FIFA World 11 analysis: Who made it? Who missed out?

01.03.2023 - 15:47 nbcsports.com

FIFA have revealed the 11 players who made their FIFPro men’s World XI for 2022 and there is plenty of debate regarding the selections.

A reminder: the 11 players selected are voted for by FIFPro members, who are professional players across the globe. Players from over 68 leagues voted and 18,640 votes were collected.

The 3-3-4 formation is unique in itself and some of the players included in this list have definitely had a rougher start to 2023.

A very important reminder: these selections are based on form for club and country from August 8 2021 to 18 December 2022. So, the entire 2021-22 campaign and then the first half of the 2022-23 season up until the end of the World Cup.

FIFA Arsenal Chelsea Lionel Messi Kevin De-Bruyne Luka Modric Emiliano Martinez Thibaut Courtois Manuel Neuer Virgil Van-Dijk Joao Cancelo Achraf Hakimi France Belgium Croatia Netherlands Portugal Brazil Argentina Morocco

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