FIFA World Player of the Year 2018
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The FIFA World Player of the Year 2018 (officially: The Best FIFA Men's Player ) was chosen on September 24, 2018 in London . It was the 28th award of the “ World Footballer of the Year ” award introduced by the FIFA World Cup in 1991 . The winner of the award was Luka Modrić .
Voting mode
The winner was determined through a vote among national coaches , national team captains, media representatives and fans. They each named the three best footballers in their opinion. An entry in first place brought five points, a second place three points, the third place one point. Then the points were added.
Result
On July 24, 2018, FIFA published a list of 10 players from which the world footballer was chosen. The three finalists were announced on September 3, 2018.
| placement | Surname | nationality | society | Share of votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Luka Modrić |
 Croatia
|
 real Madrid
|
29.05% |
| 2. | Cristiano Ronaldo |
 Portugal
|
Real Madrid / Juventus Turin
|
19.08% |
| 3. | Mohamed Salah |
 Egypt
|
 Liverpool FC
|
11.23% |
| 4th | Kylian Mbappé |
 France
|
Paris Saint-Germain
|
10.52% |
| 5. | Lionel Messi |
 Argentina
|
FC Barcelona
|
9.81% |
| 6th | Antoine Griezmann |
France
|
Atlético Madrid
|
6.69% |
| 7th | Eden Hazard |
 Belgium
|
Chelsea FC
|
5.65% |
| 8th. | Kevin De Bruyne |
Belgium
|
Manchester City
|
3.54% |
| 9. | Raphael Varane |
France
|
real Madrid
|
3.45% |
| 10. | Harry Kane |
England
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
0.98% |
Individual evidence
- ↑ FIFA Football Awards 2018 - Voting Results. (PDF) FIFA , accessed on September 29, 2019 .
- ↑ Luka Modric is World Footballer of the Year 2018. In: FAZ. FAZ , accessed on September 24, 2018 .
Elections for FIFA World Player of the Year