Já foram anunciados pela France Football 15 dos 30 candidatos à Bola De Ouro desse ano. São eles:Sergio Agüero (Manchester City), Pierre Emery Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Diego Godin (Atlético de Madri), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madri), Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli/Juventus), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG/Manchester United), Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona), Koke (Atlético de Madri), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern de Munique)