Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Mbappe and seven other players have

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He scored four goals including a hat-trick against Spain in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but Portugal exited the tournament in the round of 16.Lionel Messi had a fruitful domestic campaign. He won both the La Liga and the Copa Del Rey. In addition he won the league’s goal king.However, the Barcelona talisman, struggled to hit the back of the net in the FIFA World Cup 2018, registering just a goal, as Argentina packed out of the tournament in the round of 16.France, the World Champions produced the highest number of players for the FIFA Player of the Year.Kylian Mbappe, the 19-year-old darling boy of French football who scored four goal and emerged as the Young Player of the Tournament, 2018 FIFA World Cup is in the list.

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Raphael Varene, the only defender to break into the list. He was virtually the best in his position in the 2018 World Cup, coupled with his exploit as Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League.Luka Modric, who would have been highly tipped for the award if he had won the FIFA World Cup with Croatia. He was instrumental in helping Real Madrid win the UEFA Champions league and he also inspired Croatia to a second place finish and subsequently won the best player award of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.Below is the full list of nominees:Cristiano RonaldoKevin De BruyneAntoine GriezmannEden HazardHarry KaneKylian MbappeLionel Messi