Lamine Yamal believes World Cup win makes him favourite to win 2026 Ballon d'Or

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] ‌striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Mbappe[/a] was the top scorer ‌at the World Cup as well ‌as in LaLiga and the Champions League and said last week no player ‌was better than him last ⁠season, though ‌he failed to win any silverware.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Lamine[/a] was ​named LaLiga's best player in 2025-26 as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] successfully defended ​the title, and later played a key role in Spain winning the ⁠World Cup ​in North America.[/p][p][b]"I honestly believe there are two of us who are the best in the world, and this ‌year I’d deserve it because of what I’ve won,"[/b] Lamine said in an interview clip shared by Movistar on Sunday.[/p][p]"As far as I’m concerned, Mbappe and I are the two best in the world. It’s clear to me and everyone who watches ‌the matches knows it."[/p][embed guid="5285b15a-abd0-4faf-8aa3-e1ea9bdc13ed" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2099253637402722476" social-type="twitter" /][p]Lamine was runner-up ​to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dembele-ousmane/zsMC2Ec0/"]Ousmane Dembele[/a] last year, ‌while Mbappe was third in 2023, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Lionel Messi[/a] won the award for a record eighth time.[/p][p]The Ballon d'Or will be awarded in London ⁠on October ⁠26.[/p]