If winning the World Cup is the pinnacle of football as a team sport, picking up the Ballon d'Or is the ultimate individual accolade. Doing both in the same year is the kind of thing dreams are made of - even for the best in the world, it doesn't always work like that.
There were a handful of World Cups before the Ballon d'Or era. The first time they both happened was in 1958, when a teenage Pele starred in Brazil's triumph. But watch out! The Ballon d'Or hasn't always been a global award.
In this quiz, we want you to name the Ballon d'Or winner in every World Cup year. There are 18 players to name and we're giving you a tough time limit of just 4 minutes.
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