FIFPro has announced the 55 nominees for the 2019 FIFA World XI, and three Africans made the list.
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More than 23 000 professional footballers from all over the world once again took part in the nomination process for this year's World XI.
Each of the players selected their personal World XI, with the most selected players per position making the 55-name shortlist, which was announced on Thursday.
As in every edition, FIFPro announced five goalkeepers nominees, 20 defenders, 15 midfielders and 15 forwards, with the eventual team lining up in a 4-3-3 formation.
For the first time since 2009, Premier League clubs have the most players on the 2019 World XI shortlist, which includes Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, as well as Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly.
Here are all 55 nominees:
Goalkeepers (5):
Alisson Becker (Brazil, Liverpool FC)
David de Gea (Spain, Manchester United)
Ederson Moraes (Brazil, Manchester City)
Jan Oblak (Slovenia, Atletico Madrid)
Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Germany, FC Barcelona)
Defenders (20):
Jordi Alba (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (England, Liverpool FC)
Daniel Alves (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain/Sao Paulo)
Joao Cancelo (Portugal, Juventus/Manchester City)
Daniel Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
Giorgio Chiellini (Italy, Juventus)
Virgil van Dijk (The Netherlands, Liverpool FC)
Diego Godin (Uruguay, Atletico Madrid/Internazionale)
Joshua Kimmich (Germany, Bayern Munich)
Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal, SSC Napoli)
Aymeric Laporte (France, Manchester City)
Matthijs de Ligt (The Netherlands, Ajax Amsterdam/Juventus)
Gerard Pique (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Sergio Ramos (Spain, Real Madrid)
Andrew Robertson (Scotland, Liverpool FC)
Alex Sandro (Brazil, Juventus)
Thiago Silva (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain)
Raphael Varane (France, Real Madrid)
Marcelo Vieira (Brazil, Real Madrid)
Kyle Walker (England, Manchester City)
Midfielders (15):
Sergio Busquets (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Casemiro (Brazil, Real Madrid)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City)
Christian Eriksen (Denmark, Tottenham Hotspur)
Frenkie de Jong (The Netherlands, Ajax Amsterdam/FC Barcelona)
Eden Hazard (Belgium, Chelsea/Real Madrid)
N'Golo Kante (France, Chelsea)
Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
Arthur Melo (Brazil, FC Barcelona)
Luka Modric (Croatia, Real Madrid)
Paul Pogba (France, Manchester United)
Ivan Rakitic (Croatia, FC Barcelona)
Bernardo Silva (Portugal, Manchester City)
Dusan Tadic (Serbia, Ajax Amsterdam)
Arturo Vidal (Chile, FC Barcelona)
Forwards (15):
Sergio Aguero (Argentina, Manchester City)
Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid)
Roberto Firmino (Brazil, Liverpool FC)
Antoine Griezmann (France, Atletico Madrid/FC Barcelona)
Harry Kane (England, Tottenham Hotspur)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Bayern Munich)
Sadio Mane (Senegal, Liverpool FC)
Kylian Mbappe (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona)
Neymar Junior (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Juventus)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool FC)
Heung-Min Son (South-Korea, Tottenham Hotspur)
Raheem Sterling (England, Manchester City)
Luis Suarez (Uruguay, FC Barcelona)
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The 2019 FIFA FIFPro World XI will be announced during The Best FIFA Awards ceremony on 23 September in Milan, Italy.
This is the 15th edition of the World XI, having been established by FIFPro, the World Players' Union, in 2005, and later merged with FIFA in 2009.
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