The World XI was announced and as usual, we had the normal names like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi among it all. But unlike last year there are a few surprises which have been included.
With Luka Modric winning The Best Male footballer after edging his peers Mohammed Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Portuguese not attending the awards.
Here are the Top 11 players in the world!
David De Gea
There is no debate and argument over this, David De Gea is the best goalkeeper in the world! Despite him having a poor World Cup he still earned his spot in the team and rightly so. He has already saved Manchester United several times this season with some sublime saves.
In the 17-18 Premier League season, he won the golden glove as United finished second. He had 18 clean sheets.
Dani Alves
A bit of a surprise inclusion in this 11 man team, it is the Brazilian man Alves who only started 25 games for his club PSG. It was being said that there are other players who potentially deserved this position such as the likes of Dani Carvajal and even the Englishman Kyle Walker.
But it is not all his fault as he endured a serious rupture to his ligament at the end of last season. But, on the other hand, his tendency to get up and down the line with immense intensity providing quality either ends of the pitch has earned him a place.
Sergio Ramos
Sergio Ramos for so many years has been sublime and amazingly consistent as last season he helped Real Madrid win its 3rd consecutive UEFA Champions League title. He was great throughout the whole competition.
Sergio Ramos has definitely earned his place in this team with his consistent and match-winning performances defensively. His World Cup was not fantastic with Spain, but his credentials as a center-back are already set.
Raphael Varane
Raphael Varane endured a great season like his fellow center-back rock Sergio Ramos, but actually had an even better season than him. He played a vital part in Real Madrid winning its 13th Champions League.
But it gets even better as he played a pivotal part in that French World Cup-winning squad as France were a force defensively. Actually, Varane was number one in Cristiano Ronaldo’s votesfor The Best player of the year award.