TORONTO, Canada—Take yourself back two years. Imagine every player in world football.
Now pick the best XI.
In your wildest imagination, does a Canadian even come close to scratching that list?
Well, on Thursday, FIFA FIFPro revealed their 16th edition of the World XI for 2019-20, and for the first time ever, a Canadian was included among the world’s elite.
The @FIFPro Men's World XI:
Alisson Becker
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Sergio Ramos
Virgil Van Dijk
Alphonso Davies
Kevin de Bruyne
Thiago Alcántara
Joshua Kimmich
Leo Messi
Robert Lewandowski
Cristiano Ronaldo
That's pretty decent company.