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2022 FIFA Best Awards: Here Is All You Need To Know
The world football governing body, FIFA, has begun to reveal the finalists for the 2022 FIFA Best Awards.
Since January 12, 2023, FIFA has published the shortlists for the eight groups of the 2022 FIFA Best Awards, and voting for the final shortlists ended a week ago.
The four teams that participated in the voting process are Media representatives, National team coaches, National team captains, and the general public.
In the 2022 FIFA Best Awards, the nominees were selected and voted based on their performance between August 8, 2021, and December 18, 2022, which was the day of the World Cup final.
On February 27, 2023, FIFA will announce the winners of the award in a ceremony in Switzerland.
Below are the shortlisted nominees for the awards:
Robert Lewandowski is the reigning champion of the FIFA Best Men Awards.
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper
Shortlist
Alisson, Liverpool (Brazil)
Yassine Bounou, Sevilla (Morocco)
Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid (Belgium)
Ederson, Manchester City (Brazil)
Emiliano Martinez, Aston Villa (Argentina)
Finalists
Yassine Bounou
Thibaut Courtois
Emiliano Martinez
The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2022
Shortlist
Julian Alvarez, River Plate and Manchester City (Argentina)
Jude Bellingham, Borussia Dortmund (England)
Karim Benzema, Real Madrid (France)
Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City (Belgium)
Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund, and Manchester City (Norway)
Achraf Hakimi, Paris Saint-Germain (Morocco)
Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid (Brazil)
Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich, and Barcelona (Poland)
Sadio Mane, Liverpool, and Bayern Munich (Senegal)
Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Lionel Messi, Paris Saint-Germain (Argentina)
Luka Modric, Real Madrid (Croatia)
Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain (Brazil)
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool (Egypt)
Finalists
Yet to be announced
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2022
Shortlist
Sonia Bompastor, Lyon
Emma Hayes, Chelsea
Bev Priestman, Canada
Pia Sundhage, Brazil
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, Germany
Sarina Wiegman, England
Finalists
Yet to be announced
FIFA Puskas Award 2022 (Goal of the Year)
Mario Balotelli (ADANA DEMIRSPOR vs Goztepe), May 2022
Francisco Gonzalez Metilli (Rosario Central vs CENTRAL CORDOBA), August 2022
Amandine Henry (Barcelona vs LYON), May 2022
Theo Hernandez (MILAN vs Atalanta), May 2022
Alou Kuol (Iraq vs AUSTRALIA), June 2022
Kylian Mbappe (Argentina vs FRANCE), December 2022
Marcin Oleksy (WARTA POZNAN vs Stal Rzeszow), November 2022
Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona vs VILLARREAL), April 2022
Dimitri Payet (MARSEILLE vs PAOK Thessaloniki), April 2022
Richarlison (BRAZIL vs Serbia), November 2022
Alessia Russo (ENGLAND vs Sweden), July 2022
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper 2022
Shortlist
Ann-Katrin Berger, Chelsea (Germany)
Mary Earps, Manchester United (England)
Christiane Endler, Lyon (Chile)
Merle Frohms, Frankfurt and Wolfsburg (Germany)
Alyssa Naeher, Chicago Red Stars (USA)
Sandra Panos, Barcelona (Spain)
Finalists
Ann-Katrin Berger, Chelsea (Germany)
Mary Earps, Manchester United (England)
Christiane Endler, Lyon (Chile)
The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2022
Shortlist
Aitana Bonmati, Barcelona (Spain)
Debinha, North Carolina Courage (Brazil)
Jessie Fleming, Chelsea (Canada)
Ada Hegerberg, Lyon (Norway)
Sam Kerr, Chelsea (Australia)
Beth Mead, Arsenal (England)
Vivianne Miedema, Arsenal (Holland)
Alex Morgan, Orlando Pride United States and San Diego Wave (USA)
Lena Oberdorf, Wolfsburg (Germany)
Alexandra Popp, Wolfsburg (Germany)
Alexia Putellas, Barcelona (Spain)
Wendie Renard, Lyon (France)
Keira Walsh, Manchester City and Barcelona (England)
Leah Williamson, Arsenal (England)
Finalists
Yet to be announced
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach 2022
Shortlist
Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid
Didier Deschamps, France
Pep Guardiola, Manchester City
Walid Regragui, Morocco and Wydad AC
Lionel Scaloni, Argentina
Finalists
Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid
Pep Guardiola, Manchester City
Lionel Scaloni, Argentina
