The votes of the leaders of the Arab national teams played an influential role in awarding the Brazilian magician Vinicius Junior, the Real Madrid striker, the award for the best player in the world, “The Best 2024,” during the ceremony organized by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) in the Qatari capital, Doha.
Vinicius prevailed in the votes of the national team leaders, with him obtaining 617 points, compared to 373 points for the Spanish Rodri, the Manchester City midfielder, who came second despite his superiority over the Brazilian player in the points awarded by journalists by 543 points compared to only 538 points for the Madrid player, as well as in the results. The referendum was also in his favor (461 points compared to only 438 points).
Below are the full nominations for the leaders of the Arab teams:
Voices of Arab national team leaders
UAE: Ali Khaseef (first choice: Vinicius Junior, second choice: Erling Haaland, third choice: Toni Kroos)
Egypt: Mohamed Salah (Vinicius Junior, Rodri, Dani Carvajal)
Iraq: Jalal Hassan Hashem (Vinicius Junior, Lionel Messi, Rodri)
Jordan: Ihsan Haddad (Vinicius Junior, Rodri, Jude Bellingham)
Kuwait: Khaled Al-Rashidi (Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Rodri)
Lebanon: Mohamed Haidar (Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe, Lamine Jamal)
Algeria: Riyad Mahrez (Rodri, Vinicius Junior, Erling Haaland)
Bahrain: Sayed Mohammed Abbas (Vinicius Junior, Rodriguez, Bellingham)
Comoros: Youssef Mshingama (Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Florian Wirtz)
Djibouti: Hamza Abdi Idlet (Vinicius Junior, Rodri, Dani Carvajal)
Mauritania: Yali Mohamed Deila (Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Rodri)
Morocco: Achraf Hakimi (Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Rodri)
Oman: Mohammed Al Musalmi (Vinicius Junior, Dani Carvajal, Jude Bellingham)
Palestine: Musaab Battat (Vinicius Junior, Dani Carvajal, Lamine Jamal)
Qatar: Akram Afif (Vinicius Junior, Dani Carvajal, Jude Bellingham)
Saudi Arabia: Salem Al-Dosari (Rodri, Vinicius Junior, Lamine Jamal)
Tunisia: Ali Abdi (Lionel Messi, Vinicius Junior, Lamine Jamal)
Yemen: Abdel-Wasi Al-Matari (Vinicius Junior, Rodri, Lamine Jamal)
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