3 Things That Can Hinder Cristiano Ronaldo's Chances Of Winning The Ballon d'Or This Year

#2 Lionel Messi Winning The World Cup

The World Cup will kick off on June 14.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the finest players in the world at the moment. They have been the most dominant footballers for the past 10 years, creating an amazing duopoly on top of the football world and sharing the last 10 Ballon d'Or awards between them (5 apiece). In fact, the award has been a two-horse race between these amazing superstars who have dominated it for the past few years.

While Ronaldo has been brilliant this season, his eternal rival has also had a very great campaign. The Argentine led Barcelona to claim both the La Liga title and the Copa Del Rey trophy. He also bagged 6 goals and 2 assists in the Champions League as well as 34 goals and 10 assists in the Spanish top.

Both superstars will be representing their respective nations in the World Cup next month. This could be a great opportunity for Lionel Messi to deal Ronaldo a huge blow in the Ballon d'Or race.

With his achievements at club level this season, if the Argentine succeeds in winning the World Cup for his nation, he will definitely settle the Ballon d'Or race and claim it one more time. He went really close in 2014, leading the Albiceleste to the final of the tournament before suffering defeat in the extra-time. Therefore, his success in the competition will be a great threat to Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or mission this year.