IFFHS World Team

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The IFFHS World Team is a football award given annually since 2017. The award is given by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).

Awarded forBest performing men players of the calendar year
First award2017
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IFFHS Men World Team
SportAssociation football
Awarded forBest performing men players of the calendar year
Presented byInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award2017
Editions9
Most winsArgentina Lionel Messi
(7 appearances)
Websiteiffhs.com/en
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Men's winners

List of winners

Lionel Messi has made a record seven appearances in the men's world team.

In 2017, IFFHS started to nominate a world team of the year.[1] Players marked bold won the IFFHS World's Best Player (2020–present).

More information Year, Goalkeeper (club) ...
Year Goalkeeper (club) Defenders (clubs) Midfielders (clubs) Forwards (clubs) Coach (team)
2017[1] Italy Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) Brazil Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Spain Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Italy Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus/Milan)
Brazil Dani Alves (Juventus/Paris Saint-Germain)
Croatia Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
Germany Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Brazil Neymar (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
France Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)
2018[2] Belgium Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea/Real Madrid) Brazil Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Spain Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
France Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid)
Uruguay Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid)
Croatia Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
Belgium Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
France Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)
France Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Juventus)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
France Didier Deschamps (France)
2019[3] Brazil Alisson (Liverpool) Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax/Juventus)
Spain Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Netherlands Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
England Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Netherlands Frenkie de Jong (Ajax/Barcelona)
Portugal Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
Senegal Sadio Mané (Liverpool)
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Germany Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool)
2020[4] Germany Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) England Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
Spain Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Netherlands Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Canada Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
Germany Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Spain Thiago (Bayern Munich/Liverpool)
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
Poland Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Germany Hansi Flick (Bayern Munich)
2021[5] Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan/Paris Saint-Germain) Morocco Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan/Paris Saint-Germain)
Italy Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus)
Portugal Rúben Dias (Manchester City)
Canada Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
Italy Jorginho (Chelsea)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus/Manchester United)
Poland Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
France Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
Germany Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea)
2022[6][7] Belgium Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) Morocco Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain)
Croatia Joško Gvardiol (RB Leipzig)
Netherlands Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Canada Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)
Croatia Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
France Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
France Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Norway Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City)
2023[8][9] Brazil Ederson (Manchester City) Portugal Rúben Dias (Manchester City)
South Korea Kim Min-jae (Napoli/Bayern Munich)
Canada Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
Spain Rodri (Manchester City)
England Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund/Real Madrid)
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain/Inter Miami)
England Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur/Bayern Munich)
Norway Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
France Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
2024[10] Argentina Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) Spain Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
Portugal Rúben Dias (Manchester City)
Germany Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid)
Canada Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
Spain Rodri (Manchester City)
England Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
Germany Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
Spain Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
Norway Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
Brazil Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)
2025[11] Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester City) Morocco Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain)
Ecuador Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain)
Portugal Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)
Spain Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
Spain Pedri (Barcelona)
Portugal Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)
France Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain)
England Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
Norway Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
France Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid)
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Statistics

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Multiple appearances (2017–present)[12]
Player Apps Years
Argentina Lionel Messi 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023[13]
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 6 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 5 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Canada Alphonso Davies 5 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
France Kylian Mbappé 5 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
Spain Sergio Ramos 4 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Norway Erling Haaland 4 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Croatia Luka Modrić 3 2017, 2018, 2022
Netherlands Virgil van Dijk 3 2019, 2020, 2022
Portugal Rúben Dias 3 2021, 2023, 2024
Morocco Achraf Hakimi 3 2021, 2022, 2025
Brazil Marcelo 2 2017, 2018
England Trent Alexander-Arnold 2 2019, 2020
Italy Leonardo Bonucci 2 2017, 2021
Poland Robert Lewandowski 2 2020, 2021
Belgium Thibaut Courtois 2 2018, 2022
Germany Toni Kroos 2 2017, 2024
Spain Rodri 2 2023, 2024
England Jude Bellingham 2 2023, 2024
Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma 2 2021, 2025
England Harry Kane 2 2023, 2025
Spain Lamine Yamal 2 2024, 2025
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More information Club, Apps ...
Multiple appearances by club
Club Apps Players
Spain Real Madrid 23 12
France Paris Saint-Germain 18 10
England Manchester City 18 7
Germany Bayern Munich 13 7
Spain Barcelona 10 5
Italy Juventus 9 5
England Liverpool 8 5
England Chelsea 3 3
Netherlands Ajax 2 2
Spain Atlético Madrid 2 2
Italy Milan 2 2
Germany Borussia Dortmund 2 2
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More information Nationality, Apps ...
Multiple appearances by nationality
Nationality Apps Players
Spain 11 6
Portugal 11 5
France 9 5
Belgium 9 3
Argentina 8 2
Brazil 7 6
Italy 6 4
England 6 3
Germany 5 4
Canada 5 1
Netherlands 4 3
Croatia 4 2
Norway 4 1
Morocco 3 1
Poland 2 1
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All-time Men's Dream Team (2021)

Lev Yashin was selected as the goalkeeper for the All-time Men's Dream Team as well as the Men Team of the Century, both times for the World's and Europe's first team.
The Argentine Diego Maradona was part of the World and South America team.

19th Century Men's Dream Team (2021)

The XI covers the 1863-1900 period.

Steve Bloomer was selected as right inside forward for the All-time Men's Dream Team of the XIX Century.
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20th Century Men's Dream Team (2000)

The XIs cover the 1901-2000 period .

Franco Baresi
Johan Cruyff

Men Team of the Decade (2011–2020)

Luka Modrić is the only Croatian in the Men Team of the Decade.
Andrés Iniesta

Women's winners

Quick facts Sport, Awarded for ...
IFFHS Women World Team
SportAssociation football
Awarded forBest performing women players of the calendar year
Presented byInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award2017
Editions9
Most winsFrance Wendie Renard
(7 appearances)
Websiteiffhs.com/en
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List of winners

Wendie Renard has made a record seven appearances in the women's world team.

In 2017, IFFHS started to nominate a world team of the year.[36] Players marked bold won the IFFHS World's Best Player (2020–present).

More information Year, Goalkeeper (club) ...
Year Goalkeeper (club) Defenders (clubs) Midfielders (clubs) Forwards (clubs) Coach (team)
2017[36] France Sarah Bouhaddi (Lyon) Netherlands Anouk Dekker (Montpellier)
France Wendie Renard (Lyon)
England Steph Houghton (Manchester City)
England Lucy Bronze (Lyon)
Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán (Lyon)
United States Carli Lloyd (Houston Dash)
Denmark Pernille Harder (VfL Wolfsburg)
Netherlands Lieke Martens (Barcelona)
United States Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride)
Australia Sam Kerr (Sky Blue FC)
Netherlands Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands)
2018[37] France Sarah Bouhaddi (Lyon) France Amel Majri (Lyon)
France Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Japan Saki Kumagai (Lyon)
England Lucy Bronze (Lyon)
Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán (Lyon)
France Amandine Henry (Lyon)
Brazil Marta (Orlando Pride)
United States Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride)
Norway Ada Hegerberg (Lyon)
Denmark Pernille Harder (VfL Wolfsburg)
France Reynald Pedros (Lyon)
2019[38] Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal (Arsenal/Atlético Madrid) United States Crystal Dunn (North Carolina Courage)
France Wendie Renard (Lyon)
United States Julie Ertz (Chicago Red Stars)
England Lucy Bronze (Lyon)
Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán (Lyon)
France Amandine Henry (Lyon)
United States Rose Lavelle (Washington Spirit)
United States Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride)
Norway Ada Hegerberg (Lyon)
United States Megan Rapinoe (Reign FC)
England Jill Ellis (United States)
2020[39] France Sarah Bouhaddi (Lyon) England Lucy Bronze (Lyon/Manchester City)
France Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Germany Lena Goeßling (VfL Wolfsburg)
France Sakina Karchaoui (Montpellier/Lyon)
Japan Saki Kumagai (Lyon)
Germany Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg)
Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán (Lyon)
France Delphine Cascarino (Lyon)
Netherlands Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal)
Denmark Pernille Harder (VfL Wolfsburg/Chelsea)
France Jean-Luc Vasseur (Lyon)
2021[40] Chile Christiane Endler (Paris Saint-Germain/Lyon) Canada Ashley Lawrence (Paris Saint-Germain)
France Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Sweden Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea)
Spain Mapi León (Barcelona)
Spain Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona)
Spain Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
Netherlands Lieke Martens (Barcelona)
Norway Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona)
Australia Sam Kerr (Chelsea)
Spain Jennifer Hermoso (Barcelona)
Spain Lluís Cortés (Barcelona)
2022[41] Chile Christiane Endler (Lyon) England Lucy Bronze (Manchester City/Barcelona)
England Leah Williamson (Arsenal)
France Wendie Renard (Lyon)
France Selma Bacha (Lyon)
Germany Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg)
Spain Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
Spain Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona)
England Beth Mead (Arsenal)
United States Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave)
Germany Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg)
2023[42][43] England Mary Earps (Manchester United) Sweden Amanda Ilestedt (Paris Saint-Germain/Arsenal)
France Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Spain Olga Carmona (Real Madrid)
Germany Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg)
Spain Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona)
Japan Hinata Miyazawa (MyNavi Sendai/Manchester United)
Colombia Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid)
Spain Jennifer Hermoso (Pachuca)
Australia Sam Kerr (Chelsea)
Spain Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona)
2024[44] United States Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars) Brazil Tarciane (Corinthians/Houston Dash)
Iceland Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir (Bayern Munich)
United States Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave)
Spain Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona)
United States Lindsey Horan (Lyon)
Norway Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona)
United States Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit)
United States Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns)
Spain Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona)
Zambia Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride)
2025[45] England Hannah Hampton (Chelsea) England Lucy Bronze (Chelsea
Spain Irene Paredes (Barcelona)
England Leah Williamson (Arsenal)
Germany Franziska Kett (Bayern Munich)
Spain Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona)
Spain Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona)
Spain Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
Spain Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal)
England Alessia Russo (Arsenal)
Germany Klara Bühl (Bayern Munich)
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Multiple appearances (2017–present)[46]
Player Apps Years
France Wendie Renard 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023[47]
England Lucy Bronze 6 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2025
Spain Aitana Bonmatí 5 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán 4 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
United States Alex Morgan 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
France Sarah Bouhaddi 3 2017, 2018, 2020
Denmark Pernille Harder 2017, 2018, 2020
Australia Sam Kerr 2017, 2021, 2023
Spain Alexia Putellas 2021, 2022, 2025
Chile Christiane Endler 2 2021, 2022
Norway Ada Hegerberg 2018, 2019
France Amandine Henry 2018, 2019
Spain Jennifer Hermoso 2021, 2023
Japan Saki Kumagai 2018, 2020
Netherlands Lieke Martens 2017, 2021
GermanyLena Oberdorf 2022, 2023
Germany Alexandra Popp 2020, 2022
Norway Caroline Graham Hansen 2021, 2024
Spain Salma Paralluelo 2023, 2024
England Leah Williamson 2022, 2025
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More information Nationality, Apps ...
Multiple appearances by nationality
Nationality Apps Players
Spain 17 9
France 15 7
United States 14 11
England 13 6
Germany 11 6
Netherlands 4 4
Norway 4 2
Japan 3 2
Australia 3 1
Denmark 3 1
Sweden 2 2
Brazil 2 2
Chile 2 1
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All-time Women's Dream Team (2021)

Hope Solo
Homare Sawa

Women Team of the Century (1901–2000)

Hege Riise
Carolina Morace

Women Team of the Decade (2011–2020)

Ada Hegerberg, part of the Women Team of the Decade (2011–2020).
Alex Morgan

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