Lionel Messi and Emiliano Martínez have been short listed for the World 11 FIFA FIFPRO.
Messi and Martínez are the only two Argentine players to make the short list of 23 players. Messi was named as the Best FIFA Men’s Player last year and was also included in the FIFA Best World 11 team.
Emiliano Martínez also won an award last year, winning the Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper award. Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni was named the Best FIFA Men’s Coach and Argentina fans won the FIFA Fan award.
Here are the players that have been short listed:
Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martínez
Thibaut Courtois
Ederson
Defenders:
Rúben Dias
Virgil van Dijk
Éder Militão
Antonio Rüdiger
John Stones
Kyle Walker
Midfielders:
Jude Bellingham
Kevin De Bruyne
İlkay Gündoğan
Luka Modrić
Rodri
Bernardo Silva
Fede Valverde
Forwards:
Lionel Messi
Karim Benzema
Erling Haaland
Harry Kane
Kylian Mbappé
Cristiano Ronaldo
Vinicius Junior
Lionel Messi and Emiliano Martínez are short listed as part of the 23 players for the World 11 FIFA FIFPRO. pic.twitter.com/oP24cvNdXJ
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) January 3, 2024