England's Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier and Harry Kane have been named on a 55-man long list for the Fifpro World XI, alongside seven members of France's World Cup-winning team.
Liverpool quartet Sadio Mane, Mohammed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Dejan Lovren have been included for the first time.
Wales' Gareth Bale misses out, and there also no Scottish or Northern Irish players on the list.
The list was complied from the votes of 25,000 footballers from 65 countries.
Players were asked to pick one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three attackers who excelled in the 2017-18 season.
Tottenham striker Kane won the Golden Boot as leading scorer as England reached the World Cup semi-finals.
The French World Cup winners are Antoine Griezmann, N'Golo Kante, Kylian Mbappe, Benjamin Pavard, Paul Pogba, Samuel Umtiti and Raphael Varane.
Real Madrid's entire starting XI from their Champions League win against Liverpool in May made the list, including Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Juventus in the summer, while new goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who signed from Chelsea, is also included.
But Bale, who scored twice for Real in the final, did not make the cut.
Premier League champions Manchester City have three players included in David Silva, Kevin de Bruyne and Walker.
Manchester United have Pogba, David de Gea, Nemanja Matic and Romelu Lukaku, while Everton's new Colombian centre-back Yerry Mina is among the 55 names.
The final XI will be revealed during the Best Fifa Football Awards in London on 24 September.
Shortlist | |
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Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon, Thibaut Courtois, David de Gea, Keylor Navas, Marc-Andre ter Stegen. | Midfielders: Sergio Busquets, Casemiro, Philippe Coutinho, Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Andres Iniesta, Isco, N'Golo Kante, Toni Kroos, Nemanja Matic, Luka Modric, Paul Pogba, Ivan Rakitic, David Silva, Arturo Vidal. |
Defenders: Jordi Alba, Dani Alves, Daniel Carvajal, Giorgio Chiellini, Virgil van Dijk, Diego Godin, Mats Hummels, Joshua Kimmich, Dejan Lovren, Marcelo, Yerry Mina, Benjamin Pavard, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva, Kieran Trippier, Samuel Umtiti, Raphael Varane, Sime Vrsaljko, Kyle Walker. | Attackers: Karim Benzema, Edinson Cavani, Paulo Dybala, Antoine Griezmann, Harry Kane, Robert Lewandowski, Romelu Lukaku, Mario Mandzukic, Sadio Mane, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohammed Salah. |