Quiz! Can you name every Brazilian nominated for the Ballon d'Or since 2000?

Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring his second goal for Real Madrid against Bayern Munich in the teams' Champions League semi-final first leg in April 2024.
Vinicius Junior did not appreciate finishing as the Ballon d'Or runner-up to Rodri last year (Image credit: Getty Images)

Your latest FourFourTwo football quiz has landed and this one is all about the boys from Brazil.

The South American nation consistently produces a steady stream of the planet's best and most skilful players and this is often recognised by the Ballon d'Or shortlist, which usually has plenty of Brazilian stars on it.

The Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo duopoly may have meant we haven't seen many Brazilian winners in recent years, but they're always there on the shortlist, as this quiz proves.

With that in mind, our task for you today is to name every Brazilian player that has been nominated for the Ballon d'Or since 2000.

There are some modern-day greats on this list that everyone should be getting, but there are also some names which may surprise you.

All in all, there are 82 players to name and we are putting ten minutes on the clock.

When you're done, why not send this quiz to a mate? Remember to comment below with your scores.

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Joe Mewis

For more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others and worked at FourFourTwo throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown.

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