Erling Braut Haaland was nominated for the team of the year in the world for the fifth time in a row, but did not make it in the voting organized by the players’ organization Fifpro.
Haaland was among 26 nominated players in the selection.
It is footballers all over the world who have voted for the eleven players who have been given a place in the world team.
The team looks like this:
Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy).
Backs: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands), Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
Midfielders: Cole Palmer (England), Jude Bellingham (England), Pedri (Spain), Vitinha (Portugal).
Forwards: Lamine Yamal (Spain), Kylian Mbappé (France), Ousmane Dembélé (France).
Haaland has been on the world team for the previous four years, but faced too strong competition this year.
The women’s world team is English-dominated with six England players in the eleven.
No Norwegian players were nominated in the selection.
The team looks like this:
Goalkeeper: Hannah Hampton (England).
Backs: Lucy Bronze (England), Millie Bright (England), Leah Williamson (England), Ona Batlle (Spain).
Midfielders: Aitana Bonmatí (Spain), Alexia Putellas (Spain), Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco).
Forwards: Chloe Kelly (England), Barbra Banda (Zambia), Alessia Russo (England).