The 1998 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane, after scoring twice in France's 3–0 win over Brazil in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final.
| Player | Pts | Team | |
| 1. | Zinedine Zidane | 518 | Juventus |
| 2. | Ronaldo | 164 | Internazionale |
| 3. | Davor Šuker | 108 | Real Madrid |
| 4. | Michael Owen | 43 | Liverpool |
| 5. | Gabriel Batistuta | 40 | Fiorentina |
| 6. | Rivaldo | 38 | Barcelona |
| 7. | Dennis Bergkamp | 33 | Arsenal |
| 8. | Edgar Davids | 26 | Juventus |
| 9. | Marcel Desailly | 23 | Milan Chelsea |
| 10. | Lilian Thuram | 14 | Parma |
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