FIFPro revealed all the football players who will compete to be in the best eleven of the year.
Altogether, 55 candidates were announced from all positions - goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, and forward. The best players from each position are chosen by as many as 25,000 professional footballers from 65 different countries.
Real Madrid has the most candidates in this list - 11. At the national level, Spain has the most with 8, while the world champion France has six representatives in the list.
The list lacked players such as Jan Oblak, Sergio Aguero, Roberto Firmino, Thiago, or Gareth Bale.
The best eleven players will be revealed during the FIFA awards on September 24th.
All 55 candidates (list in English):
Goalkeepers (5): Gianluigi Buffon, Thibaut Courtois, David De Gea, Keylor Navas, Marc-André ter Stegen.
Defenders (20): Jordi Alba, Daniel Carvajal, Giorgio Chiellini, Dani Alves, Diego Godin, Mats Hummels, Joshua Kimmich, Dejan Lovren, Marcelo, Yerry Mina, Benjamin Pavard, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva, Kieran Trippier, Samuel Umtiti, Virgil van Dijk, Raphael Varane, Sime Vrsaljko, Kyle Walker.
Midfielders (15): Sergio Busquets, Casemiro, Philippe Coutinho, Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Andres Iniesta, Isco, N’Golo Kante, Toni Kroos, Nemanja Matic, Luka Modric, Paul Pogba, Ivan Rakitic, David Silva, Arturo Vidal.
Forwards (15): Karim Benzema, Edinson Cavani, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paulo Dybala, Antoine Griezmann, Harry Kane, Robert Lewandowski, Romelu Lukaku, Mario Mandzukic, Sadio Mane, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi, Neymar, Mohamed Salah, Luis Suarez.
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