These things certainly make Modric and Mbappe favourites for the Ballon d`Or

Who will win the Ballon d'Or 2018 is a million dollar question that circles the mind of millions of football fans all over the world. The Ballon d`Or has been dominated by the Messi-Ronaldo pair for a decade sharing the honour five times each. This year it has become very difficult for the pair to hold on to the title as there was nothing impressive from the duo in the World Cup . As FIFA president Gianni Infantino said “You can give the Ballon d`Or to half the France team for what they did at the World Cup”.Luca Modric played a decisive role in dragging his country to the World Cup Final and also in the Champions league for Real Madrid. Modric  recently , tok the Golden Ball in the world cup and also won the FIFA best player  award in September. Mbappe played a dominant role too in the World Cup.Varane,Hugo,Pogba, N`Golo ,Griezmann are also in the lining.The last Frenchman was Zidane who won the Ballon d'Or in 1998.The Ballon d`Or will be awarded on Monday after 10 pm at the Grand Palais,just off the Champs-Elysees.