Chelsea star Eden Hazard was voted as the best player in the world by 21 international captain, managers and media representatives, Fifa's The Best voting results have revealed.
The Belgian came in seventh in the final standings with 5.65 per cent of the vote, behind Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann and ahead of Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne.
Hazard was instrumental as Belgium reached the World Cup semi-finals over the summer, scoring three goals and adding a further two assists across six games in Russia.
The Chelsea player's form dipped during the preceding Premier League seasons compared to his return the campaign previous, but still racked up 12 goals and four assists across 34 games.
The Belgian has started the current league campaign with five goals and two assists in six games.
Luka Modric won the main prize, ending a decade-long dominance by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, but 10 international players and head coaches, plus one journalist, ranked Hazard above all rivals.
Find out who voted for Hazard as their top pick below...
The Best FIFA Awards 2018
| Player | Manager | Journalist |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus (Aleksandr Martynovich) | Costa Rica (Ronald Gonzalez Brenes) | Antigua and Barbuda (Baptiste Neto) |
| Bolivia (Ronald Raldes) | Dominica (Rajesh Latchoo) | |
| Chinese Taipei (Po-liang Chen) | Ecuador (Hernan Dario Gomez) | |
| Congo DR (Chancel Mbemba) | Gambia (Tom Saintfiet) | |
| Germany (Manuel Neuer) | Guam (Karl Dodd) | |
| Malta (Michael Mifsud) | Iraq (Basim Qasim) | |
| Panama (Roman Torres) | Madagascar (Nicolas Dupuis) | |
| Peru (Paolo Guerrero) | Mexico (Carlos Juan Osorio) | |
| Tanzania (Mbwana Samatta) | Nepal (Koji Gyotoku) | |
| Thailand (Kawin Thamsatchanan) | Vietnam (Hang-seo Park) |
