FIFPro Announces Four World XI Reserve Teams for 2017-18 Season
On the back of the FIFA FIFPro World XI team being announced this week, FIFPro, the world players' union, has revealed four reserve teams, made up of 44 players, who did not receive enough votes to be included in the World XI team.
The reserve squads were formed based upon votes of 25,000 professional footballers, and include eight former World XI players. World cup winners Paul Pogba and Toni Kroos join PSG teammates Thiago Silva and Neymar in the second team, which also features the Premier League quartet of Kyle Walker, Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane and Mohamed Salah.
Meanwhile, a heavy Barcelona contingent from last season (Jordi Alba, Ivan Rakitic, Gerard Pique, Luis Suarez and Andres Iniesta) make up the spine of the third team.
Legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, last year’s World XI goalkeeper, is the stopper in the fourth team, alongside former teammates Giorgio Chiellini and Paulo Dybala, as well as his new striker in Paris, Edinson Cavani.
Keep scrolling to find the full squad lists for all four FIFPro reserve teams from the 2017/18 season.
SECOND TEAM
Goalkeeper
Thibaut Courtois - Belgium, Chelsea/Real Madrid
Defenders
Daniel Carvajal – Spain, Real Madrid
Thiago Silva – Brazil, PSG
Samuel Umtiti – France, FC Barcelona
Kyle Walker – England, Manchester City
Midfielders
Kevin De Bruyne – Belgium, Manchester City
Toni Kroos – Germany, Real Madrid
Paul Pogba – France, Manchester United
Forwards
Harry Kane – England, Tottenham
Neymar – Brazil, PSG
Mohamed Salah – Egypt, Liverpool
THIRD TEAM
Goalkeeper
Keylor Navas – Costa Rica, Real Madrid
Defenders
Jordi Alba – Spain, Barcelona
Diego Godin – Uruguay, Atletico Madrid
Joshua Kimmich – Germany, Bayern Munich
Gerard Pique – Spain, Barcelona
Midfielders
Andres Iniesta – Spain, Barcelona/Vissel Kobe
Isco – Spain, Real Madrid
Ivan Rakitic – Croatia, Barcelona
Forwards
Antoine Griezmann – France, Atletico Madrid
Romelu Lukaku – Belgium, Manchester United
Luis Suarez – Uruguay, Barcelona
FOURTH TEAM
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffon – Italy, Juventus/PSG
Defenders
Giorgio Chiellini – Italy, Juventus
Dejan Lovren – Croatia, Liverpool
Benjamin Pavard – France, Stuttgart
Kieran Trippier – England, Tottenham
Midfielders
Sergio Busquets – Spain, Barcelona
Casemiro – Brazil, Real Madrid
Philippe Coutinho – Brazil, Liverpool/Barcelona
Forwards
Edinson Cavani – Uruguay, PSG
Paulo Dybala – Argentina, Juventus
Sadio Mane – Senegal, Liverpool
FIFTH TEAM
Goalkeeper
Marc-Andre ter Stegen – Germany, Barcelona
Defenders
Virgil van Dijk – Netherlands, Southampton/Liverpool
Mats Hummels – Germany, Bayern Munich
Yerry Mina – Colombia, Barcelona/Everton
Sime Vrsaljko – Croatia, Atletico Madrid/Inter
Midfielders
Nemanja Matic – Serbia, Manchester United
David Silva – Spain, Manchester City
Arturo Vidal – Chile, Bayern Munich/Barcelona
Forwards
Karim Benzema – France, Real Madrid
Robert Lewandowski – Poland, FC Bayern Munich
Mario Mandzukic – Croatia, Juventus
