FIFA Men’s World Team of the Year 2024 nominees revealed, Messi-Ronaldo included

The FIFPro announced the Men's and Women's FIFA World Team of the Year 2024 nominees on Monday. The star Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was a shock absentee from the 26 nominees list for the Men's World 11 but the veteran Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were surprisingly included.

2024 FIFPRO Men’s World 11 Finalists

Goalkeepers

. Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil)

. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentina)

. Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich, Germany)

Defenders

. Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid, Spain)

. Ruben Dias (Manchester City, Portugal)

. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands)

. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen, Netherlands)

. Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid, Germany)

. William Saliba (Arsenal, France)

. Kyle Walker



(Manchester City, England)

Midfielders

. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England)

. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)

. Phil Foden (Manchester City, England)

. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany)

. Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)

. Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich, Germany)

. Rodri (Manchester City, Spain)

. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid, Uruguay) 

Forwards

. Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)

. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England)

. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain/Real Madrid, France)

. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, Argentina)

. Cole Palmer (Manchester City/Chelsea, England)

. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr, Portugal)

. Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid, Brazil)

. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona, Spain)