| The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 | |
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| Location: | Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom |
| Presenter: | FIFA |
| Host: | Idris Elba |
| Award1 Type: | The Best FIFA Player |
| Award1 Winner: | Men's: Luka Modrić Women's:  Marta |
| Award2 Type: | The Best FIFA Coach |
| Award2 Winner: | Men's: Didier DeschampsWomen's: Reynald Pedros |
| Award3 Type: | The Best FIFA Goalkeeper |
| Award3 Winner: |  Thibaut Courtois |
| Award4 Type: | FIFA Puskás Award |
| Award4 Winner: |  Mohamed Salah |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Main: | The Best FIFA Football Awards |
| Next: | 2019 |
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]
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.
| Rank | Player | Club(s) played for | National team | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The finalists | |||||
| 1 | Luka Modrić |  Real Madrid | 29.05% | ||
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 19.08% | |||
| 3 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 11.23% | ||
| Other candidates | |||||
| 4 | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | 10.52% | ||
| 5 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 9.81% | ||
| 6 | Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid | 6.69% | ||
| 7 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea | 5.65% | ||
| 8 | Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | 3.54% | ||
| 9 | Raphaël Varane | Real Madrid | 3.45% | ||
| 10 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 0.98% | ||
Emmanuel Amuneke
Cha Bum-kun
Fabio Capello
Didier Drogba Kaká Alessandro Nesta Carlos Alberto Parreira Ronaldo
Wynton RuferSee also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper. The three finalists were announced on 3 September 2018.[7]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) played for | National team | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The finalists | |||||
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois | ||||
| Hugo Lloris | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
| Kasper Schmeichel | Leicester City | ||||
Alessandro Altobelli
Jorge Campos
Rinat Dasaev
René Higuita
Frédéric Kanouté
Mark SchwarzerSee 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 won the award with over 30% of the votes.[4] [5] [10]
| Rank | Coach | Team(s) managed | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The finalists | ||||
| 1 | Didier Deschamps | 30.52% | ||
| 2 | Zinedine Zidane | Real Madrid | 25.74% | |
| 3 | Zlatko Dalić | 11.81% | ||
| Other candidates | ||||
| 4 | Pep Guardiola | Manchester City | 11.46% | |
| 5 | Jürgen Klopp | Liverpool | 7.18% | |
| 6 |  Diego Simeone | Atlético Madrid | 3.23% | |
| 7 | Roberto Martínez | 2.61% | ||
| 8 | Ernesto Valverde | Barcelona | 2.39% | |
| 9 | Stanislav Cherchesov | 2.14% | ||
| 10 | Gareth Southgate | 1.57% | ||
| 11 | Massimiliano Allegri | Juventus | 1.35% | |
Emmanuel Amuneke Cha Bum-kun Fabio Capello Didier Drogba Kaká Alessandro Nesta Carlos Alberto Parreira Ronaldo Wynton RuferSee 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]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) played for | National team | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The finalists | |||||
| 1 | Marta |  Orlando Pride | 14.73% | ||
| 2 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | Lyon | 12.86% | ||
| 3 | Ada Hegerberg | Lyon | 12.60% | ||
| Other candidates | |||||
| 4 | Megan Rapinoe | Seattle Reign | 11.64% | ||
| 5 | Pernille Harder | VfL Wolfsburg | 10.08% | ||
| 6 | Lucy Bronze | Lyon | 8.65% | ||
| 7 | Amandine Henry | Lyon | 8.11% | ||
| 8 | Wendie Renard | Lyon | 7.89% | ||
| 9 | Sam Kerr | 6.78% | |||
| 10 | Saki Kumagai | Lyon | 6.66% | ||
Diego Guacci Mia Hamm Maia Jackman Patrick Jacquemet Andrea Rodebaugh
Jacqui Shipanga
Anna Signeul Sissi Clémentine Touré
Sun Wen Belinda WilsonSee also: The Best FIFA Football Coach.
Ten coaches were shortlisted.[14]
The three finalists were announced on 3 September 2018.[15] Reynald Pedros won the award with over 23% of the vote.[4] [5] [16]
| Rank | Coach | Teams(s) managed | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The finalists | ||||
| 1 | Reynald Pedros | Lyon | 23.15% | |
| 2 | Sarina Wiegman | 15.31% | ||
| 3 |  Asako Takakura | 12.80% | ||
| Other candidates | ||||
| 4 | Emma Hayes | Chelsea | 10.73% | |
| 5 | Stephan Lerch | VfL Wolfsburg | 9.21% | |
| 6 | Martina Voss-Tecklenburg | 7.42% | ||
| 7 | Vadão | 6.66% | ||
| 8 | Jorge Vilda | 5.93% | ||
| 9 | Mark Parsons | Portland Thorns FC | 5.04% | |
| 10 | Alen Stajcic | 3.75% | ||
Diego Guacci Mia Hamm Maia Jackman Patrick Jacquemet Andrea Rodebaugh Jacqui Shipanga Anna Signeul Sissi Clémentine Touré Sun Wen Belinda WilsonSee also: FIFA Fair Play 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.[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 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool – Everton | 2017–18 Premier League | 10 December 2017 | 38% | |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus – Real Madrid | 2017–18 UEFA Champions League | 3 April 2018 | 22% | |
| 3 | Giorgian De Arrascaeta | Cruzeiro – América Mineiro | 2018 Campeonato Mineiro | 4 February 2018 | 17% | |
| Other candidates | ||||||
| Gareth Bale | Real Madrid – Liverpool | 2017–18 UEFA Champions League | 26 May 2018 | 23% | ||
| Denis Cheryshev | Russia – Croatia | 2018 FIFA World Cup | 7 July 2018 | |||
| Lazaros Christodoulopoulos | AEK Athens – Olympiacos | 2017–18 Superleague Greece | 24 September 2017 | |||
| Riley McGree | Newcastle Jets – Melbourne City | 2017–18 A-League | 27 April 2018 | |||
| Lionel Messi | Nigeria – Argentina | 2018 FIFA World Cup | 26 June 2018 | |||
| Benjamin Pavard | France – Argentina | 2018 FIFA World Cup | 30 June 2018 | |||
| Ricardo Quaresma | Iran – Portugal | 2018 FIFA World Cup | 25 June 2018 | |||
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% |
Cafu Christian Karembeu
Bora Milutinović Christie Rampone Homare Sawa Lindsay Tarpley-SnowSee 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]
| Name | Club(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||
| David de Gea | Manchester United | |
| Defenders | ||
| Dani Alves | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Raphaël Varane | Real Madrid | |
| Sergio Ramos | Real Madrid | |
| Marcelo | Real Madrid | |
| Midfielders | ||
| Luka Modrić | Real Madrid | |
| N'Golo Kanté | Chelsea | |
| Eden Hazard | Chelsea | |
| Forwards | ||
| Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | ||
| Name | Club(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||
| Thibaut Courtois | ||
| Defenders | ||
| Dani Carvajal | Real Madrid | |
| Thiago Silva | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Samuel Umtiti | Barcelona | |
| Kyle Walker | Manchester City | |
| Midfielders | ||
| Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | |
| Toni Kroos | Real Madrid | |
| Paul Pogba | Manchester United | |
| Forwards | ||
| Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Neymar | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | |
| Name | Club(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||
| Keylor Navas | Real Madrid | |
| Defenders | ||
| Jordi Alba | Barcelona | |
| Diego Godín | Atlético Madrid | |
| Joshua Kimmich | Bayern Munich | |
| Gerard Piqué | Barcelona | |
| Midfielders | ||
| Andrés Iniesta | ||
| Isco | Real Madrid | |
| Ivan Rakitić | Barcelona | |
| Forwards | ||
| Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid | |
| Romelu Lukaku | Manchester United | |
| Luis Suárez | Barcelona | |
| Name | Club(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||
| Gianluigi Buffon | ||
| Defenders | ||
| Giorgio Chiellini | Juventus | |
| Dejan Lovren | Liverpool | |
| Benjamin Pavard | VfB Stuttgart | |
| Kieran Trippier | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Midfielders | ||
| Sergio Busquets | Barcelona | |
| Casemiro | Real Madrid | |
| Philippe Coutinho | ||
| Forwards | ||
| Edinson Cavani | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Paulo Dybala | Juventus | |
 Sadio Mané | Liverpool | |
| Name | Club(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||
| Marc-André ter Stegen | Barcelona | |
| Defenders | ||
| Mats Hummels | Bayern Munich | |
| Yerry Mina | ||
| Virgil van Dijk | ||
| Šime Vrsaljko | ||
| Midfielders | ||
| Nemanja Matić | Manchester United | |
| David Silva | Manchester City | |
| Arturo Vidal | ||
| Forwards | ||
| Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | |
 Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | |
| Mario Mandžukić | Juventus | |