On Monday, Benzema won the Ballon d'Or for the first time in his career, and Messi failed to even make the 30-man shortlist. However, Argentine media pointed out that this may be an auspicious sign that the Argentine national team won the Copa Hercules.
A real spell in the history of the Ballon d'Or is that the current Mr. Ballon d'Or has never won a World Cup. TYC TV pointed out that "after Benzema won the Ballon d'Or, the Golden Ball may have an impact on the French team's participation in the World Cup." Why do you say that? Because in the history of the Golden Globes, no winner has ever won the World Cup afterward. ”
Indeed, after winning the 1997 Ballon d'Or, Ronaldo led Brazil to the final as a big hit, but an unexpected illness before the final allowed France to win the title. Irving in 2001, Ronaldo in 2005 and Ronaldo in 2013 and 2017 also suffered the "curse of the golden ball" in the World Cup.
Even Messi has suffered this curse, and after being elected Mr. d'Or in 2009, Messi was eliminated by Germany at the 2010 World Cup and stopped in the quarterfinals.
In fact, if it had not been for the Ballon d'Or changing the rules, Messi would have played in the World Cup as the current Mr. Ballon d'Or. However, France Football changed its rules in 2022 to select players based on their performance in a season rather than a calendar year. As a result, the Golden Globe Awards ceremony took place for the first time in October, with Benzema becoming the current Ballon d'Or.
Not only that, Messi did not make the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or and was also regarded as an "auspicious omen" by TYC television: "What's more, Messi was not even nominated, so before the World Cup, Messi seemed to escape the curse, and Benzema put the French team at risk of being cursed." ”