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

The Best FIFA Men's Player

See also: The Best FIFA Men's Player

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.

Cristiano Ronaldo
Mohamed Salah
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

See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper
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
 Belgium —
— Hugo Lloris England Tottenham Hotspur  France —
— Kasper Schmeichel England Leicester City  Denmark —
Selection panel[2]

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach

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

See also: The Best FIFA Women's Player

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]

Marta
Dzsenifer Marozsán
Ada Hegerberg
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 6.78%
10 Saki Kumagai France Lyon  Japan 6.66%
Selection panel[2]

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach

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

See also: FIFA Fair Play Award
Winner Reason
Germany Lennart Thy Missed an Eredivisie match to donate stem cells to a leukemia patient.

FIFA Puskás Award

See also: FIFA Puskás Award

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 Liverpool – Everton 2017–18 Premier League 10 December 2017 38%
2 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus – Real Madrid 2017–18 UEFA Champions League 3 April 2018 22%
3 Uruguay Giorgian De Arrascaeta Cruzeiro – América Mineiro 2018 Campeonato Mineiro 4 February 2018 17%
Other candidates
Wales Gareth Bale Real Madrid – Liverpool 2017–18 UEFA Champions League 26 May 2018 23%
Russia Denis Cheryshev Russia – Croatia 2018 FIFA World Cup 7 July 2018
Greece Lazaros Christodoulopoulos AEK Athens – Olympiacos 2017–18 Superleague Greece 24 September 2017
Australia Riley McGree Newcastle Jets – Melbourne City 2017–18 A-League 27 April 2018
Argentina Lionel Messi Nigeria – Argentina 2018 FIFA World Cup 26 June 2018
France Benjamin Pavard France – Argentina 2018 FIFA World Cup 30 June 2018
Portugal Ricardo Quaresma Iran – Portugal 2018 FIFA World Cup 25 June 2018

FIFA Fan Award

See also: FIFA Fan Award

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 Unido – Deportes 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

See also: FIFA FIFPro World11

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]

2018 FIFA FIFPro World11
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
Second Team[23]
Name Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Belgium Thibaut Courtois
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 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
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
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
Netherlands Virgil van Dijk
Croatia Šime Vrsaljko
Midfielders
Serbia Nemanja Matić England Manchester United
Spain David Silva England Manchester City
Chile Arturo Vidal
Forwards
France Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid
Poland Robert Lewandowski Germany Bayern Munich
Croatia Mario Mandžukić Italy Juventus

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