Overview
- Winners will be unveiled on December 16 at Fairmont Katara Hall in Doha, with the broadcast on FIFA’s website beginning at 5 p.m. GMT.
- FIFA will publish select prizes via digital videos before the dinner, including goalkeeper, goal, fair play and fan accolades.
- Ousmane Dembélé and Lamine Yamal lead the men’s contenders with PSG heavily represented, while Aitana Bonmatí fronts a women’s field rich in Barcelona talent.
- The results are determined by an equally weighted system across fans, national-team captains and coaches, and media, following more than 16 million fan votes.
- Raphinha is the only Brazilian finalist for the top player awards, with last year’s men’s winner Vinícius Júnior absent from this edition’s shortlists.