Who is the best player in every position in world football? Football fans have their say

Who is the best player in the world right now?

Over the last decade or so, the answer has been either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.

However, the two superstars are now well into their thirties and their incredible powers are on the wane.

It’s sad but it’s true.

Some fans are already suggesting the pair have been overtaken at the top of world football by two new superstars in the form of Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe.

While that may be premature, the question now is now worth asking for the first time in a long time.

Well, Spanish outlet Marca isn't interesting in discovering the best player in the world. Instead, they want to discover the best player in the world in each position.

To do so, they held a huge voting knockout tournament involving the 16 best players in every position. For each round, the player with the most votes would progress into the next round until there was an eventual winner.

After more than 500,000 votes, let’s take you through the results:

Goalkeepers

Jan Oblak beats David de Gea
Manuel Neuer beats Emerson
Thibaut Courtois beats Alisson
Marc-André ter Stegen beats Keylor Navas

Jan Oblak beats Manuel Neuer
Marc-André ter Stegen beats Thibaut Courtois

Jan Oblak beats Marc-André ter Stegen

The winner: Jan Oblak

Full-back

Jordi Alba beats Alex Telles
Andy Robertson beats Theo Hernandez
Ferland Mendy beats José Gayà
Alphonso Davies beats Ben Chilwell
Joao Cancelo beats Sergi Dest
Trent Alexander-Arnold beats Kieran Trippier
Kyle Walker beats Juan Cuadrado
Dani Carvajal beats Benjamin Pavard

Jordi Alba beats Andy Robertson
Alphonso Davies beats Ferland Mendy
Trent Alexander-Arnold beats Joao Cancelo
Dani Carvajal beats Kyle Walker

Alphonso Davies beats Jordi Alba
Trent Alexander-Arnold beats Dani Carvajal

Alphonso Davies beats Trent Alexander-Arnold

The winner: Alphonso Davies

Centre-back

Sergio Ramos beats Kalidou Koulibaly
Jules Kounde beats Nicolas Sule
José María Giménez beats Aymeric Laporte
David Alaba beats Marquinhos
Gerard Pique beats John Stones
Dayot Upamecano beats Harry Maguire
Raphael Varane beats Kurt Zouma
Virgil van Dijk beats Raphael Varane

Sergio Ramos beats Jules Kounde
David Alaba beats José María Giménez
Gerard Pique beats Dayot Upamecano
Virgil van Dijk beats Raphael Varane

Sergio Ramos beats David Alaba
Virgil van Dijk beats Gerard Pique

Sergio Ramos beats Virgil van Dijk

The winner: Sergio Ramos

Central midfielders

N’Golo Kante beats Marco Verratti
Kevin De Bruyne beats Joshua Kimmich
Marcos Llorente beats Phil Foden
Casemiro beats Paul Pogba
Luka Modric beats Leon Goretzka
Thiago beats Rodri
Frenkie de Jong beats Ilkay Gundogan
Toni Kroos beats Houssem Aouar

Kevin De Bruyne beats N’Golo Kante
Casemiro beats Marcos Llorente
Luka Modric beats Thiago
Toni Kroos beats Frenkie de Jong

Kevin De Bruyne beats Casemiro
Luka Modric beats Toni Kroos

Kevin De Bruyne beats Luka Modric

The winner: Kevin De Bruyne

Attackers

Lionel Messi beats Mason Mount
Raheem Sterling beats Jadon Sancho
Ansu Fati beats Paulo Dybala
Bruno Fernandes beats Son Heung-min
Neymar beats Bernardo Silva
Mohamed Salah beats Serge Gnabry
Ousmane Dembele beats Angel Di Maria
Joao Felix beats Kai Havertz

Lionel Messi beats Raheem Sterling
Bruno Fernandes beats Ansu Fati
Neymar beats Mohamed Salah
Ousmane Dembele beats Joao Felix

Lionel Messi beats Bruno Fernandes
Neymar beats Ousmane Dembele

Lionel Messi beats Neymar

The winner: Lionel Messi

Striker

Cristiano Ronaldo beats Roberto Firmino
Zlatan Ibrahimovic beats Mauro Icardi
Romelu Lukaku beats Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Kylian Mbappe beats Timo Werner
Erling Haaland beats Gabriel Jesus
Karim Benzema beats Harry Kane
Robert Lewandowski beats Ciro Immobile
Luis Suarez beats Lautaro Martinez

Cristiano Ronaldo beats Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Kylian Mbappe beats Romelu Lukaku
Erling Haaland beats Karim Benzema
Robert Lewandowski beats Luis Suarez

Kylian Mbappe beats Cristiano Ronaldo
Erling Haaland beats Robert Lewandowski

Erling Haaland beats Kylian Mbappe

The winner: Erling Haaland