As the ceremony for The Best FIFA Football Awards takes place on December 16 to reveal the greatest players from around the globe, fans all over the world will be tuning in to see their favourite stars on stage.
The football governing body is primed to recognise the top performers from August 2024 to 2025, with superstars from all over the sport converging on one glamorous night.
While there will be plenty of individual honours to be handed out, The Best FIFA 11 will bring all the top performers from around the world into one place, as one star-studded lineup will be crafted to present the most electric possible collection of players from the previous year.
AllSportsPeople brings you who was named in The Best FIFA 11 on both the men's and women's side of the game for the 2024/25 season.
MORE: Complete list of 2025 winners at The Best FIFA Football Awards
The Best FIFA Men's 11 2025
4-4-2
Donnarumma
Hakimi, Pacho, van Dijk, Mendes
Palmer, Bellingham, Vitinha, Pedri
Lamine Yamal, Dembele
UEFA Champions League winners PSG dominated the men's FIFA Best 11, with three of the back four and five players overall in the 11.
Barcelona also had two players, while Real Madrid, Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool all had one.
The most shocking omission was that of Kylian Mbappe, who was left out of the XI despite winning the Pichichi trophy as the top goal scorer in Spain during his first year with Real Madrid. Mohammed Salah, who won Premier League Player of the Year, was also left off.
The Best FIFA Women's 11 2025
4-3-3
Hampton
Bronze, Williamson, Paredes, Batlle
Bonmati, Guijarro, Pina
Caldentey, Russo, Putellas
Having won the European Championship, England dominated the women's Best 11, with four players in the lineup, the second-most of any nation.
Spain continued to be the most dominant country in this category, however, with seven players in the lineup, led by Best Women's Player winner Aitana Bonmati.
How is the Best FIFA 11 decided?
Nominations for each award category throughout FIFA's The Best awards are chosen by a vague and unexplained process, which FIFA claims is done by "FIFA in collaboration with football stakeholders."
From there, winners are chosen by a jury that features individuals from four different categories. There are current coaches of each national team, current captains of each national team, one journalist chosen from each territory, and a fan vote on FIFA's official website.
Each voter is asked to rank their top three nominees in each category, with the first-place vote receiving five points, the second-place vote receiving three points, and the third-place vote receiving one point. The points are tallied up amongst each nominee and a winner is selected.
For The Best FIFA 11, this process is done for each position, and the top vote-getters are organized into a viable lineup.
For the 2025 awards, the selection period is based on performances from August 11, 2024 to August 2, 2025.
Is the Best FIFA 11 the same as the FIFPro World XI?
No, The Best FIFA 11 is not the same as the FIFPro World XI. It is possible — often common — for the two to have significant crossover or even be exactly the same, but this is down to sheer circumstance.
The Best FIFA 11 is selected by a process overseen by FIFA at their The Best awards ceremony.
The FIFPro World XI is a separate entity overseen by FIFPro, the worldwide players' association.
At its core, the FIFPro World XI is selected by fellow players from across the globe. As FIFPro likes to trumpet, the FIFPro World XI is "by the players, for the players."
The FIFPro World 11 is usually announced back in November. The 2025 lineup was announced back on November 2, and is as follows:
2025 Men's FIFPro World XI
3-4-3
Donnarumma
Van Dijk, Hakimi, Mendes
Pedri, Vitinha, Bellingham, Palmer
Dembele, Mbappe, Lamine Yamal
2025 Women's FIFPro World XI
4-3-3
Hampton
Batlle, Bright, Bronze, Williamson
Bonmati, Chebbak, Putellas
Banda, Kelly, Russo