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World 11 2011

Voted by professional footballers from around the globe, the FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11 is an annual award celebrating the best players in the current game.

Explore World 11 legends through the years – from the present day to the inaugural side of 2005.

2022 W11
2022 – GK: Thibaut Courtois (Belgium); DEF: Joao Cancelo (Portugal), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco); MID: Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium), Casemiro (Brazil), Luka Modric (Croatia); FWD: Kylian Mbappe (France), Erling Haaland (Norway), Karim Benzema (France), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2021 W11
2021 – GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy); DEF: David Alaba (Austria), Leonardo Bonucci (Italy), Ruben Dias (Portugal); MID: Jorginho (Italy), N’Golo Kante (France), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium); FWD: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Erling Haaland (Norway), Robert Lewandowski (Poland), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2020 W11
2020 – GK: Alisson (Brazil); DEF: Alphonso Davies (Canada), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands), Trent Alexander-Arnold (England); MID: Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium), Thiago (Spain), Joshua Kimmich (Germany); FWD: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Robert Lewandowski (Poland), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2019 W11
2019 – GK: Alisson (Brazil); DEF: Marcelo (Brazil), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands), Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands); MID: Eden Hazard (Belgium), Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands), Luka Modric (Croatia); FWD: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Kylian Mbappe (France), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2018 W11
2018 – GK: David de Gea (Spain); DEF: Marcelo (Brazil), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Raphael Varane (France), Dani Alves (Brazil); MID: Eden Hazard (Belgium), N’Golo Kante (France), Luka Modric (Croatia); FWD: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Kylian Mbappe (France), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2017 W11
2017 – GK: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy); DEF: Marcelo (Brazil), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Leonardo Bonucci (Italy), Dani Alves (Brazil); MID: Andres Iniesta (Spain), Toni Kroos (Germany), Luka Modric (Croatia); FWD: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Neymar (Brazil), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2016 W11
2016 – GK: Manuel Neuer (Germany); DEF: Marcelo (Brazil), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Gerard Pique (Spain), Dani Alves (Brazil); MID: Andres Iniesta (Spain), Toni Kroos (Germany), Luka Modric (Croatia); FWD: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Luis Suarez (Uruguay), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2015 W11
2015 – GK: Manuel Neuer (Germany); DEF: Marcelo (Brazil), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Thiago Silva (Brazil), Dani Alves (Brazil); MID: Paul Pogba (France), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Luka Modric (Croatia); FWD: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Neymar (Brazil), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2014 W11
2014 – Manuel Neuer (Germany); DEF: Philipp Lahm (Germany), David Luiz (Brazil), Thiago Silva (Brazil), Sergio Ramos (Spain); MID: Angel Di Maria (Argentina), Toni Kroos (Germany), Andres Iniesta (Spain); FWD: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Arjen Robben (Netherlands)
2013 W11
2013 – GK: Manuel Neuer (Germany); DEF: Philipp Lahm (Germany), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Thiago Silva (Brazil), Dani Alves (Brazil); MID: Franck Ribery (France), Xavi (Spain), Andres Iniesta (Spain); FWD: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2012 W11
2012 – GK: Iker Casillas (Spain); DEF: Marcelo (Brazil), Gerard Pique (Spain), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Dani Alves (Brazil); MID: Andres Iniesta (Spain) Xabi Alonso (Spain) Xavi (Spain); FWD: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Falcao (Colombia), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2011 W11
2011 – GK: Iker Casillas (Spain); DEF: Sergio Ramos (Spain), Gerard Pique (Spain), Nemanja Vidic (Serbia), Dani Alves (Brazil); MID: Andres Iniesta (Spain), Xavi (Spain), Xabi Alonso (Spain); FWD: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Wayne Rooney (England), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2010 W11
2010 – GK: Iker Casillas (Spain); DEF: Carles Puyol (Spain), Gerard Pique (Spain), Lucio (Brazil), Maicon (Brazil); MID: Andres Iniesta (Spain), Xavi (Spain), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands); FWD: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), David Villa (Spain), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2009 W11
2009 – GK: Iker Casillas (Spain); Patrice Evra (France), Nemanja Vidic (Serbia), John Terry (England), Dani Alves (Brazil); MID: Andres Iniesta (Spain), Xavi (Spain), Steven Gerrard (England); FWD: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Fernando Torres (Spain), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2008 W11
2008 – GK: Iker Casillas (Spain); DEF: Carles Puyol (Spain), Rio Ferdinand (England), John Terry (England), Sergio Ramos (Spain); MID: Kaka (Brazil), Xavi (Spain), Steven Gerrard (England); FWD: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Fernando Torres (Spain), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2007 W11
2007 – GK: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy); DEF: Carles Puyol (Spain), Fabio Cannavaro (Italy), John Terry (England), Alessandro Nesta (Italy); MID: Steven Gerrard (England), Kaka (Brazil), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal); FWD: Ronaldinho (Brazil), Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire), Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2006 W11
2006 – GK: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy); DEF: Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy), Fabio Cannavaro (Italy), John Terry (England), Lilian Thuram (France); MID: Kaka (Brazil), Andrea Pirlo (Italy), Zinedine Zidane (France); FWD: Ronaldinho (Brazil), Thierry Henry (France), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
2005 W11
2005 – GK: Dida (Brazil); DEF: Paolo Maldini (Italy), Alessandro Nesta (Italy), John Terry (England), Cafu (Brazil); MID: Frank Lampard (England), Claude Makelele (France), Zinedine Zidane (France); FWD: Ronaldinho (Brazil), Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)