2018 FIFA World Cup players

Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, Messi has set numerous records for individual accolades won throughout his professional footballing career, including eight Ballon d'Ors, six European Golden Shoes, and eight times being named the world's best player by FIFA. In 2025, he was named the All Time Men's World Best Player by the IFFHS.

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, nicknamed CR7, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Portugal national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, he has won numerous individual accolades throughout his career, including five Ballon d'Ors, a record three UEFA Men's Player of the Year Awards, and four European Golden Shoes. He was also named the world's best player five times by FIFA. He has won 34 trophies in his career, including five UEFA Champions Leagues and the UEFA European Championship. He holds the records for most goals (140) and assists (42) in the Champions League, goals (14) and assists (8) in the European Championship, and most international appearances (226) and international goals (143). He is the only player to have scored 100 goals with four different clubs. He has made over 1,300 professional career appearances, the most by an outfield player, and has scored over 970 official senior career goals for club and country, making him the top goalscorer of all time.

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (; born 5 February 1992), simply known as Neymar Júnior (shortened to Neymar Jr) or mononymously as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos, which he captains. Known for his dribbling, technical ability, playmaking, and finishing, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He is one of only five players to have scored 100 goals with three different clubs, both the all-time Brazilian top goalscorer (43) and assist provider (33) in the UEFA C

Kylian Mbappé Lottin is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the France national team. He is known for his pace, dribbling, and clinical finishing, and is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world.

Uruguayan association football player

Croatian association football player (born 1985)

Spanish association football player

Polish association football player (born 1988)

Turkish-German association football player

Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or right midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Egypt national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest wingers of all time. Dubbed the "Egyptian King", he is the all-time top foreign goalscorer in the Premier League and the all-time top African goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League.

Antoine Griezmann is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid. Considered one of the best players of his generation, he is primarily known for his versatility, game intelligence, attacking output, and off-ball attributes. He will formally join Major League Soccer club Orlando City in July 2026.

Manuel Peter Neuer is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and is the captain of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Considered one of the greatest and most influential goalkeepers of all time, Neuer has been described as a "sweeper-keeper" because of his playing style and speed when rushing off his line to anticipate opponents, going out of the penalty area. He was named the best goalkeeper of the decade from 2011 to 2020 by IFFHS.

German association football player

Harry Edward Kane is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the England national team. Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, he is Tottenham Hotspur's all-time top goalscorer (280), England's all-time top goalscorer (78), and the highest-scoring English player in the UEFA Champions League (50). He is also the Premier League's second-highest all-time goalscorer (213) and the 10th highest goalscorer for Bayern Munich (133). He has scored over 500 career goals for club and country.

Belgian footballer (born 1991)

French footballer (born 1993)

Spanish association football player

Argentine association football player

Spanish association football player and singer

French footballer (born 1986)

Belgian association football player (born 1991)

Colombian association football player

Sadio Mané is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Senegal national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best wingers of his generation and one of the greatest African players of all time.

Belgian association football player (born 1992)

Belgian footballer (born 1993)

Argentine footballer (born 1988)

Uruguayan association football player

German former football player

French footballer (born 1986)

Spanish association football player (born 1988)

Croatian association football player

Marcus Rashford is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Barcelona, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United, and the England national team.

Spanish association football player

Brazilian association football player

Spanish association football player

Argentine association football player (born 1993)

German association football player

French footballer (born 1993)

German association football player (born 1989)

Portuguese association football player

South Korean association football player (born 1992)

Uruguayan association football player

Spanish association football player

Masour Ousmane Dembélé is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or right winger for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is one of ten players to have won the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League, and Ballon d'Or in their career.

German association football player

German footballer (born 1988)

Japanese association football player (born 1986)

English association football player (born 1994)

Argentine association football player

Brazilian association football player

Croatian association football player (born 1986)

Spanish association football player

Carlos Henrique Casimiro (born 23 February 1992), also known mononymously as Casemiro , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Manchester United and the Brazil national team.

Argentine association football player and manager

Brazilian association football player

Brazilian association football player

French footballer (born 1991)

English association football player (born 1990)

German association football player

Costa Rican association football player