FIFA 18 World Cup UEFA, CONMEBOL, CONMEBOL, CAF and AFC Confederations rankings: The best players ranked by Confederation

The best FIFA 18 World Cup players by their Confederation.

Guide by Matthew Reynolds Contributor

Updated on 5 Jun 2018

FIFA 18 World Cup features players from across the world's best teams, including countries from UEFA, CONMEBOL, CONMEBOL, CAF and the AFC.

This page ranks players by the Confederation they are in - such as the best players from England, Portugal, Spain, Germany, France and more European countries in the UEFA Confederation - which is useful if you want to build up team Chemistry.

Though the Confederation data is in overall player rating regardless of position, individual positions are noted to help you build out your squads.

Note all the below - sourced from EA - is specifically for the FIFA 18 World Cup update.

If you're looking for other FIFA 18 World Cup pages, we have overall FIFA 18 World Cup ratings and an Icons list.

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FIFA 18 World Cup best UEFA players - top players from Europe ranked
FIFA 18 World Cup best CAF players - top players from Africa ranked
FIFA 18 World Cup best CONCACAF players - top players from North, Central America and Caribbean nations ranked
FIFA 18 World Cup best CONMEBOL players - top players from the South America ranked
FIFA 18 World Cup best AFC players - top players from the Asian Football Confederation ranked

FIFA 18 World Cup best UEFA players - top players from Europe ranked

Rank	Player	Club and Country	Position	Rating
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid, Portugal	ST	95
2	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich, Poland	ST	92
3-	David De Gea	Manchester United, Spain	GK	91
3-	Manuel Neuer	Bayern Munich, Germany	GK	91
5-	Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City, Belgium	CM	90
5-	Eden Hazard	Chelsea, Belgium	CF	90
5-	Sergio Ramos	Real Madrid, Spain	CB	90
5-	Mats Hummels	Bayern Munich, Germany	CB	90
5-	Toni Kroos	Real Madrid, Germany	CM	90
10-	Antoine Griezmann	Atlético Madrid, France	CF	89
10-	Luka Modrić	Real Madrid, Croatia	CM	89
10-	Christian Eriksen	Tottenham Hotspur, Denmark	CAM	89
13-	Thibaut Courtois	Chelsea, Belgium	GK	88
13-	Thiago	Bayern Munich, Spain	CM	88
13-	N'Golo Kante	Chelsea, France	CDM	88
13-	Mesut Özil	Arsenal, Germany	CAM	88
13-	Pepe	Besiktas, Portugal	CB	88
18-	Gerard Piqué	FC Barcelona, Spain	CB	87
18-	Hugo Lloris	Tottenham Hotspur, France	GK	87
18-	Jérôme Boateng	Bayern Munich, Germany	CB	87
18-	Sergio Busquets	FC Barcelona, Spain	CDM	87
18-	David Silva	Manchester City, Spain	RW	87
18-	Andrés Iniesta	FC Barcelona, Spain	CM	87
18-	Marc-André ter Stegen	FC Barcelona, Germany	GK	87
25-	Dries Mertens	Napoli, Belguim	CF	86
25-	Ivan Rakitić	Barcelona, Croatia	CM	86
25-	Kamil Glik	Monaco, Poland	CB	86

FIFA 18 World Cup best CAF players - top players from Africa ranked

Rank	Player	Club and Country	Position	Rating
1	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool, Egypt	RM	88
2	Medhi Benatia	Juventus, Morocco	CB	85
3	Kalidou Koulibaly	Napoli, Senegal	CB	84
4	Sadio Mané	Liverpool, Senegal	RW	84
5	Hakim Ziyech	Ajax, Morocco	LM	81
6	Mohamed Elneny	Arsenal, Egypt	CDM	80
7	Karim El Ahmadi	Feyenoord, Morocco	CDM	80
8	Younès Belhanda	Galatasaray, Morocco	CM	80
9	Victor Moses	Chelsea, Nigeria	RM	80
10	Keita Baldé	Monaco, Senegal	LW	80
11	Onyinye Ndidi	Leicester City, Nigeria	CDM	79
12	Ahmed Hegazi	West Bromwich Albion, Egypt	CB	78
13	Romain Saïss	Wolverhampton Wanderers, Morocco	CB	78
14	Nordin Amrabat	Leganés, Morocco	RM	78
15	Idrissa Gueye	Everton, Senegal	CM	78
16	Wahbi Khazri	Rennes, Tunisia	CAM	78
17	Ahmed Hassan	Braga, Egypt	ST	77
18	Mbark Boussoufa	Al-Jazira, Morocco	CM	77
19	John Obi Mikel	Tianjin Teda, Nigeria	CM	77
20	Kara Mbodji	Anderlecht, Senegal	CB	77

FIFA 18 World Cup best CONCACAF players - top players from North, Central America and Caribbean nations ranked

Rank	Player	Club and Country	Position	Rating
1	Keylor Navas	Real Madrid, Costa Rica	GK	86
2	Celso Borges	Deportivo La Coruña, Costa Rica	CDM	78
3	Giancarlo Gonzàlez	Bologna, Costa Rica	CB	76
4	Bryan Ruiz	Sporting CP, Costa Rica	RM	76
5	Joel Campbell	Real Betis, Costa Rica	RM	76
6	Óscar Duarte	Espanyol, Costa Rica	CB	75
7	Kendall Waston	Vancouver Whitecaps, Costa Rica	CB	74
8	Cristian Gamboa	Celtic, Costa Rica	RWB	73
9	Román Torres	Seattle Sounders, Panama	CB	73
10	Aníbal Godoy	San Jose Earthquakes, Panama	CDM	73
11	Bryan Oviedo	Sunderland, Costa Rica	LWB	72
12	Adolfo Machado	Houston Dynamo, Panamá	CB	72
13	Gabriel Gómez	Atletico Bucaramanga, Panamá	CDM	72
14	David Guzman	Portland Timbers, Costa Rica	CM	71
15	Christian Bolaños	Saprissa, Costa Rica	LM	71
16	Francisco Calvo	Minnesota United, Costa Rica	CB	71
17	Randall Azofeifa	Herediano, Costa Rica	CM	71
18	Ronald Matarrita	New York City FC, Costa Rica	LWB	71
19	Jhonny Acosta	Rionego Aguilas, Costa Rica	CB	70
20	Alberto Quintero	Universitario, Panama	RM	70

FIFA 18 World Cup best CONMEBOL players - top players from the South America ranked

Rank	Player	Club and Country	Position	Rating
1	Lionel Messi	FC Barcelona, Argentina	RW	94
2	Neymar	Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil	LW	93
3-	Philippe Coutinho	Barcelona, Brazil	RW	88
3-	Gonzalo Higuain	Juventus, Argentina	ST	88
5-	João Miranda	Inter Milan, Brazil	CB	87
5-	Marcelo	Real Madrid, Brazil	LB	87
5-	Paulinho	Barcelona, Brazil	CM	87
5-	Paulo Dybala	Juventus, Argentina	CAM	87
5-	Sergio Agüero	Manchester City, Argentina	ST	87
10-	Keylor Navas	Real Madrid, Costa Rica	GK	86
10-	Dani Alves	Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil	RB	86
10-	Casemiro	Real Madrid, Brazil	CDM	86
10-	Thiago Silva	Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil	CB	86
10-	Nicolás Otamendi	Manchester City, Argentina	CB	86
15-	Ángel Di María	Paris Saint-Germain, Argentina	LW	85
15-	Mauro Icardi	Inter Milan, Argentina	ST	85
15-	Marquinhos	Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil	CB	85
15-	Renato Augusto	Beijing Guoan, Brazil	CAM	85
15-	Gabriel Jesus	Manchester City, Brazil	ST	85
25-	Filipe Luis	Atletico Madrid, Brazil	LB	85
25-	Willian	Chelsea, Brazil	RW	85

FIFA 18 World Cup best AFC players - top players from the Asian Football Confederation ranked

Rank	Player	Club and Country	Position	Rating
1	Son Heung-Min	Tottenham Hotspur, Korea Republic	LM	83
2	Shinji Kagawa	orussia Dortmund, Japan	CAM	82
3	Sardar Azmoun	Rubin Kazan, Iran	ST	79
4	Takashi Inui	Eibar, Japan	LM	78
5	Keisuke Honda	Pachuca, Japan	RM	78
6	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	AZ Alkmaar, Iran	RM	77
7	Makoto Hasebe	Eintracht Frankfurt, Japan	CDM	77
8	Shinji Okazaki	Leicester City, Japan	CF	77
9	Mathew Ryan	Brighton & Hove Albion, Australia	GK	76
10	Aaron Mooy	Huddersfield Town, Australia	CM	76
11	Hiroki Sakai	Marseille, Japan	RB	76
12	Yoshinori Mutō	Mainz 05, Japan	ST	76
13	Lee Jae-Sung	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Korea Republic	CM	76
14	Ki Sung-Yueng	Swansea City, Korea Republic	CM	76
15	Koo Ja-Cheol	FC Augsburg, Korea Republic	CAM	76
16	Alireza Beiranvand	Persepolis, Iran	GK	75
17	Milad Mohammadi	Akhmat Grozny, Iran	LB	75
18	Ashkan Dejagah	Nottingham Forest, Iran	CAM	75
19	Hiroshi Kiyotake	Cerezo Osaka, Japan	CAM	75
20	Yūya Ōsako	Köln, Japan	ST	75