Barcelona stars and USA Olympic heroes dominate The Best FIFA Women’s 11. In total, six Blaugrana players have been chosen, while a trio of the States’ gold medal-winning team from the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament in Paris have also been included. 

Lucy Bronze, who joined Chelsea from Barça in July following another title-rich year, and Gabi Portilho, a member of the Cortinthians side which won a number of trophies and the Brazil team which won Silver in Paris, were also selected in the global side. 

The Best FIFA Women’s 11 

• Goalkeeper: Alyssa Naeher 
• Defenders: Irene Paredes, Ona Batlle, Lucy Bronze, Naomi Girma 
• Midfielders: Aitana Bonmati, Lindsey Horan, Gabi Portilho, Patri Guijarro 
• Forwards: Caroline Graham Hansen, Salma Paralluelo 

How The Best FIFA Women’s 11 was decided 

• Once the polls closed, supporters’ votes were then combined with those from a panel of football experts to finalise The Best FIFA Women's 11.
  Selections from each of the two groups – fans and the expert panel – carried the same weight irrespective of the number of voters in those groups. Players were awarded points based on how many votes they received per position within each voting group.
  The first nine places were bestowed upon the players with the most scoring points per the following positional breakdown:
  • One goalkeeper
  • Three defenders
  • Three midfielders
  • Two forwards
• After the above had taken place, the two outfield players with the highest number of scoring points who had not already been selected were included in the respective team of the year, taking into account the following maximum number of representatives per position: four defenders, four midfielders, three forwards.