IFFHS: The top 11 for 2024, dominated by Spain and Real Madrid

Manos Staramopoulos • 31 de diciembre de 2024

Real Madrid and Spain won the very important tournaments in 2024, its players dominante in ideal eleven

Spain won the Euro 2024 tournament in  Germany and was the very best national team  of 2024.

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) in Greece is represented by the editor-in-chief of Discoveryfootball.com, Manos Staramopoulos ) has published the ideal eleven for 2024. It´s formation is in 4-3-3.


All the players belong to European teams and therefore compete in European championships. Epirus also dominates in terms of players: 8 of them are from Europe while the remaining three are from North and South America.


At the league level, they all belong to clubs from the big four, but the one with the most representatives is LaLiga with 6 players, followed by the Premier League with 4 and finally the Bundesliga with 1.


As for the clubs, the one with the most players is Real Madrid, with five players. Manchester City follows with three and the other teams represented are Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich and Aston Villa with one.


Also, in terms of nationalities, Spain is the most represented country with three players, followed by Germany with two and Canada, Argentina, Portugal, England and Brazil each have one.


The top 11 of 2024 consists of Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. In defense on the right is the Spaniard, Dani Carvajal, right stopper is the German, Antonio Rudiger. Left is the Portuguese, Ruben Dias and left is the Canadian, Alphonso Davies. In the midfield from the right is the German, Toni Kroos, the central midfielder the Spaniard, Rodri, and the Englishman, Jude Bellingham, on the left. The attacking trio is made up of the Spaniard, Lamine Yamal on the right. The Norwegian, Erling, Haaland, center forward and the Brazilian, Vinicius, on the left.




Manos Staramopoulos

Journalist and Analyst of International Football and Affairs

Chief Editor English Zone of Discoveryfootball.com

Athens (Greece)


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