Overview
- Five members of Paris Saint‑Germain's Champions League‑winning side made the Men's World 11, with Ousmane Dembélé joined by Gianluigi Donnarumma, Achraf Hakimi, Nuno Mendes and Vitinha.
- Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, 18, became the youngest men's selectee, while Donnarumma topped the ballot with 13,609 votes, according to FIFPRO.
- Six England players were chosen in the Women's World 11 after the Lionesses retained their European title, and Lucy Bronze earned a record eighth selection.
- Barbra Banda of Zambia and Morocco's Ghizlane Chebbak gave the Women's World 11 its first pair of African players in the same year.
- Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were not included in the Men's World 11, and outlets reported differing totals for ballots cast across the men's and women's polls.