Shortlists for the eight awards were published on January 12 and voting closed last week.
Four groups voted to decide the award winners, each contributing 25% to the overall ranking. Those four groups were:
Media representatives
National team coaches
National team captains
The general public
This edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards is based on performances between August 8, 2021 and December 18, 2022, which was the day of the World Cup final.
Check out a full list of the nominees and finalists below. The winners will be announced on February 27.
The Best FIFA Men's Player 2022
Shortlist
- Julian Alvarez, River Plate and Manchester City (Argentina)
- Jude Bellingham, Borussia Dortmund (England)
- Karim Benzema, Real Madrid (France)
- Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City (Belgium)
- Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City (Norway)
- Achraf Hakimi, Paris Saint-Germain (Morocco)
- Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid (Brazil)
- Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich and Barcelona (Poland)
- Sadio Mane, Liverpool and Bayern Munich (Senegal)
- Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain (France)
- Lionel Messi, Paris Saint-Germain (Argentina)
- Luka Modric, Real Madrid (Croatia)
- Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain (Brazil)
- Mohamed Salah, Liverpool (Egypt)
Finalists
- TBC
Shortlist
- Alisson, Liverpool (Brazil)
- Yassine Bounou, Sevilla (Morocco)
- Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid (Belgium)
- Ederson, Manchester City (Brazil)
- Emiliano Martinez, Aston Villa (Argentina)
- Yassine Bounou
- Thibaut Courtois
- Emiliano Martinez
The Best FIFA Men's Coach 2022
Shortlist
- Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid
- Didier Deschamps, France
- Pep Guardiola, Manchester City
- Walid Regragui, Morocco and Wydad AC
- Lionel Scaloni, Argentina
Finalists
- TBC
The Best FIFA Women's Player 2022
Shortlist
- Aitana Bonmati, Barcelona (Spain)
- Debinha, North Carolina Courage (Brazil)
- Jessie Fleming, Chelsea (Canada)
- Ada Hegerberg, Lyon (Norway)
- Sam Kerr, Chelsea (Australia)
- Beth Mead, Arsenal (England)
- Vivianne Miedema, Arsenal (Holland)
- Alex Morgan, Orlando Pride United States and San Diego Wave (USA)
- Lena Oberdorf, Wolfsburg (Germany)
- Alexandra Popp, Wolfsburg (Germany)
- Alexia Putellas, Barcelona (Spain)
- Wendie Renard, Lyon (France)
- Keira Walsh, Manchester City and Barcelona (England)
- Leah Williamson, Arsenal (England)
Finalists
- TBC
The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper 2022
- Ann-Katrin Berger, Chelsea (Germany)
- Mary Earps, Manchester United (England)
- Christiane Endler, Lyon (Chile)
- Merle Frohms, Frankfurt and Wolfsburg (Germany)
- Alyssa Naeher, Chicago Red Stars (USA)
- Sandra Panos, Barcelona (Spain)
- Ann-Katrin Berger, Chelsea (Germany)
- Mary Earps, Manchester United (England)
- Christiane Endler, Lyon (Chile)
The Best FIFA Women's Coach 2022
- Sonia Bompastor, Lyon
- Emma Hayes, Chelsea
- Bev Priestman, Canada
- Pia Sundhage, Brazil
- Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, Germany
- Sarina Wiegman, England
TBC
FIFA Puskas Award 2022 (Goal of the Year)
- Mario Balotelli (ADANA DEMIRSPOR vs Goztepe), May 2022
- Francisco Gonzalez Metilli (Rosario Central vs CENTRAL CORDOBA), August 2022
- Amandine Henry (Barcelona vs LYON), May 2022
- Theo Hernandez (MILAN vs Atalanta), May 2022
- Alou Kuol (Iraq vs AUSTRALIA), June 2022
- Kylian Mbappe (Argentina vs FRANCE), December 2022
- Marcin Oleksy (WARTA POZNAN vs Stal Rzeszow), November 2022
- Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona vs VILLARREAL), April 2022
- Dimitri Payet (MARSEILLE vs PAOK Thessaloniki), April 2022
- Richarlison (BRAZIL vs Serbia), November 2022
- Alessia Russo (ENGLAND vs Sweden), July 2022
FIFA Fan Award 2022
Abdullah Al Salmi
- Soccer fan from Saudi Arabia who hiked 1,600 km across the Arabian desert from Jeddah to Qatar to support his team at the World Cup. Japan fans
- Nominated for their commitment to tidying up at stadiums after their matches at the World Cup.Argentina fans
- Nominated for their support throughout the FIFA World Cup and for the welcome they provided in Buenos Aires when their team returned home as champions.
