Harry Kane beat Kylian Mbappe in the Men's Cup 2026 by just 28 points, making it one of the closest votes in the awards' history. Kane garnered 40 first-place votes for a total of 1,055 points, compared to 23 first-place votes for runner-up Mbappe and a total of 1,027 points. That made it the fourth-closest vote in the awards' 70-year history, according to LEquipe, and the closest since Lionel Messi beat Virgil van Dijk by seven points in 2019.
Harry Kane beat Kylian Mbappe in the Men's Cup 2026 by just 28 points, making it one of the closest votes in the awards' history. Kane garnered 40 first-place votes for a total of 1,055 points, compared to 23 first-place votes for runner-up Mbappe and a total of 1,027 points. That made it the fourth-closest vote in the awards' 70-year history, according to LEquipe, and the closest since Lionel Messi beat Virgil van Dijk by seven points in 2019.
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