All you need to know ahead of the FIFA FIFPRO World 11

• FIFA and FIFPRO will reveal World 11 at The Best FIFA Football Awards on Monday 15 January
  
  
• Over 28,000 professional footballers have voted for their team of the year
  
  
• The World 11 is the only global football award decided exclusively by professional footballers 

Excitement is building ahead of the 2023 FIFA FIFPRO World 11 reveal at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023 on Monday 15 January.

Over 28,000 professional footballers have voted for their team of the year; the World 11 is the only global football award decided exclusively by professional footballers.

FIFPRO recaps everything you need to know ahead of the World 11 unveil – including who the nominees are, how the voting works and how to follow the gala.

When will the World 11 be revealed?

The FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11 and FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World 11 will be revealed on Monday 15 January at The Best FIFA Football Awards in London, England.

The Men’s and Women’s World 11 will be presented on stage during the gala and each given a trophy to mark their achievement.

The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony will start at 19:30 GMT on Monday and you can watch the official live stream for free on FIFA+.

Be sure to also keep across FIFPRO’s social media channels – especially Instagram, TikTok and X – for behind the scenes content and updates throughout the day. 

Who are the Women’s World 11 nominees?

The following 23 players are in the running to be named in the 2023 FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World 11:

Goalkeepers

Mackenzie Arnold (West Ham United, Australia)
Mary Earps (Manchester United, England)
Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars, USA)

Defenders

Lucy Bronze (Barcelona, England)
Olga Carmona (Real Madrid, Spain)
Alex Greenwood (Manchester City, England)
Amanda Ilestedt (Paris Saint-Germain/Arsenal, Sweden)
Ashley Lawrence (Paris Saint-Germain/Chelsea, Canada)
Maria Leon (Barcelona, Spain)
Irene Paredes (Barcelona, Spain)

Midfielders

Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona, Spain)
Claudia Pina (Barcelona, Spain)
Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona, Sweden)
Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich, England)
Ella Toone (Manchester United, England)
Keira Walsh (Barcelona, England)

Forwards

Jennifer Hermoso (Pachuca/Tigres, Spain)
Lauren James (Chelsea, England)
Sam Kerr (Chelsea, Australia)
Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave, USA)
Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona, Spain)
Alexandra Popp (Wolfsburg, Germany)
Alessia Russo (Manchester United/Arsenal, England)

Who are the Men’s World 11 nominees?

The following 23 players are in the running to be named in the 2023 FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11:

Goalkeepers

Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)
Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentina)

Defenders

Ruben Dias (Manchester City, Portugal)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands)
Eder Militao (Real Madrid, Brazil)
Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid, Germany)
John Stones (Manchester City, England)
Kyle Walker (Manchester City, England)

Midfielders

Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund/Real Madrid, England)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)
Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City/Barcelona, Germany)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)
Rodri (Manchester City, Spain)
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, Portugal)
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid, Uruguay)

Forwards

Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/Al-Ittihad, France)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur/Bayern Munich, England)
Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain/Inter Miami, Argentina)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr, Portugal)
Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid, Brazil)

How does the voting work?

The World 11 is voted for by professional players from around the world. In total, over 28,000 players from 69 countries voted for the 2023 FIFA FIFPRO World 11. FIFPRO and affiliated player unions distribute unique links that give players access to a digital voting platform.

Footballers pick the three players who, in their opinion, were the most outstanding in each of the following positions: goalkeeper, defence, midfield and forward.

The goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders and three forwards with the most votes in their position make it into the World 11. The 11th spot is assigned to the outfield player with the next highest number of votes.

Players are free to choose any of their peers. The voting tool contains a suggestion list, but players are allowed to add other names if they are not mentioned on that list.