Rodri aims to join elite club with World Cup, Ballon d'Or, Champions League treble

Rodrigo Hernández stands one victory away from etching his name into football history. Should Spain triumph over Argentina in the North America 2026 final, the Manchester City midfielder would become the eleventh player to complete the prestigious treble of winning the Ballon d'Or, the Champions League, and the World Cup.

Currently, only ten players have achieved this remarkable feat: Bobby Charlton, Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller, Paolo Rossi, Rivaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Kaká, Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi, and Ousmane Dembélé. Rodri secured the Champions League in the 2022-23 season and received the Ballon d'Or award in 2024. His potential World Cup victory could see him join this select group on the same day.

The most recent addition to this list was Ousmane Dembélé in 2025, just a year prior to Rodri's potential achievement. The French winger won the Champions League in 2024-25 and the Ballon d'Or in 2025. If the Madrid-born player makes history, it would mark the third consecutive year a footballer joins this exclusive club. Before Dembélé, Lionel Messi was the last player to be added, following Argentina's 2022 World Cup victory in Qatar.