to the final.

Though he had to miss the majority of the final, he saw his side get the better of France when Eder scored the winner in added time.

The closest Ronaldo has come to winning the World Cup was in 2006 when his side made it to the semi-finals. However, the side were beaten by France and had to settle for a fourth-place finish as hosts Germany beat them in the battle for third.