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Firstly, if you love football, this content will make your eyes shine, mainly because it is a list of best players in the world in 2022.
We currently have 3 nominations and lists of the best players in the world that we will show you in this article, starting with the entity IFFHS (International Federation of History and Statistics).
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In this sense, several analysis data were collected by this renowned institution, which defined the 11 best players in the world 2022. Well, it's not news that the basis of the vote was the World Cup, with several special highlights and no Brazilians on the list.
11 Best Players in the World in 2022 according to IFFHS
Firstly, we have Thibaut Courtois in goal, arguably the best goalkeeper in the world, who won the Ballon d'Or in that position.
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Therefore, in addition to him, in the wing position we have Hakimi, currently PSG's right-back and a big name in the World Cup taking his country to fourth place in the world. Therefore, to close the full-backs, we can include left-back Alphonso Davies, who defended the Canadian team's flag, on this list.
Therefore, following the list, we have the important defenders who were chosen, starting the list with the famous Dutchman Van Djik, Liverpool's current defender. Furthermore, the second defender chosen is basically a revelation in world football called Gvardiol, from Croatia. Many speculate that he will be one of the next best defenders in the world.
In this sense, moving forward with list of best players in the world, we reach the midfield, with 3 well-known big names.
Firstly, the first of them is the glorious Modric, a highlight of recent years, winning the Ballon d'Or and other great awards, he is established within this select list, despite his high age.
Furthermore, moving forward, we have another football machine called De Bruyne, playing for the Belgian national team in the cup with poor performance in this last edition, with several internal controversies within the Belgian national team.
Finally, it couldn't be any different, we have Messi as one of the best in the world in his role. Argentino was the highlight of the cup, carrying the Argentine team to the title.
Finally, to close the list we have an attack formed by Mbappé, top scorer and runner-up in the World Cup, together with Haaland and Benzema. Furthermore, we can also make it clear that Benzema was elected the current FIFA Ballon d'Or winner.
And what about Brazilian players?
Therefore, we can say that Brazilians ended up being left out of the list of best players in the world in 2022. With that, we have in particular Vinícius Júnior who ended up in eighth place in the Ballon d'Or and decided the Champions League for Real Madrid. If such a decisive player in Europe didn't make the list, who knew Neymar.
However, Neymar, such a popular player and loved by almost all Brazilians, was left out of the list again, mainly due to his low performance in the previous season. Furthermore, on the eve of the World Cup, the star started to work hard, with good results, but it was not enough in the World Cup.
The best players in the world, according to the IFFHS
- Thibaut Courtois
- Alphonso Davies
- Van Djik
- Guardiol
- Hakimi
- Messi
- Modric
- De Bruyne
- Mbappé
- Benzema
- Haaland
List of candidates for The Best award by FIFA
Firstly, after checking the list of 11 best players in the world 2022, we also have the list of candidates for the award The Best of FIFA, that is, the FIFA best player in the world award.
Furthermore, it is worth mentioning that the ceremony takes place on February 27th, in Paris. There is a list of 14 nominees for the award, including two Brazilian names: Neymar and Vinícius Júnior, who are part of PSG and Real Madrid, respectively.
Furthermore, two other famous names and highlights of the World Cup, Messi and Mbappé, are also in contention for the award. Therefore, as previously mentioned, Lionel Messi carried the Argentine National Team on his back during the tournament, just as Mbappé did with the French National Team.
List of Finalists for the FIFA World's Best Player Award
- Julián Álvarez (Argentina and Manchester City)
- Bellingham (England and Borussia Dortmund)
- Benzema (France and Real Madrid)
- De Bruyne (Belgium and Manchester City)
- Haaland (Norway and Manchester City)
- Hakimi (Morocco and PSG)
- Vinicius Junior (Brazil and Real Madrid)
- Lewandowski (Poland and Barcelona)
- Mané (Senegal and Bayern Munich)
- Mbappé (France and PSG)
- Messi (Argentina and PSG)
- Modric (Croatia and Real Madrid)
- Neymar (Brazil and PSG)
- Salah (Egypt and Liverpool)
List of Finalists for the best coach in the world award
- Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
- Didier Deschamps (France)
- Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
- Walid Regragui (Morocco)
- Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
List of Finalists for the best goalkeeper in the world award
- Alisson (Brazil and Liverpool)
- Ederson (Brazil and Manchester City)
- Courtois (Belgium and Real Madrid)
- Emiliano Martínez (Argentina and Aston Villa)
- Bono (Morocco and Seville)
Furthermore, it is also worth highlighting that performance in the World Cup is included in FIFA's assessment to grant the award. Furthermore, it will be important whoever considers the 21/22 season plus the first half of 22/23. Furthermore, there is another very interesting prize.
Puskás Award – Most beautiful goal of 2022
In this sense, we can say that the Puskás award is another special award given by FIFA, unlike the criteria for choosing the best players in the world in 2022. In this case, the most beautiful goal of the year will be chosen. Firstly, in 2022 we have a list of 11 candidates, including World Cup goals, such as Mbappé's volley against Argentina in the final.
Furthermore, we also have on the list Richarlison's great goal for the Brazilian team in the group stage against Serbia, a beautiful volley that shocked the world.
See the complete list below:
- Mario Balotelli – Adana Demirspor
- Amandine Henry – Lyon
- Théo Hernandez – Milan
- Alou Kuol – Australia
- Kylian Mbappé – France
- Francisco Metilli – Central Córdoba
- Marcin Oleksy Warta Poznan
- Salma Paralluelo – Villarreal
- Dimitri Payet – Marseille
- Richarlison – Brazil
- Alessia Russo – England
See all the Puskás Award winners:
- 2009: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, against Porto)
- 2010: Hamit Altintop (Türkiye, against Kazakhstan)
- 2011: Neymar (Santos, against Flamengo)
- 2012: Miroslav Stoch (Fenerbahçe, against Gençlerbirligi
- 2013: Ibrahimovic (Sweden, against England)
- 2014: James Rodríguez (Colombia, against Uruguay)
- 2015: Wendell Lira (Goianésia, against Atlético-GO)
- 2016: Faiz Subri (Penang FA, against Pahang FC)
- 2017: Giroud (Arsenal, against Crystal Palace)
- 2018: Salah (Liverpool, against Everton)
- 2019: Dániel Zsóri (Debreceni, against Ferencváros)
- 2020: Son (Tottenham, against Burnley)
- 2021: Lamela (Tottenham, against Arsenal)
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