With FIFA announcing the official 2019 World Team of the Year a week ago, here, exclusively, is the World XI selected by players in South Africa, and a Manchester United star is in their selection.
Click through the gallery above to see South Africa's World XI, as revealed by FIFPro.
The official team once again made the headlines after Real Madrid had four representatives in the line-up, which was voted for by about 23 000 professional footballers from all over the world.
Following the official announcement, Soccer Laduma once again contacted FIFPro for the selections made by Mzansi's players, and their answer came back to us today.
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Overall, 403 players from South Africa took part in the voting process, and this time around, the SA version differs in three positions from the official World XI.
SA players opted for Dani Alves over Matthijs de Ligt in the back four, while, in midfield, Paul Pogba replaced Eden Hazard.
Up front, SA stars went with Sadio Mane over Kylian Mbappe, with the rest of the players staying the same.
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Africa's Footballer of the Year Mohamed Salah, though, also failed to make the SA World XI despite helping Liverpool to the UEFA Champions League title and sharing the 2018/19 Premier League Golden Boot with Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Do you think SA's World XI is fairer than the official one? Have your say in the comments section below.
