01
Proposed for 2027
World Player
Overall influence across club and international football, match impact, consistency, decisive moments, and the public case.
World Football Award 2027
Las Vegas.
July 2027.
The award show & gala.
Football recognition and entertainment, together on one stage.
The Verdict Belongs
to the Game.
DestinationLas Vegas, United States
PresentationJuly 2027
Exact date and venue
to be announced.
The 2027 calendar
The road
to the awards.
From the first announcement to the final presentation in Las Vegas.
Voting is not openDecember 2026
The program
The category framework, eligibility and voting rules are published. The program launches; the final ballot remains closed.
June 9, 2027
The shortlist
The reviewed candidate fields are announced ahead of the public vote.
June 10–24, 2027
The public vote
Fans make their selections. Voting opens June 10 at 9:00 a.m. and closes June 24 at 11:59 p.m., Pacific time.
June 25–30, 2027
The verification
Votes are checked against the published confirmation, eligibility and integrity rules before results are finalized.
July 2027
The awards night
The World Football Award show and gala in Las Vegas. Recipients are announced at the presentation. Exact date, venue and attendance details will follow.
Las Vegas · United States
Proposed categories
What deserves recognition?
The existing framework includes eight parallel categories for men’s and women’s football. Final category, eligibility and participation rules will be published in December 2026. Voting remains closed until the June 2027 window.
02
Proposed for 2027
Breakout Player
The arrival that changed the global football conversation and made a wider audience pay attention.
03
Proposed for 2027
World Team
Collective performance, tactical identity, resilience, and influence across the review period.
04
Proposed for 2027
World Coach
Leadership, tactical choices, match management, selection decisions, and adaptation.
05
Proposed for 2027
Match of the Year
Quality, stakes, emotion, shifts in control, and the argument the match left behind.
06
Proposed for 2027
Moment of the Year
A goal, save, decision, reaction, or turning point that became larger than the match around it.
07
Proposed for 2027
Fan Community
Supporter presence, sound, creativity, loyalty, travel, humor, and cultural force.
08
Proposed for 2027
The People's XI
A public team selection shaped by voting rules, positional logic, and visible debate.
The founding edition
A new cycle.
A clear process.
Voting is not open. Records from the earlier controlled opening remain archived and will not count toward the 2027 awards. A new ballot will use the published 2027 rules and final shortlists.
The earlier research release is an archive, not the final field for the 2027 awards.