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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018

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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018
Luka Modric, The Best FIFA Men's Player 2018
Date24 September 2018 (2018-09-24)
LocationRoyal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom
Presented byFIFA
Hosted byIdris Elba
Highlights
The Best FIFA PlayerMen's:
Croatia Luka Modrić
Women's:
Brazil Marta
The Best FIFA CoachMen's:
France Didier Deschamps
Women's:
France Reynald Pedros
The Best FIFA GoalkeeperBelgium Thibaut Courtois
FIFA Puskás AwardEgypt Mohamed Salah
Websitefifa.com
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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 were held on 24 September 2018 in London, United Kingdom.[1] The selection panels were announced on 4 July 2018.[2]

Winners and nominees[edit]

The Best FIFA Men's Player[edit]

Ten players were shortlisted on 24 July 2018. The 3 finalists were revealed on 3 September 2018.[3]

Luka Modrić won the award with over 29% of the vote.[4][5][6]

The selection criteria for the men's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 3 July 2017 to 15 July 2018.

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Percent
The finalists
1 Luka Modrić Spain Real Madrid  Croatia 29.05%
2 Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 19.08%
3 Mohamed Salah England Liverpool  Egypt 11.23%
Other candidates
4 Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain  France 10.52%
5 Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona  Argentina 9.81%
6 Antoine Griezmann Spain Atlético Madrid  France 6.69%
7 Eden Hazard England Chelsea  Belgium 5.65%
8 Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City  Belgium 3.54%
9 Raphaël Varane Spain Real Madrid  France 3.45%
10 Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur  England 0.98%
Selection panel[2]

The Best FIFA Goalkeeper[edit]

Thibaut Courtois

The three finalists were announced on 3 September 2018.[7]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Percent
The finalists
1 Thibaut Courtois England Chelsea  Belgium
Hugo Lloris England Tottenham Hotspur  France
Kasper Schmeichel England Leicester City  Denmark
Selection panel[2]

The Best FIFA Men's Coach[edit]

Eleven coaches were initially shortlisted on 24 July 2018.[8]

The three finalists were revealed on 3 September 2018.[9]

Didier Deschamps

Didier Deschamps won the award with over 30% of the votes.[4][5][10]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Percent
The finalists
1 France Didier Deschamps  France 30.52%
2 France Zinedine Zidane Spain Real Madrid 25.74%
3 Croatia Zlatko Dalić  Croatia 11.81%
Other candidates
4 Spain Pep Guardiola England Manchester City 11.46%
5 Germany Jürgen Klopp England Liverpool 7.18%
6 Argentina Diego Simeone Spain Atlético Madrid 3.23%
7 Spain Roberto Martínez  Belgium 2.61%
8 Spain Ernesto Valverde Spain Barcelona 2.39%
9 Russia Stanislav Cherchesov  Russia 2.14%
10 England Gareth Southgate  England 1.57%
11 Italy Massimiliano Allegri Italy Juventus 1.35%
Selection panel[2]

The Best FIFA Women's Player[edit]

Ten players were shortlisted on 3 September 2018.[11]

The three finalists were announced on 3 September 2018.[12]

Marta won the award with nearly 15% of the vote.[4][5][13]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Percent
The finalists
1 Marta United States Orlando Pride  Brazil 14.73%
2 Dzsenifer Marozsán France Lyon  Germany 12.86%
3 Ada Hegerberg France Lyon  Norway 12.60%
Other candidates
4 Megan Rapinoe United States Seattle Reign  United States 11.64%
5 Pernille Harder Germany VfL Wolfsburg  Denmark 10.08%
6 Lucy Bronze France Lyon  England 8.65%
7 Amandine Henry France Lyon  France 8.11%
8 Wendie Renard France Lyon  France 7.89%
9 Sam Kerr Australia Perth Glory
  • United States Sky Blue FC
  • United States Chicago Red Stars
  •  Australia 6.78%
    10 Saki Kumagai France Lyon  Japan 6.66%
    Selection panel[2]

    The Best FIFA Women's Coach[edit]

    Ten coaches were shortlisted.[14]

    The three finalists were announced on 3 September 2018.[15]

    Reynald Pedros

    Reynald Pedros won the award with over 23% of the vote.[4][5][16]

    Rank Coach Teams(s) managed Percent
    The finalists
    1 France Reynald Pedros France Lyon 23.15%
    2 Netherlands Sarina Wiegman  Netherlands 15.31%
    3 Japan Asako Takakura  Japan 12.80%
    Other candidates
    4 England Emma Hayes England Chelsea 10.73%
    5 Germany Stephan Lerch Germany VfL Wolfsburg 9.21%
    6 Germany Martina Voss-Tecklenburg  Switzerland 7.42%
    7 Brazil Vadão  Brazil 6.66%
    8 Spain Jorge Vilda  Spain 5.93%
    9 England Mark Parsons United States Portland Thorns FC 5.04%
    10 Australia Alen Stajcic  Australia 3.75%
    Selection panel[2]

    FIFA Fair Play Award[edit]

    Winner Reason
    Germany Lennart Thy Missed an Eredivisie match to donate stem cells to a leukemia patient.

    FIFA Puskás Award[edit]

    Mohamed Salah won the award with 38% of the vote.[4] Pablo Aimar, Iker Casillas, Miroslav Klose, Alex Scott, Aline Pellegrino, David Trezeguet and Marco van Basten formed the selection panel that named and announced the shortlist of nominees on 3 September 2018.[2][17] Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote, with the questionnaire being presented on the official website of FIFA.

    Rank Player Match Competition Date Percent[18]
    The finalists
    1 Egypt Mohamed Salah LiverpoolEverton 2017–18 Premier League 10 December 2017 38%
    2 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo JuventusReal Madrid 2017–18 UEFA Champions League 3 April 2018 22%
    3 Uruguay Giorgian De Arrascaeta CruzeiroAmérica Mineiro 2018 Campeonato Mineiro 4 February 2018 17%
    Other candidates
    Wales Gareth Bale Real MadridLiverpool 2017–18 UEFA Champions League 26 May 2018 23%
    Russia Denis Cheryshev RussiaCroatia 2018 FIFA World Cup 7 July 2018
    Greece Lazaros Christodoulopoulos AEK AthensOlympiacos 2017–18 Superleague Greece 24 September 2017
    Australia Riley McGree Newcastle JetsMelbourne City 2017–18 A-League 27 April 2018
    Argentina Lionel Messi NigeriaArgentina 2018 FIFA World Cup 26 June 2018
    France Benjamin Pavard FranceArgentina 2018 FIFA World Cup 30 June 2018
    Portugal Ricardo Quaresma IranPortugal 2018 FIFA World Cup 25 June 2018

    FIFA Fan Award[edit]

    The award celebrates the best fan moment of September 2017 to July 2018, regardless of championship, gender or nationality.

    The three nominees were announced on 3 September 2018.[19]

    Peru fans won the award with 74% of the vote.[4][20]

    Rank Fan(s) Match Competition Date Percent
    1 Peru fans Various 2018 FIFA World Cup June 2018 74%
    2 Sebastián Carrera Coquimbo UnidoDeportes Puerto Montt 2017 Primera B de Chile 22 October 2017 19%
    3 Japan and Senegal fans Various 2018 FIFA World Cup June 2018 7%
    Selection panel

    FIFA FIFPro World11[edit]

    The 55-player men's shortlist was announced on 10 September 2018.[21]

    The players chosen were David de Gea as goalkeeper, Dani Alves, Raphaël Varane, Sergio Ramos and Marcelo as defenders, Luka Modrić, N'Golo Kanté and Eden Hazard as midfielders, and Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as forwards.[22]

    Name Club(s)
    Goalkeeper
    Spain David de Gea England Manchester United
    Defenders
    Brazil Dani Alves France Paris Saint-Germain
    France Raphaël Varane Spain Real Madrid
    Spain Sergio Ramos Spain Real Madrid
    Brazil Marcelo Spain Real Madrid
    Midfielders
    Croatia Luka Modrić Spain Real Madrid
    France N'Golo Kanté England Chelsea
    Belgium Eden Hazard England Chelsea
    Forwards
    France Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain
    Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
    Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid
  • Italy Juventus
  • Second Team[23]
    Name Club(s)
    Goalkeeper
    Belgium Thibaut Courtois England Chelsea
  • Spain Real Madrid
  • Defenders
    Spain Dani Carvajal Spain Real Madrid
    Brazil Thiago Silva France Paris Saint-Germain
    France Samuel Umtiti Spain Barcelona
    England Kyle Walker England Manchester City
    Midfielders
    Belgium Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City
    Germany Toni Kroos Spain Real Madrid
    France Paul Pogba England Manchester United
    Forwards
    England Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur
    Brazil Neymar France Paris Saint-Germain
    Egypt Mohamed Salah England Liverpool
    Third Team[23]
    Name Club(s)
    Goalkeeper
    Costa Rica Keylor Navas Spain Real Madrid
    Defenders
    Spain Jordi Alba Spain Barcelona
    Uruguay Diego Godín Spain Atlético Madrid
    Germany Joshua Kimmich Germany Bayern Munich
    Spain Gerard Piqué Spain Barcelona
    Midfielders
    Spain Andrés Iniesta Spain Barcelona
  • Japan Vissel Kobe
  • Spain Isco Spain Real Madrid
    Croatia Ivan Rakitić Spain Barcelona
    Forwards
    France Antoine Griezmann Spain Atlético Madrid
    Belgium Romelu Lukaku England Manchester United
    Uruguay Luis Suárez Spain Barcelona
    Fourth Team[23]
    Name Club(s)
    Goalkeeper
    Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus
  • France Paris Saint-Germain
  • Defenders
    Italy Giorgio Chiellini Italy Juventus
    Croatia Dejan Lovren England Liverpool
    France Benjamin Pavard Germany VfB Stuttgart
    England Kieran Trippier England Tottenham Hotspur
    Midfielders
    Spain Sergio Busquets Spain Barcelona
    Brazil Casemiro Spain Real Madrid
    Brazil Philippe Coutinho England Liverpool
  • Spain Barcelona
  • Forwards
    Uruguay Edinson Cavani France Paris Saint-Germain
    Argentina Paulo Dybala Italy Juventus
    Senegal Sadio Mané England Liverpool
    Fifth Team[23]
    Name Club(s)
    Goalkeeper
    Germany Marc-André ter Stegen Spain Barcelona
    Defenders
    Germany Mats Hummels Germany Bayern Munich
    Colombia Yerry Mina Spain Barcelona
  • England Everton
  • Netherlands Virgil van Dijk England Southampton
  • England Liverpool
  • Croatia Šime Vrsaljko Spain Atlético Madrid
  • Italy Internazionale
  • Midfielders
    Serbia Nemanja Matić England Manchester United
    Spain David Silva England Manchester City
    Chile Arturo Vidal Germany Bayern Munich
  • Spain Barcelona
  • Forwards
    France Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid
    Poland Robert Lewandowski Germany Bayern Munich
    Croatia Mario Mandžukić Italy Juventus

    References[edit]

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