N’Golo Kante, Raphael Varane and Kylian Mbappe were voted onto the FIFA FIFPro World 11 by their fellow professional footballers.
The three French World Cup winners are among five newcomers who team-up with World 11 veterans such as Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
David De Gea and Eden Hazard also make their first appearance in the team, which was selected by 25,000 professional footballers from 65 countries in a vote organized by FIFPro.
The World Players’ Union invited players worldwide to pick a team of 1 goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 forwards based on their performance during the 2017/2018 season.
THE WORLD 11 IS:
Player (country, last season’s team)
Goalkeeper:
David De Gea (Spain, Manchester United)
Defenders:
Dani Alves (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain)
Raphael Varane (France, Real Madrid)
Sergio Ramos (Spain, Real Madrid)
Marcelo (Brazil, Real Madrid)
Midfielders:
Luka Modric (Croatia, Real Madrid)
N’Golo Kante (France, Chelsea)
Eden Hazard (Belgium, Chelsea)
Forwards:
Kylian Mbappe (France, Paris Saint-Germain
Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid/currently Juventus)