The FIFPRO World 11 in Numbers

• FIFPRO World 11 finalists to be revealed on Monday 2 December 2024
  
  
• Winners announced on Monday 9 December 2024 on FIFPRO’s digital platforms
  
  
• Take a look back at World 11 facts, figures and records – featuring Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wendie Renard and more

Ever wondered which player has the most World 11 appearances? Or which clubs and countries have featured in the World 11 the most times?

The only global football award decided exclusively by the players, the World 11 depicts the most outstanding footballers in the current game – voted by the players, for the players.

The finalists for the FIFPRO Men’s World 11 and FIFPRO Women’s World 11 will be announced on Monday 2 December 2024, where the football world will learn who is in the running for the 2024 awards. The winners will then be revealed on Monday 9 December 2024 on FIFPRO’s digital platforms.

As we build up to the new teams being named, FIFPRO recaps special World 11 facts, figures, and records – featuring Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wendie Renard and more.

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Wendie Renard is the only player to have been named in seven Women’s World 11s to date; the French defender had been voted into every Women’s World 11 since the award started in 2015 before missing out on the 2023 team of the year. Lucy Bronze and Alex Morgan jointly occupy second spot with six appearances each.

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A total of eight goalkeepers have been voted into the Men’s World 11 since the award’s launch in 2005. Iker Casillas is the stopper with the most appearances (5), followed by Manuel Neuer (4), Gianluigi Buffon (3), Alisson Becker (2), Thibaut Courtois (2), Dida (1), Gianluigi Donnarumma (1) and David de Gea (1).

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The number of years in which Gianluigi Buffon waited to make his return to the Men’s World 11 – the longest any player had to wait before making their World 11 comeback. The Italian stopper was named in the 2006 and 2007 sides before eventually making a comeback in 2017.

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No-one has more World 11 appearances than Lionel Messi (17). Messi's peers have voted him into every World 11 since 2007, a year when the Argentinian was in a team alongside the likes of Fabio Cannavaro, Ronaldinho and Didier Drogba. Cristiano Ronaldo ranks second in World 11 appearances (15).

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Though Portugal boasts 19 Men’s World 11 appearances, only four Portuguese footballers can lay claim to being voted into the players’ team of the year: Cristiano Ronaldo (15), Ruben Dias (2), Joao Cancelo (1) and Bernardo Silva (1). Portugal are ranked third in all-time appearances behind Brazil (34) and Spain (45). 

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USA is the most represented nation in Women’s World 11 history with 20 appearances from 10 players since 2015. Of those 10 players, Alex Morgan has featured most (6) having been named in the 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 sides.