FIFA 19 ratings: Ronaldo rules again as top 100 players are revealed

Let the debate begin.

The 10 highest-rated players in FIFA 19 were revealed Wednesday, the culmination of a countdown that EA Sports has been staging ahead of the game's release later this month - the top 100 players in the newest edition of the franchise have been unveiled in batches over the past week.

Cover athlete Cristiano Ronaldo, now of Juventus, takes top spot for the third consecutive year, once again eking out Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. The pair actually share the same overall score of 94, but Ronaldo's superior shooting and pace stats help him edge Messi to FIFA 19's top spot.

Here are the top 100 players in the latest installment of the video game series, along with their rating from last year's edition:

RANK PLAYER RATING 

FIFA 2018 RATING

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)9494

2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)9493

3. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)9292

4. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)9189

5. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)9189

6. Eden Hazard (Chelsea)9190

7. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)9190

8. Luis Suarez (Barcelona)9192

9. David De Gea (Manchester United)9190

10. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)9090

11. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)9091

12. Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)9092

13. Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid)9088

14. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)9089

15. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)9088

16. N'Golo Kante (Chelsea)8987

17. Harry Kane (Tottenham)8986

18. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)8988

19. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)8989

20. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)8989

21. Paulo Dybala (Juventus)8988

22. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain)8987

23. Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich)8988

24. David Silva (Manchester City)8987

25. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)8985

26. Isco (Real Madrid)8986

27. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)8883

28. Marcelo (Real Madrid)8887

29. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)8888

30. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona)8886

31. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)8889

32. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)8886

33. Paul Pogba (Manchester United)8887

34. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham)8887

35. Gianluigi Buffon (Paris Saint-Germain)8889

36. James Rodriguez (Bayern Munich)8886

37. Casemiro (Real Madrid)8885

38. Gonzalo Higuain (AC Milan)8890

39. Samir Handanovic (Inter Milan)8887

40. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli)8885

41. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain)8888

42. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)8783

43. Gerard Pique (Barcelona)8787

44. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona)8787

45. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United)8786

46. Marek Hamsik (Napoli)8787

47. Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona)8783

48. Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham)8785

49. Jordi Alba (Barcelona)8785

50. Andres Iniesta (Vissel Kobe)8787

51. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)8788

52. Keylor Navas (Real Madrid)8785

53. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan)8784

54. Dries Mertens (Napoli)8786

55. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)8784

56. Alexis Sanchez (Manchester United)8789

57. Ciro Immobile (Lazio)8782

58. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid)8685

59. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan)8684

60. Sadio Mane (Liverpool)8684

61. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal)8688

62. Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich)8688

63. Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City)8683

64. Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)8687

65. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)8683

66. Ederson (Manchester City)8683

67. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)8686

68. Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich)8688

69. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus)8688

70. Leroy Sane (Manchester City)8682

71. Miralem Pjanic (Juventus)8685

72. Fernandinho (Manchester City)8682

73. Naldo (Schalke)8682

74. Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea)8685

75. Douglas Costa (Juventus)8682

76. Nemanja Matic (Manchester United)8683

77. Dani Parejo (Valencia)8682

78. Medhi Benatia (Juventus)8684

79. Alex Sandro (Juventus)8686

80. Radja Nainggolan (Inter Milan)8586

81. Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid)8586

82. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)8583

83. Arturo Vidal (Barcelona)8587

84. Fabinho (Liverpool)8583

85. David Alaba (Bayern Munich)8586

86. Alisson (Liverpool)8580

87. Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)8588

88. Vincent Kompany (Manchester City)8585

89. Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid)8585

90. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund)8586

91. Koke (Atletico Madrid)8584

92. Edin Dzeko (Roma)8584

93. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)8581

94. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio)8580

95. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid)8584

96. Blaise Matuidi (Juventus)8585

97. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)8582

98. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy)8588

99. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)8583

100. Kostas Manolas (Roma)