France Football unveiled the 10 finalists for the inaugural Kopa Trophy, an award handed to the best under-21 player in the world, on Monday. The list included a few surprises and a handful of big names like Kylian Mbappe, Christian Pulisic, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Justin Kluivert.
Here is the full shortlist:
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France Football announced the new award in September on the same day as the FIFA The Best awards show.