As is the tradition in every FIFA game, Electronic Arts announced the FIFA 23 Team of the Year. The alignment, known as TOTY Final XI, rewards the best players in the world of 2022 and is chosen by millions of fans. This year’s edition is led by Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappéstars of the World Cup final held in Qatar a few weeks ago.
According to Electronic Arts, the most popular forward of the TOTY XI was Kylian Mbappé. The French national team captured 23 percent of the votes. Lionel Messiworld champion with Argentina, has the highest rating of the lineup with 98. The figure is not surprising if we consider the statistics of dribbling and assists of The flea in 2022, as well as the fact that he became the first player in World Cup history to score in every phase.
In midfield Kevin De Bruyne dominated with 21 percent of the vote, while in defense Achraf Hakimi captured 15 percent of the vote. Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid goalkeeper, crushed his rivals with 56 percent of the preferences. Despite being outshone by Dibu Martinez in the 2022 World Cup final, Courtois had an 82 percent save percentage in the tournament and made more saves than any other goalkeeper in the Champions League, according to information from Stats Perform
These are the players of the FIFA 23 Team of the Year (TOTY)
strikers
● Karim Benzema (France) – Real Madrid
● Kylian Mbappé (France) – Paris Saint-Germain
● Lionel Messi (Argentina) – Paris Saint-Germain
Midfielders
● Jude Bellingham (England) – Borussia Dortmund
● Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) – Manchester City
● Luka Modric (Croatia) – Real Madrid
defenses
● Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) – Paris Saint-Germain
● Éder Militão (Brazil) – Real Madrid
● Theo Hernández (France) – AC Milan
● Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) – Liverpool
Goalie
● Thibaut Courtois (Belgium) – Real Madrid
The TOTY complete will be available in FIFA 23 from January 26, while in the mobile version it will do so at the beginning of February. EA revealed that players will be able to see forwards in-game items from January 20-21, midfielders from January 22-23, and will close with defenders and goalkeepers from January 24-24.
Fans can also vote for one last player to be added as the 12th man to the TOTY. The candidates who were left with nothing to join the final XI are Erling Haaland (Man City), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) and Joao Cancelo (Man City). These votes will be recorded within FIFA Ultimate Team from January 23.
Finally, EA confirmed that it will improve the scores of some great soccer players who belong to the FUT ICONS. Stars like Nesta, Pirlo, David Beckham, Zanetti, Ronaldinho, Xabi Alonso and the pentapichichi, Hugo Sánchez are on the list. The TOTY ICON will be published from January 20 to sign them in Ultimate Team.