On February 13, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) named the best goalkeeper of 2001-2020 and Buffon was elected. Casillas and Cech were ranked second and third.
The selection is the same as the best goalkeepers of the past decade, with the top 20 goalkeepers each year receiving points, the first place receiving 20 points, the second place receiving 19 points, and so on.
The specific rankings and scores are as follows:
1. Buffon (Italy): 330 points
2. Casillas (Spain): 244 points
3. Cech (Czech Republic): 218 points
4. Neuer (Germany): 183 points
5. Courtois (Belgium): 130 points
6. Valdés (Spain): 113 points
7. Lori (France): 106 points
8. Van der Sar (Netherlands): 105 points
9. Kahn (Germany): 99 points
10. Navas (Costa Rica): 93 points
11. Dida (Brazil): 90 points
12. Oblak (Slovenia): 85 points
13. Ter Stegen (Germany): 78 points
14. De Gea (Spain): 75 points
15. Lehmann (Germany): 72 points
16. Roberto Abundancheri (Argentina): 68 points
17. Alisson (Brazil): 64 points
18. Cesar (Brazil): 63 points
19. Fabian-Butters (France): 55 points
20. Reina (Spain): 54 points
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