The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro) has announced the 55 nominees for the 2020 FIFA World XI, and four African stars made the list.
The World XI is a unique accolade as it is the only global award that is decided by the players only.
About 30 000 professional footballers have taken part in the nomination process in each of the previous editions.
Each of the players selected their personal World XI, with the most selected players per position making the 55-man shortlist, which was announced on Thursday.
"The voting process is different from what it has been in previous years," FIFPro stated on its website.
"Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, FIFPro and its player unions will not be visiting the players at their clubs to hand over the traditional paper voting ballots.
"Nonetheless, we are able to continue our annual tradition by using a digital voting platform. All professional footballers will receive a link from their player union to participate in this year's election.
"Officially, the vote began on Monday, 16 November, with players from Malaysia being the first to submit their votes digitally. The election ended on 9 December."
FIFPro announced 10 goalkeeper nominees, 15 defenders, 15 midfielder and 15 forwards, with the eventual team lining up in a 4-3-3 formation.
GOALKEEPERS
Alisson Becker (Liverpool FC, Brazil)
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)
David de Gea (Manchester United, Spain)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan, Italy)
Ederson Moraes (Manchester City, Brazil)
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur, France)
Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain, Costa Rica)
Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid, Slovenia)
Marc-Andre ter Stegen (FC Barcelona, Germany)
DEFENDERS
David Alaba (FC Bayern Munich, Austria)
Jordi Alba (FC Barcelona, Spain)
Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur, Belgium)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool FC, England)
Dani Alves (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Jerome Boateng (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern Munich, Canada)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool FC, The Netherlands)
Kalidou Koulibaly (SSC Napoli, Senegal)
Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus FC, The Netherlands)
Marcelo (Real Madrid, Brazil)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid, Spain)
Andrew Robertson (Liverpool FC, Scotland)
Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain/Chelsea, Brazil)
Raphael Varane (Real Madrid, France)
MIDFIELDERS
Thiago Alcantara (FC Bayern Munich/Liverpool, Spain)
Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur, England)
Sergio Busquets (FC Barcelona, Spain)
Casemiro (Real Madrid, Brazil)
Philippe Coutinho (FC Bayern Munich on loan/FC Barcelona, Brazil)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United, Portugal)
Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool FC, England)
Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelona, The Netherlands)
N'Golo Kante (Chelsea FC, France)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany)
Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)
Thomas Muller (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
FORWARDS
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City, Argentina)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal, Gabon)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)
Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern Munich, Germany)
Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund, Norway)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan, Sweden)
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur, England)
Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern Munich, Poland)
Sadio Mane (Liverpool FC, Senegal)
Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona, Argentina)
Neymar Junior (Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus, Portugal)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC, Egypt)
Heung-Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur, South Korea)
The 2020 FIFA FIFPro World XI will be announced during The Best FIFA Awards ceremony on 17 December.
This is the 16th edition of the World XI, having been established by FIFPro in 2005, and later merged with FIFA in 2009.
