The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022: Who is nominated ahead of 2023 ceremony? - complete list

The Best FIFA Football Awards winners for 2022 will be crowned at a ceremony on Monday 27 February 2023, in Paris.

Olympic champions Lionel Messi and Alex Morgan are in the finalist lists for football’s biggest annual awards.

Messi, who inspired Argentina to a dramatic victory at the Qatar 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup, scoring seven goals, makes the top three list for the fifth time, alongside France’s Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema. Messi last won the award in 2019.

Robert Lewandowski was crowned The Best FIFA men’s player in 2022.

American star Morgan, who is preparing for a third straight FIFA Women's World Cup appearance in Australia and New Zealand later this year, makes the women’s shortlist alongside last year’s Best FIFA woman’s player Alexia Putellas and England’s Beth Mead.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the seventh The Best FIFA Football Awards and how to watch the ceremony for 2022 on 27 February 2023.

The compete list of the Best FIFA Football Awards finalists

The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2022 finalists

(For accomplishments between 8 August 2021 and 18 December 2022)

• Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/France)
• Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain/France)
• Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain/Argentina)

The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2022 finalists

(For accomplishments between 7 August 2021 and 31 July 2022)

• Beth Mead (Arsenal/England)
• Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride/San Diego Wave/USWNT)
• Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/Spain)

The Best FIFA Men’s Coach 2022 finalists

• Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
• Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
• Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)

The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2022 finalists

• Sonia Bompastor (Lyon)
• Pia Sundhage (Brazil)
• Sarina Wiegman (England)

The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper 2022 finalists

• Yassine Bounou (Sevilla/Morocco)
• Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid/Belgium)
• Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa/Argentina)

The Best FIFA Best Women’s Goalkeeper 2022?

• Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany/Chelsea)
• Mary Earps (England/Manchester United)
• Christiane Endler (Chile/Lyon)

Finalists for FIFA Puskás Award for the most spectacular goal in 2022

• Marcin Oleksy (POL/Warta Poznan)
• Richarlison (BRA/Tottenham Hotspur)
• Dimitry Payet (FRA/Olympique Marseille)

How to watch The Best FIFA Football Awards

You can stream The Best FIFA Football Awards live on FIFA’s official YouTube channel.  The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 will take place on Monday 27 February 2023 in Paris in France, and are expected to be aired live from 21:00 CET, 15:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m PT.

Audio will be available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.