FIFPro has confirmed the 55 players on its shortlist to be in with a chance of making its World XI for the year.
The votes were released on Monday, with Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi among the star names.
The final XI will be confirmed at The Best FIFA Football Awards on Monday, September 24th, in London. It will be
Here are the players in the running, per the FIFPro website.
FIFPro World XI Shortlist
Goalkeepers
Gianluigi Buffon – Italy, Juventus/Paris Saint-Germain
Thibaut Courtois – Belgium, Chelsea/Real Madrid
David De Gea – Spain, Manchester United
Keylor Navas – Costa Rica, Real Madrid
Marc-Andre ter Stegen – Germany, Barcelona
Defenders
Jordi Alba – Spain, Barcelona
Dani Alves – Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain
Dani Carvajal – Spain, Real Madrid
Giorgio Chiellini – Italy, Juventus
Virgil van Dijk – The Netherlands, Southampton/Liverpool
Diego Godin – Uruguay, Atletico Madrid
Mats Hummels – Germany, Bayern Munich
Joshua Kimmich – Germany, Bayern Munich
Dejan Lovren – Croatia, Liverpool
Marcelo – Brazil, Real Madrid
Yerry Mina – Colombia, Barcelona/Everton
Benjamin Pavard – France, VfB Stuttgart
Gerard Pique – Spain, Barcelona
Sergio Ramos – Spain, Real Madrid
Thiago Silva – Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain
Kieran Trippier – England, Tottenham Hotspur
Samuel Umtiti – France, Barcelona
Raphael Varane – France, Real Madrid
Sime Vrsaljko – Croatia, Atletico Madrid/Inter
Kyle Walker – England, Manchester City
Midfielders
Sergio Busquets – Spain, Barcelona
Casemiro – Brazil, Real Madrid
Philippe Coutinho – Brazil, Liverpool/ Barcelona
Kevin De Bruyne – Belgium, Manchester City
Eden Hazard – Belgium, Chelsea
Andres Iniesta – Spain, Barcelona/Vissel Kobe
Isco – Spain, Real Madrid
N’Golo Kante – France, Chelsea
Toni Kroos – Germany, Real Madrid
Nemanja Matic – Serbia, Manchester United
Luka Modric – Croatia, Real Madrid
Paul Pogba – France, Manchester United
Ivan Rakitic – Croatia, Barcelona
David Silva – Spain, Manchester City
Arturo Vidal – Chile, Bayern Munich/Barcelona
Forwards
Karim Benzema – France, Real Madrid
Edinson Cavani – Uruguay, Paris Saint-Germain
Paulo Dybala – Juventus, Argentina
Antoine Griezmann – France, Atletico Madrid
Harry Kane – England, Tottenham Hotspur
Robert Lewandowski – Poland, Bayern Munchen
Romelu Lukaku – Belgium, Manchester United
Mario Mandzukic – Croatia, Juventus
Sadio Mane – Senegal, Liverpool
Kylian Mbappe – France, Paris Saint-Germain
Lionel Messi – Argentina, Barcelona
