Your say: the starting XI of 2012

Three of the best ... Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Vincent Kompany. Source: AAP

It's certainly the stuff of dreams. Imagine the likes of Messi, Ronaldo, Iniesta, Pirlo and Ramos in the same team.

Well, we now can. Welcome to foxsports.com.au's team of 2012.

Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas

Defenders: Vincent Kompany, Gareth Bale, Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique

Midfielders: Andres Iniesta, Andrea Pirlo, Eden Hazard

Strikers: Lionel Messi, Radamel Falcao, Cristiano Ronaldo

Ahead of FIFA's announcement of the Ballon d'Or winner and team of the year on Tuesday (EDT), we asked users to put together their starting XI of 2012 based on a 4-3-3 formation.

And the result is a starting X1 that can only be described as amazing.

Seven players from La Liga, three from the Barclays Premier League and one from Serie A.

Even though he suffered through a tumultuous end to 2012, Real Madrid and Spain star Iker Casillas is our goalkeeper.

He comfortably outpolled the likes of Gianluigi Buffon, Joe Hart, Manuel Neuer and Petr Cech.

The back four wasn't as straight forward though. Up to 10 names featured prominently before Vincent Kompany, Gareth Bale, Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique got the nod.

Kompany, who captained Manchester City to their breakthrough EPL crown last season, topped the voting with 11.19 per cent.

Class certainly prevailed in the choice of the three players in the centre of the park.

Perennial Ballon d'Or candidate Andres Iniesta grabbed the most votes followed by Italian Euro 2012 star Andrea Pirlo. Rising Chelsea superstar Eden Hazard beat out the likes of David Silva, Xabi Alonso and Xavi Hernandez to pick up the final spot.

The three-pronged strike-force virtually picked itself, although Cristiano Ronaldo surprisingly languished behind Radamel Falcao.

Lionel Messi, the overwhelming favourite for yet another Ballon D'or, grabbed 30.08 per cent of the strikers vote and was clearly the most desired player in the polls.

How close you came to FIFA's choice will be revealed early on Tuesday morning (EDT).

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