The prize is awarded to the most valuable player in the 32-team tournament. The decision will be announced on Monday.

Of the 10 nominees, four are Italian and three French.

The nominations are: Fabio Cannavaro (Italy), Maniche (Portugal), Michael Ballack [Images] (Germany [Images]), Andrea Pirlo (Italy), Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy), Thierry Henry [Images] (France), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Patrick Vieira (France), Miroslav Klose (Germany), Zinedine Zidane (France).