It is monday february 27 the winners will be announcedThe Best FIFA Football Awards 2022”, which has among its nominees figures from the National Team champion of the World Cup Qatar 2022as Lionel Messi, Emiliano “Drawing” Martinez y Lionel Scaloni; but also the argentinian fanswhich filled the last headquarters of the world Cup.
The Argentine captain is nominated for “Best player”; the DT of the Albiceleste, to “best coach”; and the author of the historic save at the last minute of the world final, to “best goalkeeper”.
All will be chosen by a international jury made up of coaches and captains of all the teams, both male and female, specialized journalists from all countries and the public, who will be able to vote in the FIFA official site.
The Best Awards: when are they and how to see them live in Argentina
The ceremony will be held at the renowned Palais Pleyel in Paris Franceand it will start at 5:00 p.m. —Argentine time—. It will be televised by TyC Sports e ESPN and transmitted through Star+. Television signals can be tuned through streaming platforms such as DirecTV GO, Flow y Telecentro Playamong other.
Messi, the great favorite
The Rosario star will compete against two Frenchmen. On the one hand, his teammate from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Kylian Mbappe, who was a scorer in Qatar 2022 and scored a historic hat-trick in the final; and on the other, Karim Benzemawho did not participate in the World Cup due to injury but last year had a fundamental role in helping Real Madrid win the 2022 UEFA Champions League.
However, Messi is emerging as the favorite in the list. The world champion not only won the highest title in international soccer, but was key in the journey of the Scaleneta to the final. His three assists and seven goals, including a brace against France, earned him the Best Player award in the Cup. “He was Argentina’s talisman in Qatar,” FIFA states in the nominations.
The Diez de la Albiceleste, aged 35, will go in search of his second prize this Monday The Best so far in his career. The first one won it in 2019when he was still playing in Barcelona.
“Dibu” Martinez and Scaloni, the other two Argentine nominees
Emiliano “Drawing” Martinez, nominated for “Best Goalkeeper” in 2022, was also key in adding the third star to the Argentine shield. The man from Mar del Plata was decisive in the penalty shootout against the Netherlands, which allowed them to advance to the semifinals, and in the final against France, where he also starred in a historic save at minute 122 ’43’ ‘, at Randal Colorwhen the game was 3 to 3.
The Aston Villa goalkeeper will share the shortlist with the Moroccan Yassine Bounou (Sevilla of Spain), also with a great performance in the World Cup, and the Belgian Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid of Spain).
The Argentine DT Lionel Scaloni He is also a great candidate to keep the title of “Best Coach”, after consecrating the Albiceleste after 36 years. Spanish will compete Joseph Guardiolachampion with Manchester City of the English Premier League, and the Italian Charles Ancelottifrom Real Madrid and winner of the last Champions League and Spanish League.
After the recognition of the IFFHS, Scaloni will try to be the first Argentine to win the award, which already had Mauricio Pochettino (2019) and Marcelo Bielsa (2020) as nominees.
The Argentine fans
FIFA will also award recognition to the “best hobbyof the world and the argentinian fans is within the list. The albiceleste supporters took over the streets and stands of Qatar, a country located 13,278 kilometers awaya, for 28 days.
With great hits like “Muchachos, now we are excited again” they captivated the rest of the world’s fans and were a key factor for the morale of the Scaleneta during the competition.
“The noise they made in the stands was constant, with drumbeats and chants that made almost every game in Argentina seem like a home match for Messi and company,” FIFA described.
In this category, the other competitors will be the Japan fansto which the cleanliness in the post-match stadiums was highlighted, and against Saudi Abdullah Al Salmiwho spent 55 days walking through the Arabian Desert to see his team.
All the nominees for The Best Awards
The Best FIFA Women’s Player Award
- Aitana Bonmatí (Spain / FC Barcelona)
- Debinha (Brasil / North Carolina Courage)
- Jessie Fleming (Canada / Chelsea FC Women)
- Ada Hegerberg (Noruega / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women)
- Beth Mead (Inglaterra / Arsenal WFC)
- Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC)
- Alex Morgan (EE. UU. / Orlando Pride / San Diego Wave)
- Lena Oberdorf (Germany / VfL Wolfsburg)
- Alexandra Popp (Germany / VfL Wolfsburg)
- Alexia Putellas (Spain / FC Barcelona)
- Wendie Renard (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Keira Walsh (Inglaterra / Manchester City WFC / FC Barcelona)
- Leah Williamson (Inglaterra / Arsenal WFC)
The Best FIFA Player Award
- Julián Álvarez (Argentina / River Plate / Manchester City FC)
- Jude Bellingham (England / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund)
- Karim Benzema (Francia / Real Madrid CF)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City FC)
- Erling Haaland (Norway / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund / Manchester City FC)
- Achraf Hakimi (Marruecos / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Robert Lewandowski (Polonia / FC Bayern München / FC Barcelona)
- Sadio Mané (Senegal / Liverpool FC / FC Bayern München)
- Kylian Mbappé (France / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Lionel Messi (Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Luka Modric (Croatia / Real Madrid CF)
- Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Mohamed Salah (Egipto / Liverpool FC)
- Vinícius Junior (Brazil / Real Madrid CF)
The Best FIFA Women’s Football Coach Award
Sonia Bompastor (France / Olympique Lyonnais)
Emma Hayes (Inglaterra / Chelsea FC Women)
Bev Priestman (England / Canada national team)
Pia Sundhage (Sweden/Brazil national team)
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (Germany / Germany national team)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands/England national team)
The Best Award for FIFA Men’s Soccer Coach
Carlo Ancelotti (Italia / Real Madrid CF)
Didier Deschamps (France / France national team)
Pep Guardiola (Spain/ Manchester City FC)
Walid Regragui (Morocco / Wydad AC / Morocco national team)
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina / Argentina national team)
FIFA The Best Goalkeeper Award:
Ann-Katrin Berger (Alemania / Chelsea FC Women)
Mary Earps (Inglaterra / Manchester United WFC)
Christiane Endler (Chile / Olympique Lyonnais)
Merle Frohms (Alemania / Eintracht Frankfurt / VfL Wolfsburg)
Alyssa Naeher (USA / Chicago Red Stars)
Sandra Paños García-Villamil (Spain / FC Barcelona)
FIFA The Best Goalkeeper Award
Álisson Becker (Brasil / Liverpool FC)
Yassine Bounou (Morocco / Sevilla FC)
Thibaut Courtois (Bélgica / Real Madrid CF)
Ederson (Brazil / Manchester City FC)
Emiliano Martinez (Argentina / Aston Villa FC)
FIFA Puskás Award goals
Mario Balotelli (Italia): Adana Demirspor–Göztepe Sports Club [Süper Lig] (May 22, 2022)
Amandine Henry (France): FC Barcelona–Olympique Lyonnais [Liga de Campeones Femenina de la UEFA] (May 21, 2022)
Theo Hernandez (France): AC Milan– Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, [Serie A] (May 15, 2022)
Alou Kuol (Australia): Iraq–Australia [Copa Asiática Sub-23 de la AFC] (June 4, 2022)
Kylian Mbappe (France): Argentina–France [Copa Mundial de la FIFA Catar 2022™] (December 18, 2022)
Francisco Gonzalez Metilli (Argentina): Club Atlético Central Córdoba–Club Atlético Rosario Central [primera división de Argentina] (August 1, 2022)
Marcin Oleksy (Poland): Warta Poznan–Stal Rzeszow [PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa] (November 6, 2022)
Salma Paralluelo (Spain): FC Barcelona–Villarreal CF [liga femenina de España] (April 2, 2022)
Dimitri Payet (France): Olympic Marseille-PAOK Thessaloniki FC [Europa Conference League de la UEFA] (April 7, 2022)
richarlison (Brazil): Brazil–Serbia [Copa Mundial de la FIFA Catar 2022™] (November 24, 2022)
Alexia Russo (England): England-Sweden [Eurocopa Femenina de la UEFA 2022] (July 26, 2022)
The Best FIFA Fan Award
Abdullah Alsulmi (Saudi Arabia): Abdullah walked across the desert from his native Jeddah to Qatar to cheer on his team at the FIFA World Cup.
Fans of the Argentine national team (Argentina): FIFA highlighted the number of Argentines who traveled to Qatar, the reception of the World Champions and the celebrations throughout the country.
Japan National Team Supporters (Japan): Japanese fans have gained worldwide recognition for their tradition of staying to clean the stands after World Cup matches.
