The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022: Nominees List, Ceremony Date, Time, Telecast and Live Streaming Info

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The nominees in eight different categories for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 were revealed by FIFA on Thursday (January 12) and once against Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are set to go head to head.

The nominees for eight different trophies, including the men's and women's best players of the last year were revealed alongside the coach, goalkeeper, Puskas and fans of the year awards.

Headlining the nominees list is the two World Cup finals stars - France's Mbappe and Argentina's Messi. Apart from Messi and Mbappe, some other big names on the nominees list are retired France star Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland, Robert Levandowski, Sadio Mane and Neymar.

One serious contender for the award alongside recent World champion Messi, will be Benzema, who won the 2021-22 La Liga, the top Spanish club title and 2021-22 UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid and finished as top scorer in both competitions. He also won the Ballon d'Or award last year back in October.

In the women's category, a number of England's Euro 2022-winning stars are in the running with Beth Mead and Leah Williamson nominated alongside the likes of Barcelona's Alexia Putellas and Lyon's Ada Hegerberg.

As for coaches, Argentina's World Cup winning coach Lionel Scaloni is among the nominees for the men's award, while England's European Championship winning coach Sarina Wiegman is among the nominees for the women's award.

The Puskas awards and Fans awards also has some unique names. The winner for the awards will be decided based on the results of voting which closes on February 3.

Here is all you need to know about The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 nominees, ceremony date and time:

The Best FIFA Male Nominees

The Best FIFA Football Men's Player of the Year 2022 Nominees

Player	Club(s)	National Team
Julian Alvarez	River Plate / Manchester City	Argentina
Jude Bellingham	Borussia Dortmund	England
Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	France
Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City	Belgium
Erling Haaland	Borussia Dortmund / Manchester City	Norway
Achraf Hakimi	PSG	Morocco
Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich / Barcelona	Poland
Sadio Mane	Liverpool / Bayern Munich	Senegal
Kylian Mbappe	PSG	France
Lionel Messi	PSG	Argentina
Luka Modric	Real Madrid	Croatia
Neymar	PSG	Brazil
Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	Egypt
Vinicius Jr	Real Madrid	Brazil

The Best FIFA Football Men's Goalkeeper of the Year 2022 Nominees

Goalkeeper	Club(s)	National Team
Alisson	Liverpool	Brazil
Yassine Bounou	Sevilla	Morocco
Thibaut Courtois	Real Madrid	Belgium
Ederson	Manchester City	Brazil
Emiliano Martinez	Aston Villa	Argentina

The Best FIFA Football Men's Coach of the Year 2022 Nominees

Coach	Team(s)	Nationality
Carlo Ancelotti	Real Madrid	Italian
Didier Deschamps	France	French
Pep Guardiola	Manchester City	Spanish
Walid Regragui	Wydad AC / Morocco	Moroccan
Lionel Scaloni	Argentina	Argentinian

The Best FIFA Female Nominees

The Best FIFA Football Women's Player of the Year 2022 Nominees

Player	Club(s)	National Team
Aitana Bonmati	Barcelona	Spain
Debinha	North Carolina Courage	Brazil
Jessie Fleming	Chelsea	Canada
Ada Hegerberg	Lyon	Norway
Sam Kerr	Chelsea	Australia
Beth Mead	Arsenal	England
Vivianne Miedema	Arsenal	Netherlands
Alex Morgan	Orlando Pride / San Diego Wave	USWNT
Lena Oberdorf	Wolfsburg	Germany
Alexandra Popp	Wolfsburg	Germany
Alexia Putellas	Barcelona	Spain
Wendie Renard	Lyon	France
Keira Walsh	Manchester City / Barcelona	England
Leah Williamson	Arsenal	England

The Best FIFA Football Women's Goalkeeper of the Year 2022 Nominees

Goalkeeper	Club(s)	National Team
Ann-Katrin Berger	Chelsea	Germany
Mary Earps	Manchester United	England
Christiane Endler	Lyon	Chile
Merle Frohms	Eintracht Frankfurt / Wolfsburg	Germany
Alyssa Naeher	Chicago Red Stars	USWNT
Sandra Panos Garcia-Villamil	Barcelona	Spain

The Best FIFA Football Women's Coach of the Year 2022 Nominees

Coach	Team	Nationality
Sonia Bompastor	Lyon	French
Emma Hayes	Chelsea	English
Bev Priestman	Canada	English
Pia Sundhage	Brazil	Swedish
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg	Germany	German
Sarina Wiegman	England	Dutch

Puskas and Fan Awards Nominees

FIFA Puskas Award 2022 Nominees

Player	Goal	Tournament/League	Date
Salma Paralluelo	Barcelona vs Villarreal	2021–22 Primera Division (Women)	April 2, 2022
Dimitri Payet	Marseille vs PAOK	2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League	April 7, 2022
Theo Hernandez	AC Milan vs Atalanta	2021-22 Serie A	May 15, 2022
Amandine Henry	Barcelona vs Lyon	2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League	May 21, 2022
Mario Balotelli	Adana Demirspor vs Goztepe Spor Kulubu	2021-22 Super Lig	May 22, 2022
Alou Kuol	Iraq U23 vs Australia U23	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup	June 4, 2022
Alessia Russo	England vs Sweden	Women’s Euro 2022	July 26, 2022
Francisco Gonzalez Metilli	Central Cordoba vs Rosario	2022 Argentine Primera División	August 1, 2022
Marcin Oleksy	Warta Poznan vs Stal Rzeszow	2022 PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa	November 6, 2022
Richarlison	Brazil vs Serbia	FIFA World Cup 2022	November 24, 2022
Kylian Mbappe	Argentina vs France	FIFA World Cup 2022	December 18, 2022

The Best FIFA Fan Award 2022 Nominees

• Abdullah Al-Salmi - Saudi Arabia Fan, who travelled across the desert to support his country at the World Cup in Qatar.

• Japan Fans

• Argentina Fans

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 Ceremony Date, Time and Telecast Information

When and where is The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 ceremony taking place?

The 2022 The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony will take place on February 27, 2023 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.

What time will the The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 ceremony start?

The timings of 2022 Ballon d'Or ceremony will be revealed closer to date of the event.

How to watch The Best FIFA Football Awards on TV or live stream?

The 2022 The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony can be streamed FIFA's official YouTube channel. The full broadcast information of the The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 ceremony will be announced closer to the date.