THE BEST FIFA FOOTBALL AWARDS 2018

RULES OF ALLOCATION

The articles below relate to the following award:

FIFA FIFPro World11

Art. 1. The FIFA FIFPro World11 awards are organised by FIFA and FIFPro.

Art. 2. The awards given to the best players in each position based on their performances during the

period from 3 July 2017 to 15 July 2018 inclusive.

Art 3. Players must have appeared in at least 15 official matches (at national or international level)

during the period from 3 July 2017 to 15 July 2018 inclusive in order to be eligible.

Art. 4. The winners of the awards are voted for by professional players from around the world.

Art. 5. All votes count equally.

Art. 6. Players may vote for any current professional player, including themselves and team-mates from

the same club or national team.

Art. 7. Each voting player nominates one (1) goalkeeper, four (4) defenders, three (3) midfielders and

three (3) forwards.

Art. 8. The player with the most votes in each position will be named in the FIFA FIFPro World11.

Art. 9. Where a player receives a vote in more than one position (for example, as a striker and as a

midfielder), the votes will be combined and FIFPro will determine the position in which the

player’s votes will be counted.

Art. 10. In the event of a tie for the last available place in a position (when the number of players exceeds

the permitted number of positions), the player who has played the most international matches for

his country shall be selected.

Art. 11. FIFPro’s decisions shall be final and binding.