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The player representative FIFPro has published the preselection for the 2020 world eleven. Sky shows you who is still in the race.

December is always the month of looking back, as in world football. The best teams or players will then be honored for their achievements in the past year.

In the FIFPro World 11 2020 election, football players from 67 different nations chose the players they believe had the best performance in 2020. Sky shows you the shortlist of the remaining 55 most voted players and gives you exciting facts.

The world eleven will be announced at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 on Thursday, December 17th. Sky shows the award live in a free stream on skysport.de and in the Sky Sport app.

Most elected goalkeepers



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    Alisson Becker (Liverpool FC, Brazil) © DPA pa
  2. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)

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    Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium) © DPA pa
  3. David De Gea (Manchester United, Spanien)

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    David De Gea (Manchester United, Spanien) © DPA pa
  4. Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Mailand, Italy)

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    Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Mailand, Italy) © DPA pa
  5. Moraes Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil)

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    Moraes Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil) © DPA pa
  6. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur, France)

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    Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur, France) © Imago
  7. Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain, Costa Rica)

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    Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain, Costa Rica) © Imago
  8. Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern Munich)

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    Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern Munich, Germany) © Imago
  9. Jan Oblak

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    Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid, Slovenia) © Imago
  10. Marc-Andre ter Stegen

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    Marc-Andre ter Stegen (FC Barcelona, Germany) © Imago

The world eleven will be elected for the 16th time, it is the twelfth election in joint cooperation between the players’ union FIFPro and the world football association FIFA. Germany and Brazil have the most players in this selection (8 each).

Most elected defenders

  1. The Sky90 round around Matthäus, Weidenfeller and Köhler discusses the future of David Alaba.

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    David Alaba (FC Bayern Munich, Austria) © Imago
  2. Jordi Alba (FC Barcelona, ​​Spain)

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    Jordi Alba (FC Barcelona, ​​Spain) © Imago
  3. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur, Belgium)

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    Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur, Belgium) © Imago
  4. Trent Alexander-Arnold (FC Liverpool, England)

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    Trent Alexander-Arnold (FC Liverpool, England) © Imago
  5. Dani Alves (FC Sao Paulo, Brasilien)

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    Dani Alves (FC Sao Paulo, Brasilien) © Imago
  6. JEROME BOATENG:

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    Jerome Boateng (FC Bayern Munich, Germany) © Imago
  7. Alphonso Davies returns to the Bayern squad.

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    Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern Munich, Canada) © Imago
  8. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool FC, Niederlande)

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    Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool FC, Niederlande) © Imago
  9. Kalidou Koulibaly (SSC Neapel, Senegal)

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    Kalidou Koulibaly (SSC Neapel, Senegal) © Imago
  10. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus, The Netherlands)

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    Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus, Niederlande) © Imago
  11. Marcelo (Real Madrid, Brasilien)

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    Marcelo (Real Madrid, Brasilien) © Imago
  12. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid, Spain)

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    Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid, Spain) © Imago
  13. Andrew Robertson (FC Liverpool, Schottland)

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    Andrew Robertson (FC Liverpool, Schottland) © Imago
  14. Thiago Silva (Chelsea, Brasilien)

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    Thiago Silva (Chelsea, Brasilien) © Imago
  15. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid, France)

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    Raphael Varane (Real Madrid, France) © Imago

With Gianluigi Donnaruma, Hugo Lloris, Toby Alderweireld, Alphonso Davies, Dele Alli, Bruno Fernandes, Leon Goretzka, Jordan Henderson, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Serge Gnabry and Erling Haaland, a total of eleven of the 55 players appear in this shortlist for the world eleven for the very first time on. Alphonso Davis is the first North American player on this list.

Dani Alves is only the second player after Neymar to make it onto the shortlist without playing in Europe. Both succeeded in doing this in the service of FC Sao Paulo (Brazil).

Most elected midfielders

  1. Thiago Alcantara (FC Bayern München / FC Liverpool)

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    Thiago Alcantara (FC Bayern Munich / FC Liverpool, Spain) © DPA pa
  2. Share Alli (Tottenham Hotspur, England)

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    Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur, England) © Imago
  3. Sergio Busquets (FC Barcelona, ​​Spain)

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    Sergio Busquets (FC Barcelona, ​​Spain) © Imago
  4. Casemiro (Real Madrid, Brazil)

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    Casemiro (Real Madrid, Brasilien) © Imago
  5. Philippe Coutinho was injured in the Clasico against Real Madrid.

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    Philippe Coutinho (FC Bayern Munich / FC Barcelona, ​​Brazil) © Imago
  6. PLACE 2: Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City)

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    Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium) © Imago
  7. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United, Portugal)

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    Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United, Portugal) © Imago
  8. DEFENSIVE MIDDLEFIELD: Leon Goretzka

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    Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern Munich, Germany) © Getty
  9. Jordan Henderson (FC Liverpool, England)

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    Jordan Henderson (FC Liverpool, England) © Imago
  10. Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelona, ​​Netherlands)

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    Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelona, ​​Netherlands) © Imago
  11. N'Golo Kante (Chelsea FC, France)

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    N’Golo Kante (Chelsea FC, France) © Imago
  12. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany)

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    Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany) © Imago
  13. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)

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    Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern Munich, Germany) © Imago
  14. Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Kroatien)

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    Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Kroatien) © Imago
  15. Müller

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    Thomas Müller (FC Bayern Munich, Germany) © Getty

Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to have been featured in every shortlist since the World XI was launched in 2005 (16 nominations). He is followed by Lionel Messi (15), Sergio Ramos and Dani Alves (14 each).

The most popular attackers

  1. Platz 4: Sergio Aguero (180 Tore)

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    Sergio Aguero (Manchester City, Argentinien) © DPA pa
  2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang shot the Gunners from point to victory.

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    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal, Gabun) © Getty
  3. Benzema

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    Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France © Getty
  4. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern): 2.2 million followers

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    Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern Munich, Germany) © Imago
  5. BVB attacker Erling Haaland is now playing a leading role in a book in addition to the football field.

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    Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund, Norway) © Getty
  6. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is unstoppable

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    Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan, Sweden) © Imago
  7. Harry Kane is currently the most valuable striker in the world (120 million euros), but is not playing the Champions League this season.

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    Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur, England) © Imago
  8. Lewy

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    Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern Munich, Poland) © Getty
  9. Sadio Mane (FC Liverpool)

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    Sadio Mane (FC Liverpool, Senegal) © DPA pa
  10. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)

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    Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, France) © DPA pa
  11. 1st place: Lionel Messi

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    Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona, ​​Argentina) © Imago
  12. Neymar scores to 1-0.

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    Neymar Jr. (Paris Saint-Germain, Brasilien) © Imago
  13. Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is about to return to the football field.

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    Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus, Portugal) © Imago
  14. 5. Mohamed Salah (FC Liverpool): 129 Millionen Euros

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    Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC, Ägypten) © Getty
  15. Heung-Min Son scores a four-pack against Southampton FC on Matchday 2.

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    Heung-Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur, South Korea) © Imago

Last year’s world eleven consisted of Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk, Matthijs de Ligt, Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Eden Hazard, Frenkie de Jong, Luka Modric, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Only Eden Hazard did not make it onto the shortlist again this year.

The 2020 World Elf will be announced on Thursday, December 17th. The goalkeeper and the three defenders, three midfielders and three strikers with the most votes come into World11. The remaining place in the world eleven goes to the field player who receives the next highest number of votes.

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