The trio of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Sadio Mane have been nominated for the 2022 Best FIFA Men’s Player Award.
The world football governing body announced the finalists for the prize in a statement on its website on Thursday.
The award recognises a footballer’s achievement throughout the entirety of the year.
Mohamed Salah, Karim Benzema and Neymar also made the 14-man shortlist for the prize.
Others on the list include Julian Alvarez, Jude Bellingham, Kevin de Bruyne, Erling Haaland, Robert Lewandowski, Luka Modric and Vinicius Junior.
Cristiano Ronaldo missed out on the shortlist following his underwhelming display for Manchester United and Portugal.
In the coach category, Lionel Scaloni leads the pack against Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, Didier Deschamps and Walid Regragui.
The public voting process will commence on January 12 and end on February 3 before the winner is announced at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony billed for later in the year.
See The Best FIFA football award nominees list below:
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The Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year:
Julian Alvarez
Jude Bellingham
Karim Benzema
Kevin de Bruyne
Erling Haaland
Achraf Hakimi
Robert Lewandowski
Sadio Mane
Kylian Mbappe
Lionel Messi
Luka Modric
Neymar
Mohamed Salah
Vinicius Junior
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach:
Carlo Ancelotti
Didier Deschamps
Pep Guardiola
Walid Regragui
Lionel Scaloni
The Best FIFA Women’s Player:
Aitana Bonmatí
Debinha
Jessie Fleming
Ada Hegerberg
Sam Kerr
Beth Mead
Vivianne Miedema
Alex Morgan
Lena Oberdorf
Alexandra Popp
Alexia Putellas
Wendie Renard
Keira Walsh
Leah Williamson
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach:
Sonia Bompastor
Emma Hayes
Bev Priestman
Pia Sundhage
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
Sarina Wiegman
The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper:
Álisson Becker
Yassine Bounou
Thibaut Courtois
Ederson
Emiliano Martínez
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper:
Christiane Endler
Ann-Katrin Berger
Mary Earps
Merle Frohms
Alyssa Naeher
Sandra Paños García-Villamil
FIFA Puskás Award:
Mario Balotelli
Amandine Henry
Théo Hernández
Alou Kuol
Kylian Mbappé
Francisco González Metilli
Marcin Oleksy
Salma Paralluelo
Richarlison
Alessia Russo
Dimitri Payet