PSG Trio Named in the FIFPro World XI of the Year for 2026

Safe to say, 2026 proved to be yet another successful one for everyone associated with PSG, after successfully defending both the Ligue 1 and UEFA Champions League titles.

Although PSG are an incredibly cohesive side, who have moved well beyond the individualistic era and have built a team that play for each other, there are undoubtedly some absolutely incredible individual players in the squad.

Perhaps none more so than Nuno Mendes, Achraf Hakimi and Vitinha, whom have all been named in the FIFPro World XI for the year of 2026.

The full XI is as follows; Raya (Arsenal, Spain); Hakimi, Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona, Spain), Nuno Mendes; Vitinha, Rodri (Manchester City, Barcelona, Spain), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England); Lamine Yamal (Barcelona, Spain), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, Argentina), Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid, France). 

Yes, you are reading that correctly - it is indeed a 344 formation. They always do it that way to fit as many superstar names in as they possibly can. Nevertheless, the three PSG inclusions certainly feel richly deserved. Perhaps Khvicha Kvratskhelia can feel a little hard done by to not be included, and we have already touched on how unfortunate Joao Neves was to not even be listed as a nominee, when you could argue he deserved to be in the XI. 

Ah well, there we are. As for the votes - Hakimi was the defender who received the highest amount, with 40.9%, a whopping 14.1% more than the defender with the second most votes, in Cubarsi. Then you have Mendes, who had the third most votes with 25.5%. PSG defender Willian Pacho received 9.5% of the vote, the least of any nominee. Perhaps he can feel a little aggrieved not to at least have been a bit higher than that.

Meanwhile, Vitinha received the third most votes of the 10 midfielders nominated, with 28.2%. As touched on, he was the only PSG midfielder to be nominated - no place for Neves or Fabian Ruiz. For those interested, Kvaratskhelia received the seventh most votes of any forward nominated, with 14.4%, whilst Ousmane Dembele recieved the ninth most, with 9.3%.

So, there we have it, to recap - Mendes, Hakimi and Vitinha are all named in the FIFPro World XI for 2026, whilst Pacho, Kvaratskhelia and Dembele were all nominees. Let's hope for even more inclusions and nominees this time next year after another successful season.