Victor Lindelof named Manchester United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo as his number one pick for FIFA's TheBest player as the 36-year-old missed out on the top three for the first time since the award's inception.
Robert Lewandowski became the first player since the Portugal captain to win the award back-to-back after the Poland skipper scooped the accolade last year.
Ronaldo's rival Lionel Messi was narrowly beaten by the Pole with Liverpool's Mohamed Salah finishing third, with the former Juventus attacker voting for Lewandowski.
The United star did pick up an award as he was given a special #TheBest accolade for breaking the men's international scoring record.
Lindelof was one of the 15 international captains who chose Ronaldo as the number one pick.
The 27-year-old omitted Messi from his three as the eventual winner and Karim Benzema made up his three nominations.
Mainz striker and Hungary skipper Adam Szalai also nominated Ronaldo in first, with Lewandowski and Messi in second and third respectively.
The Portugal skipper helped pile misery on the Hungarians during Euro 2020 as he added a late brace following a tight affair at the Puskas Arena after Raphael Guerreiro broke the deadlock with six minutes remaining.
Harry Kane got a vote as England captain, but his list didn't feature Ronaldo, as he voted for Lewandowski, Messi and N'Golo Kante in his three.
West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek named Ronaldo as his second pick with Lewandowski and Salah making up first and third respectively.
List of nations whose captain voted for Ronaldo: Afghanistan, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Djibouti, Ecuador, Hungary, Korea DPR, Kyrgyz Republic, Sao Tome Principe, Sweden, Tajikstan, Timor-Leste.
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