The FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11 was revealed at The Best FIFA Football Awards in Paris on Monday, celebrating the most outstanding men’s players in the current game.
Lionel Messi made history by being voted in the World 11 for a 16th successive time – more than any player since the award’s launch.
Every year since 2005 FIFPRO has invited the world’s professional footballers to choose their World 11. It is the only global player award decided exclusively by footballers.
Players from 68 countries cast their votes with 18,640 players making submissions for the 2022 Men’s World 11. Professional footballers voted for the best men’s players for the period 8 August 2021 to 18 December 2022 inclusive.
2022 FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11
Goalkeeper
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)
Defenders
Joao Cancelo (Manchester City/Bayern Munich, Portugal)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands)
Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain, Morocco)
Midfielders
Casemiro (Real Madrid/Manchester United, Brazil)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)
Forwards
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)
Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City, Norway)
Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain, Argentina)
