Ronaldo is absent from the typical FIFA squad
The world's best 11-man squad for 2022 voted by the World Football Federation (FIFA) and the World Professional Footballers Association (FIFPro) is arranged according to the 3-3-4 diagram. This squad was voted between August 8, 2021 and December 18, 2022, by 18,640 professional players participating in the vote.
In which, Ronaldo did not participate despite reaching the final nomination round. This is the first time that the Portuguese striker has been absent from the FIFA team of the year since 2007. Before that, Ronaldo shared a record of 15 appearances in the team of the year with Messi.
With being honored at the ceremony of The Best yesterday, the Argentine star has monopolized the record with 16 times entering the typical team. Messi also won The Best for the second time to equal the achievements of Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski.
Messi is placed on the right wing, with the opposite wing belonging to Kylian Mbappe - a teammate at PSG who scored a hat-trick in the 2022 World Cup final. The French striker is also the second person to finish second in the voting for the best male player award. year The Best FIFA.
Erling Haaland's participation was controversial, when he did not win any titles with Dortmund in the 2021-2022 season. The Norwegian striker also did not attend the 2022 World Cup and scored 29 goals through 30 in all competitions last season. In the first half of the 2022-2023 season, Haaland scored 33 goals in 33 matches for Man City, including leading the list of Premier League top scorers with 27 goals.
The remaining position on the attack belongs to the 2022 Golden Ball Karim Benzema. In the 2021-2022 season, Benzema scored 44 goals and 15 assists in all competitions, helping Real Madrid win three titles including the Spanish Super Cup, La Liga and the Champions League. This season, despite playing limited due to injury, the French striker still has 18 goals and five assists in 25 matches.
Kevin De Bruyne, Luka Modric and Casemiro are the three names featured in midfield. Of these, De Bruyne won the Premier League, while Modric and Casemiro were key factors in helping Real win the treble last season. Modric is also the leader who brought Croatia to third place in the 2022 World Cup, while Casemiro made a big impact since joining Man Utd in the summer of 2022.
In defense, Joao Cancelo - who has just moved from Man City to Bayern on loan - was named alongside Virgil van Dijk - the central defender who helped Liverpool win a domestic double and reach the Champions League final last season. The remaining position belongs to Achraf Hakimi - a key factor helping Morocco to make history with fourth place in the 2022 World Cup.
In the wooden frame, FIFA continues to cause controversy when it does not enter the name Emiliano Martinez. The 2022 World Cup champion was named FIFA's best goalkeeper of the year, but was not included in the best team. Instead, it was Thibaut Courtois who was named.
For the second time in a row, Barca did not have a player in the FIFA team of the year. Spanish newspaper Marca said this was the result of Barca being eliminated four times in the European arena in the last two seasons, including twice in the Champions League and two in the Europa League.
World XI - World XI - voted jointly by FIFA and FIFPro, based on votes from the players themselves. This squad consisting of one goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders and three strikers received the most votes for each position. The last place goes to a player other than the goalkeeper with the next highest number of votes.
