5 World Cup stars who could break Messi's and Ronaldo's Ballon d’Or dominance this year 

#4 Kevin de Bruyne

Kevin de Bruyne key to Belgium's World Cup hopes

The 27-year-old is one of the best midfielders in the world right now. The Manchester City and Belgium superstar was instrumental for Pep Guardiola in their Premier League 2017/18 title win.

Kevin de Bruyne has scored 12 goals and assisted 20 more for Manchester City during the 2017/18 season. He was one of the best passers in Premier League last season and has created a lot of goals for this team.

He has played a key role in Belgium’s qualifying campaign and was superb in the group stages at the World Cup. He has so far assisted one goal in the tournament and played a perfect foil to Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard. A title win for Belgium could get his first Ballon d’Or award.