FIFA awards The Best tonight

FIFA will hold a ceremony to announce the voting results at the Aspire Football Academy in Doha, Qatar at 0:00 on December 18 (Hanoi time). The event will be broadcast live on the website.FIFA.comand there will be no attendance of players or coaches. FIFA believes that online awarding is the best way in the context of busy clubs with tight match schedules, making it difficult for players to arrange their schedules to attend.

This is the ninth time FIFA has presented The Best. The event will take place before the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final between Real Madrid and CF Pachuca. December 17, 2024 will also be exactly two years since the most-watched World Cup final of all time between Argentina and France.

Fans will play a key role in voting for the winners in six categories: Best Men's and Women's Player, Best Men's and Women's Coach, and Best Men's and Women's Goalkeeper. The winners of these six categories will be determined by a voting system with votes given equal weight between fans, national team captains and coaches, as well as media representatives.

This year, for the first time, fans will be able to vote for their best men’s and women’s teams. For each team, fans will select 11 players from a list of 77 and place them in pre-set formations according to their preferred position. The results of the vote will be decided by a 50:50 split between fans and a panel of experts.

The newly launched FIFA Marta Award and the FIFA Puskas Award – for the best goal of the year in women's and men's football – will be decided by votes from fans and a panel of FIFA legends, while the fan favourite award will be voted for entirely by fans. The Fairplay Award of the Year will be decided by a panel of experts.

In late October, midfielder Rodri beat Vinicius and Jude Bellingham to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or thanks to his Premier League and Euro titles. Rodri will continue to be a strong candidate for the Best Men's Player of the Year award. In the Best Women's Player of the Year award, Barca midfielder Aitana Bonmati is the brightest candidate, after winning the Ballon d'Or for the second consecutive year.

List of nominations for The Best 2024

Best female player: Aitana Bonmati, Barbra Banda, Caroline Graham Hansen, Keira Walsh, Khadija Shaw, Lauren Hemp, Lindsey Horan, Lucy Bronze, Mallory Swanson, Mariona Caldentey, Naomi Girma, Ona Batlle, Salma Paralluelo, Sophia Smith, Tabitha Chawinga, Trinity Rodman.

Best male player: Dani Carvajal, Erling Haaland, Federico Valverde, Florian Wirtz, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, Lamine Yamal, Lionel Messi, Rodri, Toni Kroos, Vinicius Junior.

Best Female Coach: Arthur Elias, Elena Sadiku, Emma Hayes, Futoshi Ikeda, Gareth Taylor, Jonatan Giraldez, Sandrine Soubeyrand, Sonia Bompastor.

Best Men's Coach: Carlo Ancelotti, Lionel Scaloni, Luis de la Fuente, Pep Guardiola, Xabi Alonso.

Best Women's Goalkeeper: Alyssa Naeher, Ann-Katrin Berger, Ayaka Yamashita, Cata Coll, Mary Earps.

Best male goalkeeper: Andriy Lunin, David Raya, Ederson, Emiliano Martinez, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mike Maignan, Unai Simon.

FIFA Marta Award (best goal in women's football): Delphine Cascarino, Marina Hegering, Sakina Karchaoui, Paulina Krumbiegel, Marta, Nina Matejic, Beth Mead, Giuseppina Moraca, Asisat Oshoala, Mayra Pelayo, Trinity Rodman.

FIFA Puskas Award (best goal in men's football): Hassan Al Haydos, Terry Antonis, Yassine Benzia, Walter Bou, Michaell Chirinos, Federico Dimarco, Alejandro Garnacho, Mohammed Kudus, Denis Omedi, Paul Onuachu, Jaden Philogene.

Most Impressive Fans Award: Jose Armando (Mexico), Craig Ferguson (Scotland), Guilherme Gandra Moura (Brazil).