The IFFHS World Team is a football award given annually since 2017. The award is given by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).
Men's winners
List of winners
In 2017, IFFHS started to nominate a world team of the year. Players marked bold won the IFFHS World's Best Player (2020–present). YearGoalkeeper (club)Defenders (clubs)Midfielders (clubs)Forwards (clubs)Coach (team)2017 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) Marcelo (Real Madrid) Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus/Milan) Dani Alves (Juventus/Paris Saint-Germain) Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) Neymar (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)2018 Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea/Real Madrid) Marcelo (Real Madrid) Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid) Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid) Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) Eden Hazard (Chelsea) Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Juventus) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Didier Deschamps (France)2019 Alisson (Liverpool) Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax/Juventus) Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) Frenkie de Jong (Ajax/Barcelona) Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) Sadio Mané (Liverpool) Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool)2020 Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich) Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) Thiago (Bayern Munich/Liverpool) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Hansi Flick (Bayern Munich)2021 Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan/Paris Saint-Germain) Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan/Paris Saint-Germain) Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) Rúben Dias (Manchester City) Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich) Jorginho (Chelsea) Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus/Manchester United) Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea)2022 Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) Joško Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich) Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain) Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City)–2023 Ederson (Manchester City) Rúben Dias (Manchester City) Kim Min-jae (Napoli/Bayern Munich) Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich) Rodri (Manchester City) Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund/Real Madrid) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain/Inter Miami) Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur/Bayern Munich) Erling Haaland (Manchester City) Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)–2024 Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) Rúben Dias (Manchester City) Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich) Rodri (Manchester City) Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) Erling Haaland (Manchester City) Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)–2025 Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester City) Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain) Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain) Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) Pedri (Barcelona) Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain) Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain) Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) Erling Haaland (Manchester City) Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid)–
Statistics +Multiple appearances (2017–present)PlayerAppsYears Lionel Messi72017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Kevin De Bruyne62017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Cristiano Ronaldo 52017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Alphonso Davies52020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Kylian Mbappé52018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 Sergio Ramos42017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Erling Haaland42022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Luka Modrić32017, 2018, 2022 Virgil van Dijk 32019, 2020, 2022 Rúben Dias32021, 2023, 2024 Achraf Hakimi32021, 2022, 2025 Marcelo 22017, 2018 Trent Alexander-Arnold22019, 2020 Leonardo Bonucci22017, 2021 Robert Lewandowski22020, 2021 Thibaut Courtois22018, 2022 Toni Kroos22017, 2024 Rodri22023, 2024 Jude Bellingham22023, 2024 Gianluigi Donnarumma22021, 2025 Harry Kane22023, 2025 Lamine Yamal22024, 2025 +Multiple appearances by clubClubAppsPlayers Real Madrid2312 Paris Saint-Germain1810 Manchester City187 Bayern Munich137 Barcelona105 Juventus95 Liverpool85 Chelsea33 Ajax22 Atlético Madrid22 Milan22 Borussia Dortmund22 +Multiple appearances by nationalityNationalityAppsPlayers11611595938276646354514342413121
All-time Men's Dream Team (2021)
ContinentGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsWorld Lev Yashin Cafu Franz Beckenbauer Franco Baresi Paolo Maldini Xavi Diego Maradona Johan Cruyff Cristiano Ronaldo Pelé Lionel MessiWorld B Gianluigi Buffon Carlos Alberto Torres Bobby Moore Daniel Passarella Roberto Carlos Lothar Matthäus Zinedine Zidane Michel Platini Ronaldo Gerd Müller Alfredo Di StéfanoEurope Lev Yashin Philipp Lahm Franz Beckenbauer Franco Baresi Paolo Maldini Xavi Zinedine Zidane Michel Platini Johan Cruyff Gerd Müller Cristiano RonaldoSouth America Amadeo Carrizo Cafu Elías Figueroa Daniel Passarella Roberto Carlos Didi Diego Maradona Garrincha Alfredo Di Stéfano Pelé Lionel MessiCONCACAF Antonio Carbajal Carlos Salcedo Claudio Suárez Rafael Márquez Andrés Guardado Bryan Ruiz Raúl Cárdenas Luis de la Fuente Julio Dely Valdés Hugo Sánchez Clint DempseyAfrica Thomas N'Kono Samuel Kuffour Rigobert Song Noureddine Naybet Yaya Touré Nwankwo Kanu Jay-Jay Okocha Abedi Pele Samuel Eto'o George Weah Didier DrogbaAsia Mohamed Al-Deayea Mehdi Mahdavikia Hong Myung-bo Yasuhiko Okudera Wu Lei Shinji Kagawa Mile Jedinak Park Ji-sung Son Heung-min Majed Abdullah Cha Bum-kunOceania Stefan Marinovic Ryan Nelsen Tommy Smith Winston Reid Ryan Thomas Steve Sumner Marco Rojas Roy Krishna Rory Fallon Chris Wood Wynton Rufer
19th Century Men's Dream Team (2021) The XI covers the 1863-1900 period.
ContinentGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsWorld James Trainer Robert Holmes Walter Arnott Neilly Gibson James Cowan Ernest Needham Steve Bloomer John Goodall William Bassett Gilbert Oswald Smith John Bell
20th Century Men's Dream Team (2000) The XIs cover the 1901-2000 period .
ContinentGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsWorld Lev Yashin Franco Baresi Franz Beckenbauer Bobby Moore Lothar Matthäus Diego Maradona Michel Platini Johan Cruyff Ferenc Puskás Pelé Alfredo Di StéfanoEurope Lev Yashin Franco Baresi Franz Beckenbauer Bobby Moore Lothar Matthäus Bobby Charlton Michel Platini Johan Cruyff Ferenc Puskás Gerd Müller EusébioSouth America Amadeo Carrizo Carlos Alberto Elías Figueroa Daniel Passarella Nílton Santos Didi Diego Maradona Zico Garrincha Pelé Alfredo Di StéfanoCONCACAF Antonio Carbajal Gustavo Peña Marcelo Balboa Claudio Suárez Ramón Ramírez Thomas Dooley Raúl Cárdenas Luis de la Fuente Julio Dely Valdés Hugo Sánchez Carlos HermosilloAfrica Thomas N'Kono Samuel Kuffour Noureddine Naybet Hany Ramzy Taribo West Lakhdar Belloumi Finidi George Abedi Pele Rabah Madjer George Weah Roger MillaAsia Mohamed Al-Deayea Masami Ihara Hong Myung-bo Yasuhiko Okudera Saeed Al-Owairan Kim Joo-sung Ali Parvin Kazuyoshi Miura Cha Bum-kun Ali Daei Majed AbdullahOceania Mark Bosnich Joe Marston Milan Ivanović Antoine Kombouaré Alan Davidson Ned Zelic Paul Okon Robert Slater John Kosmina Frank Farina Wynton Rufer
Men Team of the Decade (2011–2020)
ConfederationGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsWorld Manuel Neuer Philipp Lahm Sergio Ramos Virgil van Dijk Marcelo Toni Kroos Andrés Iniesta Luka Modrić Cristiano Ronaldo Robert Lewandowski Lionel MessiUEFA Manuel Neuer Philipp Lahm Sergio Ramos Virgil van Dijk Leonardo Bonucci Toni Kroos Andrés Iniesta Luka Modrić Kevin De Bruyne Cristiano Ronaldo Robert LewandowskiCONMEBOL Júlio César Dani Alves Thiago Silva Javier Mascherano Marcelo Casemiro Ángel Di María Lionel Messi Sergio Agüero Paolo Guerrero NeymarCONCACAF Keylor Navas Carlos Salcedo John Brooks Héctor Moreno Kemar Lawrence Andrés Guardado Michael Bradley Bryan Ruiz Hirving Lozano Javier Hernández Clint DempseyCAF Vincent Enyeama Ahmed Fathy Medhi Benatia Kalidou Koulibaly Eric Bailly Yaya Touré André Ayew Riyad Mahrez Sadio Mané Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Mohamed SalahAFC Mathew Ryan Mohammed Al-Breik Takehiro Tomiyasu Maya Yoshida Theerathon Bunmathan Wu Lei Keisuke Honda Salem Al-Dawsari Son Heung-min Almoez Ali Omar Al SomahOFC Stefan Marinovic Ryan Nelsen Tommy Smith Winston Reid Ryan Thomas Ivan Vicelich Marco Rojas Roy Krishna Raymond Gunemba Chris Wood Teaonui Tehau
Women's winners
List of winners
In 2017, IFFHS started to nominate a world team of the year. Players marked bold won the IFFHS World's Best Player (2020–present).