Ballon d'Or Power Rankings: July 2018

#9 Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) 🢁

Edinson Cavani is nearing 50 goals for club and country this season

Another Uruguayan player who has cracked the top 10 is Edinson Cavani. Unlike Godin, he plays at the other end of the pitch and his goals were instrumental in seeing Uruguay qualify for the World Cup.

That's not all. Cavani was the only South American player to score 10 goals in the CONMEBOL qualifiers. Nobody else hit double digits.

After scoring 40 goals in all competitions for Paris Saint-Germain, Cavani led Uruguay's charge at the World Cup and he has so far scored thrice in four games.

The brace against Portugal will be the highlight of his season so far as the two goals saw Uruguay progress from the Round of 16 to the quarter-finals at the expense of Cristiano Ronaldo and co.

#Cavani's second goal against #POR!#URUPOR #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/GGFJbTuv2y

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