The World 11 is an award decided by professional footballers, who are engaged by FIFPro’s global network of player associations worldwide. A total 26,516 players worldwide voted - here's who made the best World 11!

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MANUEL NEUER | Bayern Munich & Germany | Goalkeeper |

Something of an anomaly in that he is the one man in the team who did not line out for a Spanish side in 2016, Neuer helped Bayern win a domestic double last year before winning his head-to-head with Gigi Buffon during Germany's run to the semi-finals of the European Championship.

DANI ALVES | Juventus & Brazil | Defender |

Injury may have resulted in the right-back's year ending on a bum note but he had already done enough by that point to convince Juventus that their free transfer from Barcelona remains one of the most dynamic defenders in the game today.

GERARD PIQUE | Barcelona & Spain | Defender |

A first appearance in the World 11 since 2012 proves that the outspoken centre-half is back to his very best, with Pique rarely putting a foot wrong during Barca's double-winning campaign, as well popping up with a couple of crucial goals for club and country, including a late winner against Czech Republic at Euro 2016.

SERGIO RAMOS | Real Madrid & Spain | Defender |

One of the best defenders on the planet and also a man for the big occasion, as he proved repeatedly in 2016, by capping a man of the match-winning performance in the Champions League final with a goal before then netting crucial equalisers in both the UEFA Super Cup and December's Clasico at Camp Nou.

MARCELO | Real Madrid & Brazil | Defender |

Arguably the best attacking full-back in the world today (he created 50 chances during the 2015-16 Liga campaign alone), the 28-year-old's defensive skills are often overlooked, with Marcelo having played as big a role as anyone in Real's remarkable undefeated streak.

LUKA MODRIC | Real Madrid & Croatia | Midfielder |

In the eys of many, including Atletico Madrid ace Saul Niguez, it is Modric - not Cristiano Ronaldo - who is Real's best player as it is the Croatian playmaker who makes Zinedine Zidane's side tick with his precise passing, the midfield mastermind behind last May's Champions League triumph.

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TONI KROOS | Real Madrid & Germany | Midfielder |

The former Bayer Munich man returns to the World XI after a two-year absence and his recall is fully justified after a year in which Kroos turned in some exhibitions in the art of passing during Real's Champions League-winning campaign as well as Euro 2016.

ANDRES INIESTA | Barcelona & Spain | Midfielder |

An eighth award for the silky Spaniard (only Messi and Ronaldo have made more appearances in the World XI), who was one of the few members of the Roja squad not to disappoint at Euro 2016. Meanwhile, Iniesta's enduring importance to Barca was made painfully clear every single minute he wasn't on the field.

LIONEL MESSI | Barcelona & Argentina | Forward |

An ever-present in the World 11 for the past 10 years, the diminutive garnered more votes than any other forward after inspiring Barcelona to a domestic double last season as well as leading Argentina to the final of the Copa America. Furthermore, his form since the start of the 2016-17 has been nothing short of remarkable, with Messi striking 10 times in five Champions League games alone.

LUIS SUAREZ | Barcelona & Uruguay | Forward |

A richly deserved World 11 debut for Suarez - because nobody played a bigger role in Barca's Liga triumph last season than the former Liverpool forward, who netted a staggering 14 goals in just five games at the business end of the campaign.

CRISTIANO RONALDO | Real Madrid & Portugal | Forward |

Like Messi, a 10th successive appearance in the World XI for the Portuguese superstar, who proved reports of his demise were greatly exaggerated with a sensational year in which he lifted both the Champions League and the European Championship.

...and here's the final formation!