France Football and L'Equipe have announced the next 10 names in the Ballon d'Or rankings. From the 30-man shortlist, players 30 to 21 were initially announced in ascending order before they announced the players from 11 to 20.
Final 30-man shortlist
The 30-man shortlist was announced on 10 October.
Kylian Mbappe (PSG, France), Isco (Real Madrid, Spain), Edinson Cavani (PSG, Uruguay), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund, Gabon), Eden Hazard (Chelsea, Belgium), Leonardo Bonucci (AC Milan, Italy), Radamel Falcao (AS Monaco, Colombia), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid, France), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany), Sadio Mane (Liverpool, Senegal), Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich, Germany), David De Gea (Manchester United, Spain), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur, England), Edin Dzeko (AS Roma, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Dries Mertens (Napoli, Belgium), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich, Poland), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid, Spain), Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid, Slovenia), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool, Brazil), Luis Suarez (Barcelona, Uruguay), N'Golo Kante (Chelsea, France), Marcelo Vieira (Real Madrid, Brazil), Paulo Dybala (Juventus, Argentina), Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia), Neymar Jr (PSG, Brazil), Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Portugal).
Players ranked 30 to 21
The players ranked 30 to 21 were announced first.
29) Philippe Coutinho and Dries Mertens
28) Edin Dzeko
27) Mats Hummels
26) Jan Oblak
25) Karim Benzema
24) Radamel Falcao
23) Sadio Mane
21) Leonardo Bonucci and Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang
Players ranked 20 to 11
Surprisingly, Toni Kroos - who led Real Madrid to the Champions League and La Liga titles with 13 assists - did not receive enough votes to get into the top 10. Even fellow teammate Marcelo received more votes than him, as did Barcelona's Luis Suarez and Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne.
20) David De Gea
19) Eden Hazard
18) Antoine Griezmann
17) Toni Kroos
16) Marcelo
15) Paulo Dybala
14) Kevin De Bruyne
13) Luis Suarez
12) Isco
11) Edinson Cavani
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Players yet to be ranked (10 to 1)
Critsiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar, Gianluigi Buffon, Kylian Mbappe, Luka Modric, Sergio Ramos, Robert Lewandowski, Harry Kane, and N'Golo Kante.