Kylian Mbappe beats Lionel Messi in FIFA’s top ten players
The 19-year-old placed 4th in FIFA’s top ten players of 2018.
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The former AS Monaco whiz kid inspired France to the 2018 FIFA World Cup triumph, bagging four goals in the campaign for the Les Blues.
The award was decided by a collection of votes, coming from the captains of each international team, their managers, and selected media officials from each country.
Each voting individual had to make three selections: a first-placed player who would receive five points, a second-placed player to receive three points and a third-placed player to receive one point.
Below is how the voting went
Rank Name Club(s) played for National team Percent
The finalists
1 Luka Modrić Spain Real Madrid Croatia 29.05%
2 Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid Portugal 19.08%
3 Mohamed Salah England Liverpool Egypt 11.23%
Other candidates
4 Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain France 10.52%
5 Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona Argentina 9.81%
6 Antoine Griezmann Spain Atlético Madrid France 6.69%
7 Eden Hazard England Chelsea Belgium 5.65%
8 Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City Belgium 3.54%
9 Raphaël Varane Spain Real Madrid France 3.45%
10 Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur England 0.98%
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