FIFA Puskás Award The nominees for 2014 were announced on 12 November. FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees on 12 November 2015. FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees on 21 November 2016. FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees on 22 September 2017. FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees on 3 September 2018. FIFA Puskás Award The FIFA Puskás Award is an award established on 20 October 2009 by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), at the behest of then-president Sepp Blatter, in order to award the player, male or female, judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant,
History of the FIFA World Cup criteria for advancement to knockout phase is as follows: As of the 2014 World Cup, lots have only been drawn once in tournament history. However, they were used to separate second and third place in a group (Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands in 1990) where both were already assured of qualification. Thus, a team has never been eliminated based upon drawn lots. History of the FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup was first held in 1930, when FIFA, the world's football governing body, decided to stage an international men’s football tournament under the era of FIFA president Jules