The World Cup counts as one of the most coveted awards in soccer. While some dream of lifting the Golden Trophy, there are nations that have already basked in the glory of multiple victories. Although a collective effort goes into winning such a prestigious trophy repeatedly, what about when it comes to individual awards? Are there some nations that have the most personal trophies, say the Ballon d’Or?

Lionel Messi has won the highest number of Ballon d’Ors in history. His long-term rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, stands next to him. While these two are leading the list for the prestigious award, where do their nations rank? In fact, which country has won the highest number of Ballon d’Ors in the history of soccer?

Where do the nations of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi rank in terms of Ballon d’Or?

Both Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and Lionel Messi’s Argentina are equally tied in terms of most Ballon d’Or. The countries of each player have won seven record Ballon d’Or. Speaking of Portugal, Ronaldo has single-handedly added five Ballon d’Or to his homeland’s tally. Meanwhile, the other two were added by Luís Figo in 2000 and Eusebio in 1965.

On the other hand, speaking of La Pulga’s nation, their seven Ballon d’Ors have been single-handedly won by Lionel Messi himself. This certainly makes La Albiceleste’s feat quite remarkable, given how one player has put them at the top of the list. While some may be wondering why Argentina’s legendary player, the late Diego Maradona, didn’t win any. Well, that’s because it’s another story. Meanwhile, let’s get to know more about other nations that have won many Ballon d’Ors.

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Which other countries have won the coveted trophy multiple times?

Aside from Argentina and Portugal, other teams also hail seven Ballon d’Ors. First is France, where Michael Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin, Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini, Zinedine Zidane, and Karim Benzema have all won one each. Next is Germany, also with five players. While Matthias Sammer, Lothar Matthaus, and Gerd Müller all won one, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Franz Beckenbauer both added two.

Ruud Gullit’s one, while Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten’s three each added to the Netherlands’ count of seven. Coming below number seven, Paolo Rossi, Fabio Cannavaro, Roberto Baggio, Omar Sivori and Rivera added five for Italy.

Brazil’s five included Ronaldo Nazario’s two and Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, and Kaka’s one each. Furthermore, England got their five Ballon d’Ors from Kevin Keegan’s double, with Bobby Charlton, Sir Stanley Matthews, and Michael Owen winning one each.

Lev Yashin, Oleg Blokhin, and Igor Belanov added to the Soviet Union’s tally of three. Meanwhile, Spain also got their three from Luis Suárez and Alfredo Di Stéfano’s double. The rest are Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Hungary, Liberia, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Ukraine, who all have won one each.

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Surprisingly, some countries are missing, given the fact they’ve had some great talents, like Wales and Gareth Bale or Sweden and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Additionally, Norway and Erling Haaland are also there, but the striker still has time to clinch the award. Perhaps we’ll get to see some new entries or changes in the standings with time.