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World Cup: Golden Ball Winner

What the verified crowd expressed across four sentiment dimensions — momentum, respect, pressure and bias. 611 World ID voters · poll closed.

Voters611World ID, complete ballots
Crowd's pickLamine Yamalnet +10 · 21% of the read
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Where the verified crowd diverges from the betting market — right now, before the event resolves.
Biggest gap: Lamine Yamal — the crowd is +9 ppt above the market price (12%).
EntityMarketCrowdGap
Lamine Yamal12%21%+9
Lionel Messi7%15%+8
Other0%6%+6
Harry Kane10%7%-3
Ousmane Dembélé4%7%+3
Vinícius Jr.6%3%-3
Vitinha5%7%+2
Kylian Mbappé14%13%-1
Bruno Fernandes8%7%-1
Michael Olise12%12%0
Pedri5%5%0
Gap = the crowd's read minus the market's implied price, in percentage points. The market price is a yardstick, not a recommendation; the crowd's read is a sentiment signal, not a prediction or financial advice.
The crowd's story
Crowd backs Yamal for Golden Ball — low bias keeps him clear of the field
Yamal leads the combined read with the lightest overrated signal of the contenders; Messi draws the highest momentum and respect but heavy bias and pressure compress his net standing.
THE CROWD'S COMBINED READ
Lamine Yamal21%
Lionel Messi15%
Kylian Mbappé13%
Michael Olise12%
Vitinha7%
Harry Kane7%
Ousmane Dembélé7%
Bruno Fernandes7%
Other6%
Pedri5%
Vinícius Jr.3%
A blend of the four sentiment dimensions below — the crowd's overall lean, from their votes only.
HOW THE CROWD CALLED IT — BY DIMENSION

One bar per entity — the mix of the crowd's read across the four dimensions. Green and blue (Momentum, Respect) are belief; amber and magenta (Pressure, Bias) are doubt. The more an entity's bar leans green/blue, the higher its net.

Momentum +Respect +Pressure Bias
Lamine Yamal+10
Lionel Messi+6
Kylian Mbappé+5
Michael Olise+4
Harry Kane-1
Vitinha-1
Bruno Fernandes-2
Ousmane Dembélé-2
Other-3
Pedri-5
Vinícius Jr.-10
Each segment is that dimension's share of the entity's four-dimension total. Exact per-dimension vote counts are in “Distribution by dimension” below. Dimension leaders — Momentum: Lionel Messi · Respect: Lionel Messi · Pressure: Lionel Messi · Bias: Lionel Messi
DISTRIBUTION BY DIMENSION
Momentum +buzz / form right now
Lionel Messi28%172 votes
Lamine Yamal20%122 votes
Kylian Mbappé15%93 votes
Michael Olise9%52 votes
Harry Kane8%51 votes
Ousmane Dembélé5%33 votes
Bruno Fernandes4%27 votes
Other4%27 votes
Vitinha2%12 votes
Vinícius Jr.2%14 votes
Pedri1%8 votes
Respect +impressed in the lead-up
Lionel Messi29%176 votes
Lamine Yamal11%69 votes
Kylian Mbappé11%69 votes
Michael Olise8%47 votes
Bruno Fernandes7%42 votes
Ousmane Dembélé7%40 votes
Vinícius Jr.7%45 votes
Other7%41 votes
Vitinha6%36 votes
Harry Kane5%30 votes
Pedri3%16 votes
Pressure least trusted under pressure
Lionel Messi20%122 votes
Vinícius Jr.13%77 votes
Kylian Mbappé11%65 votes
Lamine Yamal9%57 votes
Harry Kane8%47 votes
Michael Olise8%50 votes
Other8%47 votes
Bruno Fernandes7%41 votes
Ousmane Dembélé7%41 votes
Pedri6%35 votes
Vitinha5%29 votes
Bias most overrated by the public
Lionel Messi31%188 votes
Lamine Yamal12%74 votes
Kylian Mbappé11%68 votes
Harry Kane7%42 votes
Bruno Fernandes7%40 votes
Ousmane Dembélé7%42 votes
Vinícius Jr.7%44 votes
Other7%42 votes
Michael Olise4%26 votes
Vitinha4%25 votes
Pedri3%20 votes
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