Fifa announced today the finalists for The Best award, which will be handed out on the 23rd.
- Among the main names are: Benzema, current Golden Ball, in addition to Lewandowski, Sadio Mané, Kylian Mbappé, Mohamed Salah and Lionel Messi;
- The list also has young names that stood out in the World Cupsuch as Julián Álvarez, Jude Bellingham, as well as great prospects in world football, such as Erling Haaland.
- Marta, a six-time winner of the award, and Cristiano Ronaldo, a five-time winner, were not nominated.unlike previous years;
- Among Brazilians, only Neymar and Vini Jr. compete in the men’s categorywhile Debinha is the only one in the female category.
See below for complete lists in both men’s and women’s categories.
FIFA’s best female player
Aitana Bonmatí (Spain/ Barcelona)
Debinha (Brasil / North Carolina Courage)
Jessie Fleming (Canada / Chelsea)
Ada Hegerberg (Noruega/ Lyon)
Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea)
Beth Mead (Inglaterra/ Arsenal)
Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands/ Arsenal)
Alex Morgan (USA/ Orlando Pride / San Diego Waves)
Lena Oberdorf (Germany/ Wolfsburg)
Alexandra Popp (Germany/ Wolfsburg)
Alexia Putellas (Spain/ Barcelona)
Wendie Renard (France / Lyon)
Keira Walsh (Inglaterra/ Manchester City / Barcelona)
Leah Williamson (England / Arsenal)
FIFA’s best male player
Julian Alvarez (Argentina / River Plate / Manchester City)
Jude Bellingham (England/Borussia Dortmund)
Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City)
Erling Haaland (Norway/Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City)
Achraf Hakimi (Maroccos / Paris Saint-Germain)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern Munich/Barcelona)
Sadio Mane (Senegal / Liverpool / Bayern Munich)
Kylian Mbappé (France / Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain)
Luka Modric (Croatia/ Real Madrid)
Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain)
Mohamed Salah (Egito/ Liverpool)
Vinicius Junior (Brazil / Real Madrid)
