{"id":9,"date":"2026-07-03T13:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/?p=9"},"modified":"2026-07-03T13:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:47:17","slug":"harry-kane-tipped-to-miss-out-on-ballon-dor-by-ex-england-star-despite-world-cup-heroics-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/2026\/07\/03\/harry-kane-tipped-to-miss-out-on-ballon-dor-by-ex-england-star-despite-world-cup-heroics-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Kane Tipped To Miss Out On Ballon d&#8217;Or By Ex-England Star Despite World Cup Heroics. Here&#8217;s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harry Kane scored a brace in the second half as England left it late to edge past DR Congo 2-1 in their Round of 32 clash in Atlanta on Wednesday.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/authors\/513-vedant-yadav\">Vedant Yadav<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Updated: July 03, 2026 06:46 pm IST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read Time:&nbsp;2 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jamie Carragher has ruled out the possibility of Harry Kane winning the Ballon d&#8217;Or this year.\u00a9 AFP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Show<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quick Read<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jamie Carragher has ruled out Harry Kane winning the Ballon d&#8217;Or despite his FIFA World Cup heroics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carragher believes the Ballon d&#8217;Or will certainly go to a World Cup winner, with England unlikely to win it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Much as I want to believe England can still win it, there is nothing to support that opinion,&#8221; said Carragher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/beeps\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/harry-kane-tipped-to-miss-out-on-ballon-dor-by-ex-england-star-despite-world-cup-heroics-heres-why-11719516?pfrom=quick_read_beeps\">Switch To Beeps Mode<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/beeps\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/harry-kane-tipped-to-miss-out-on-ballon-dor-by-ex-england-star-despite-world-cup-heroics-heres-why-11719516?pfrom=quick_read_beeps\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former England defender Jamie Carragher has ruled out the possibility of Harry&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/football\/players\/95920-harry-kane-playerprofile\">Kane<\/a>&nbsp;winning the Ballon d&#8217;Or despite his heroics at the FIFA World Cup 2026. Kane scored a brace in the second half as England left it late to edge past DR Congo 2-1 in their Round of 32 clash in Atlanta on Wednesday. The England captain took his tournament goal tally to five following a brilliant club season with Bayern Munich, where he recorded 61 goals and 7 assists in just 51 appearances.<a href=\"https:\/\/vdo.ai\/contact?utm_medium=video&amp;utm_term=ndtv.com&amp;utm_source=vdoai_logo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recommended For You<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/what-cristiano-ronaldo-told-luka-modric-after-portugal-knocked-croatia-out-of-fifa-world-cup-11723063\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/what-cristiano-ronaldo-told-luka-modric-after-portugal-knocked-croatia-out-of-fifa-world-cup-11723063\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/what-cristiano-ronaldo-told-luka-modric-after-portugal-knocked-croatia-out-of-fifa-world-cup-11723063\">What Cristiano Ronaldo Told Luka Modric After Portugal Knocked Croatia Out Of FIFA World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/cristiano-ronaldo-a-liability-for-portugal-unbelievable-fifa-world-cup-stat-suggests-so-11720810\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/cristiano-ronaldo-a-liability-for-portugal-unbelievable-fifa-world-cup-stat-suggests-so-11720810\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/cristiano-ronaldo-a-liability-for-portugal-unbelievable-fifa-world-cup-stat-suggests-so-11720810\">FIFA World Cup 2026 Stat Shows Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s True Reality At Age Of 41<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/croatia-coach-blasts-referee-after-var-drama-filled-fifa-world-cup-exit-in-portugal-defeat-11721245\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/croatia-coach-blasts-referee-after-var-drama-filled-fifa-world-cup-exit-in-portugal-defeat-11721245\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/croatia-coach-blasts-referee-after-var-drama-filled-fifa-world-cup-exit-in-portugal-defeat-11721245\">Croatia Coach Blasts Referee After VAR Drama-Filled FIFA World Cup Exit In Portugal Defeat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Carragher admits that few can match Kane&#8217;s numbers over the past 12 months, he believes the striker&#8217;s chances of winning the Ballon d&#8217;Or are unrealistic because he doesn&#8217;t see England winning the World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his column for the Telegraph, Carragher feels that the Ballon d&#8217;Or will most certainly be given to someone from the tournament&#8217;s winning side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If the vote for the Ballon d&#8217;Or was being held right now, Kane would be the worthy winner, his heroics for England against DR Congo absorbing his 72nd goal of this season. Only Lionel&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/football\/players\/90996-lionel-messi-playerprofile\">Messi<\/a>&nbsp;has recently hit those kinds of numbers. Not even Cristiano Ronaldo was so prolific in one campaign. Based on the past 12 months, Kane should win the Ballon d&#8217;Or. Unfortunately, he probably won&#8217;t because in a World Cup year, it is bound to go to the star player of the winning nation. Much as I want to believe England can still win it, there is nothing to support that opinion, especially after recent performances. If Argentina retain the cup, Messi will win the Ballon d&#8217;Or. If France win the competition, one of their key men will get it,&#8221; wrote Carragher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, Carragher has tipped France superstar Kylian&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/football\/players\/109633-kylian-mbappe-playerprofile\">Mbappe<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/football\/players\/136749-michael-olise-playerprofile\">Michael Olise<\/a>&nbsp;as the frontrunners, having previously predicted Les Bleus to lift the trophy in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Kane&#8217;s Bayern team-mate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/football\/players\/137343-michael-playerprofile\">Michael<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/football\/players\/137273-olise-playerprofile\">Olise<\/a>&nbsp;is a strong contender, and even though, by Kylian Mbappe&#8217;s standards, he has had a frustrating year with his club, that will be forgotten when judged against his fantastic World Cup displays. Another of the Paris St-Germain stars might be celebrating a personal accolade, even though their Champions League win felt more of a team effort than the consequence of one outstanding contribution. Ousmane&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/football\/players\/109634-ousmane-playerprofile\">Dembele<\/a>&nbsp;has enjoyed another fantastic season. Kane&#8217;s goal output is beyond them all. He is performing at the same level as France&#8217;s best and Messi, going toe-to-toe in the Golden Boot race,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Kane scored a brace in the second half as England left it late to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15,"href":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9\/revisions\/15"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ananyaanubd.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}