We all know that Lionel Messi took home the FIFA Ballon d'Or on Monday night after collecting an impressive 41% of the total vote from the various national team captains, coaches and journalists.
We also know that Cristiano Ronaldo finished second, while first time finalist Neymar was a distant third. But what about how the rest of the voting went? And who finished in what order?
Fortunately FIFA's voting is transparent. As such, an image of the top 20 has since surfaced online and it makes for interesting viewing.
For example, many were shocked that Luis Suarez wasn't in the final three, but it turns out the Barcelona forward didn't even finish fourth after being pipped by Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski.
Bayern pair Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer also finished in the top 10, in 6th and 7th respectively.
Eden Hazard had a terrible second half of the calendar year, but his performances for Chelsea in the first six months were enough to land him 8th place. Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez, who was a Copa America champion with Chile in the summer, finished 10th.
Manchester City trio Yaya Toure (12th), Sergio Aguero (13th) and Kevin De Bruyne (19th) also made the list of the world's 20 best players in 2015.
Gareth Bale, who was voted for by Wales captain Ashley Williams and Wales manager Chris Coleman was 16th. Karim Benzema, who got Ronaldo's vote, was 20th.
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