The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018


The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 were held on 24 September 2018 in London, England. The selection panels were announced on 4 July 2018.

Winners and nominees

The Best FIFA Men's Player

Ten players were shortlisted on 24 July 2018. The 3 finalists were revealed on 3 September 2018.
Luka Modrić won the award with over 29% of the vote.
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.
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The three finalists were announced on 3 September 2018.
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Eleven coaches were initially shortlisted on 24 July 2018.
The three finalists were revealed on 3 September 2018.
Didier Deschamps won the award with over 30% of the votes.
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Ten players were shortlisted on 3 September 2018.
The three finalists were announced on 3 September 2018.
Marta won the award with nearly 15% of the vote.
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Ten coaches were shortlisted.
The three finalists were announced on 3 September 2018.
Reynald Pedros won the award with over 23% of the vote.
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Lennart ThyMissed an Eredivisie match to donate stem cells to a leukemia patient.

FIFA Puskás Award

won the award with 38% of the vote. 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. Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote, with the questionnaire being presented on the official website of FIFA.

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.
Peru fans won the award with 74% of the vote.
RankFanMatchCompetitionDatePercent
1Peru fansVarious2018 FIFA World CupJune 201874%
2Sebastián CarreraCoquimbo Unido – Deportes Puerto Montt2017 Primera B de Chile22 October 201719%
3Japan and Senegal fansVarious2018 FIFA World CupJune 20187%

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The 55-player men's shortlist was announced on 10 September 2018.
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.
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