The number of countries that voted for Lionel Messi in the just concluded 2023 Ballon d’Or award has emerged.
Recall that Lionel Messi beat Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe to claim an eighth Ballon d’Or award.
Messi won the 2022 World Cup, scoring 7 goals in the process, also won the Coppa America and Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint-Germain.
His closest challenger, Erling Haaland won the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup in one season.
However, about 75 countries, including Nigeria, were in favour of Messi winning the award while 20 countries backed Haaland.
Here is the full list of votes country by country:
South Africa: Messi
Albania: Messi
Algeria: Haaland
Germany: Messi
England: Messi
Saudi Arabia: Messi
Argentina: Messi
Australia: Messi
Armenia: Messi
Austria: Messi
Bahrein: Haaland
Belgium: Messi
Benin: Haaland
Bielorussia: Messi
Bolivia: Messi
Bosnia: Messi
Brazil: Messi
Bulgaria: Mbappé
Cameroon: Mbappé
Canada: Messi
Capo Verde: Haaland
Cina: Messi
Cile: Messi
Colombia: Messi
Korea: Messi
Costa Rica: Messi
Ivory Coste: Mbappé
Croatia: Messi
Denmark: Haaland
Scotland: Messi
Egypt: Messi
Ireland: Messi
UAE: Messi
Ecuador: Messi
Spain: Messi
USA: Messi
Finland: Messi
France: Haaland
Gabon: Haaland
Wales: Messi
Georgia: Messi
Ghana: Haaland
Greece: Haaland
Guinea: Haaland
Guinea Eq: Messi
Honduras: Messi
Hungary: Messi
India: Messi
Iraq: Messi
Iran: Messi
Northern Ireland: Messi
Island: Haaland
Israel: Messi
Italy: Messi
Jamaica: Messi
Japan: Haaland
Giordania: Haaland
Kirghizistan: Haaland
Lebanon: Messi
Luxembourg: Messi
Macedonia: Haaland
Morocco: Messi
Mexico: Messi
Montenegro: Messi
Nigeria: Messi
Norway: Haaland
Oman: Messi
Uganda: Messi
Palestine: Messi
Panama: Messi
Paraguay: Messi
Netherlands: Messi
Perù: Messi
Polonia: Messi
Portugal: Bernardo Silva
Qatar: Messi
Czech Republic: Messi
Romania: Messi
Russia: Messi
Salvador: Haaland
Senegal: Haaland
Slovakia: Haaland
Slovenia: Messi
Sweden: Messi
Switzerland: Haaland
Tunisia: Messi
Turkiye: Messi
Ukraine: Messi
Uruguay: Messi
Venezuela: Messi
Vietnam: Messi
Zambia: Messi
