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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo Headline FIFPro World XI Shortlist

FIFPro have confirmed the 55 players on their shortlist to be in with a chance of making their World XI for the year.

On Monday, the votes were released on social media, with Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi among the star names.

The final XI will be confirmed at FIFA's The Best Awards on Monday, September 24th, in London. It will be made up of one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards.

Here are the players in the running, per the FIFPro website.

FIFPro World XI Shortlist

Goalkeepers

Gianluigi Buffon – Italy, Juventus/Paris Saint-Germain

Thibaut Courtois – Belgium, Chelsea/Real Madrid

David De Gea – Spain, Manchester United

Keylor Navas – Costa Rica, Real Madrid

Marc-Andre ter Stegen – Germany, Barcelona

Defenders

Jordi Alba – Spain, Barcelona

Dani Alves – Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain

Dani Carvajal – Spain, Real Madrid

Giorgio Chiellini – Italy, Juventus

Virgil van Dijk – The Netherlands, Southampton/Liverpool

Diego Godin – Uruguay, Atletico Madrid

Mats Hummels – Germany, Bayern Munich

Joshua Kimmich – Germany, Bayern Munich

Dejan Lovren – Croatia, Liverpool

Marcelo – Brazil, Real Madrid

Yerry Mina – Colombia, Barcelona/Everton

Benjamin Pavard – France, VfB Stuttgart

Gerard Pique – Spain, Barcelona

Sergio Ramos – Spain, Real Madrid

Thiago Silva – Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain

Kieran Trippier – England, Tottenham Hotspur

Samuel Umtiti – France, Barcelona

Raphael Varane – France, Real Madrid

Sime Vrsaljko – Croatia, Atletico Madrid/Inter

Kyle Walker – England, Manchester City

Midfielders

Sergio Busquets – Spain, Barcelona

Casemiro – Brazil, Real Madrid

Philippe Coutinho – Brazil, Liverpool/ Barcelona

Kevin De Bruyne – Belgium, Manchester City

Andres Iniesta – Spain, Barcelona/Vissel Kobe

Isco – Spain, Real Madrid

N'Golo Kante – France, Chelsea

Toni Kroos – Germany, Real Madrid

Nemanja Matic – Serbia, Manchester United

Luka Modric – Croatia, Real Madrid

Paul Pogba – France, Manchester United

Ivan Rakitic – Croatia, Barcelona

David Silva – Spain, Manchester City

Arturo Vidal – Chile, Bayern Munich/Barcelona

Forwards

Karim Benzema – France, Real Madrid

Edinson Cavani – Uruguay, Paris Saint-Germain

Paulo Dybala – Juventus, Argentina

Antoine Griezmann – France, Atletico Madrid

Harry Kane – England, Tottenham Hotspur

Robert Lewandowski – Poland, Bayern Munchen

Mario Mandzukic – Croatia, Juventus

Sadio Mane – Senegal, Liverpool

Kylian Mbappe – France, Paris Saint-Germain

Lionel Messi – Argentina, Barcelona

Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal, Real Madrid/Juventus

Mohamed Salah – Egypt, Liverpool

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.