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Best Football players 2026

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482votes

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0commentsUpdated on 11/07/2026 at 04:00 AM

Lamine Yamal1713

The worldwide ranking generated by 482 votes

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Lamine Yamal1713

Michael Olise1689

Lionel Messi1676

Kylian Mbappé1638

Ousmane Dembélé1627

Désiré Doué1600

Cristiano Ronaldo1590

Harry Kane1586

Bruno Fernandes1561

#10

Erling Haaland1540

#11

Pedri1525

#12

Neymar1525

#13

Robert Lewandowski1507

#14

Vinícius Júnior1483

#15

Robert Lewandowski1482

#16

Luka Modrić1424

#17

Jude Bellingham1423

#18

Paul Pogba1414

#19

Marcus Rashford1413

#20

Mohamed Salah1411

#21

Jamal Musiala1406

#22

Kevin De Bruyne1396

#23

Bukayo Saka1375

#24

Antoine Griezmann1355

#25

Endrick1354

#26

Son Heung-min1311

What the community says

Who's your favorite football player in 2026? Rank the best players right now in this interactive duel: Mbappé, Haaland, Vinicius Jr and more.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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