FIFA stelt ‘Beste Elftal van 2018’ samen, 4 Belgen bij de kandidaten

Wereldvoetbalbond FIFA heeft maandagmiddag bekendgemaakt welke spelers in aanmerking komen om een plaats in het ‘Beste Elftal van 2018’ te claimen. In totaal maken vier Belgische spelers kans.

Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) is één van de vijf genomineerden bij de doelmannen, terwijl er geen enkele Belgische verdediger genomineerd is. Op het middenveld maken Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) en Eden Hazard (Chelsea) dan weer kans op een basisplaats, voorin in Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) de laatste Belg die we terugvinden.

Alle genomineerden op een rijtje:

Doelmannen (5): Gianluigi Buffon (Italy/Paris Saint-Germain/Juventus FC), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Real Madrid CF/Chelsea FC), David De Gea (Spain/Manchester United FC), Keylor Navas (Costa Rica/Real Madrid CF), Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany/FC Barcelona).

Verdedigers (20): Jordi Alba (Spain/FC Barcelona), Daniel Carvajal (Spain/Real Madrid CF), Giorgio Chiellini (Italy/Juventus FC), Dani Alves (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain), Diego Godin (Uruguay/Atletico Madrid), Mats Hummels (Germany/FC Bayern Munich), Joshua Kimmich (Germany/FC Bayern Munich) Dejan Lovren (Croatia/Liverpool FC), Marcelo (Brazil/Real Madrid CF), Yerry Mina (Colombia/Everton FC/FC Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (France/VfB Stuttgart), Gerard Pique (Spain/FC Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Spain/Real Madrid CF), Thiago Silva (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain), Kieran Trippier (England/Tottenham Hotspur), Samuel Umtiti (France/FC Barcelona), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands/Liverpool FC), Raphael Varane (France/Real Madrid CF), Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia/Internazionale/Atletico Madrid), Kyle Walker (England/Manchester City FC).

Middenvelders (15): Sergio Busquets (Spain/FC Barcelona), Casemiro (Brazil/Real Madrid CF), Philippe Coutinho (Brazil/FC Barcelona), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City FC), Eden Hazard (Belgium, Chelsea FC), Andres Iniesta (Spain/Vissel Kobe/FC Barcelona), Isco (Spain/Real Madrid CF), N’Golo Kante (France/Chelsea FC), Nemanja Matic (Serbia/Manchester United FC), Luka Modric (Croatia/Real Madrid CF), Paul Pogba (France/Manchester United FC), Ivan Rakitic (Croatia/FC Barcelona), David Silva (Spain/Manchester City FC), Arturo Vidal (Chile/FC Barcelona/FC Bayern Munich).

Aanvallers (15): Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid CF), Edinson Cavani (Uruguay/Paris Saint-Germain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Juventus FC/Real Madrid CF), Paulo Dybala (Argentina/Juventus FC), Antoine Griezmann (France/Atletico Madrid), Harry Kane (England/Tottenham Hotspur), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/FC Bayern Munich), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium/Manchester United FC), Mario Mandzukic (Croatia/Juventus FC), Sadio Mane (Senegal/Liverpool FC), Kylian Mbappe (France/Paris Saint-Germain), Lionel Messi (Argentina/FC Barcelona), Neymar (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain), Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool FC), Luis Suarez (Uruguay/FC Barcelona).

FIFPro, the worldwide players’ union, and FIFA have announced the 55 names in contention for the FIFA @FIFPro @World11 2018 🙌#FIFAFootballAwards

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2⃣5⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ professional footballers in 6⃣5⃣ countries have voted

Here are their top 5⃣ goalkeepers

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2⃣5⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ professional footballers in 6⃣5⃣ countries have voted

Here are their top 2⃣0⃣ defenders

The 4⃣ most-voted defenders will be in the #World11

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2⃣5⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ professional footballers in 6⃣5⃣ countries have voted

Here are their top 1⃣5⃣ midfielders

The 3⃣ most-voted midfielders will be in the #World11

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2⃣5⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ professional footballers in 6⃣5⃣ countries have voted

Here are their top 1⃣5⃣ forwards

The 3⃣ most-voted forwards will be in the #World11

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