FIFA 19 ratings: Real Madrid star Gareth Bale narrowly misses out on top 30

Each year, EA reveals the best 100 players in the FIFA game in anticipation of the release of the video game on September 28. The countdown for FIFA 19 has begun as we look forward to the best 100 players in the game. EA reveals the best 100 players in the most dramatic fashion as they slowly release 20 players from bottom-up.

Lionel Messi, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, Robert Lewandowski, Mohammed Salah and Eden Hazard will undoubtedly be among the top 20, and so far EA Sports has announced 100-31 of the top 100. Now fans can start making calculated guesses as to who they think will make the top 30 best players in FIFA 19.

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The list below includes players who were ranked 31-40. All players in the latest release have a rating of 88 but they are separated by their individual stat. The inclusion of big players such as Pogba, Buffon, Busquets, Bale and Eriksen meant that they will miss out on the top 30.

Check out the list below (31-40).

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#40 Lorenzo Insigne | LW | Napoli | Italy

OVERALL RATING = 88

Pace = 90

Shooting = 76

Passing = 84

Dribbling = 81

Defence = 36

Physical = 50

#39 Samir Handanovic | GK | Inter | Slovenia

OVERALL RATING = 88

Diving = 87

Handling = 86

Kicking = 69

Reflexes = 89

Speed = 51

Positioning = 89

#38 Gonzalo Higuain | ST | AC Milan | Argentina

OVERALL RATING = 88

Pace = 73

Shooting = 87

Passing = 70

Dribbling = 83

Defence = 31

Physical = 74

#37 Casemiro | CDM | Real Madrid | Brazil

OVERALL RATING = 88

Pace = 62

Shooting = 69

Passing = 75

Dribbling = 72

Defence = 87

Physical = 88

#36 James Rodriguez | CAM | Bayern Munich | Colombia

OVERALL RATING = 88

Pace = 72

Shooting = 86

Passing = 88

Dribbling = 86

Defence = 50

Physical = 67

#35 Gianluigi Buffon | GK | PSG | Italy

OVERALL RATING = 88

Diving = 88

Handling = 87

Kicking = 74

Reflexes = 83

Speed = 49

Positioning = 90

#34 Christian Eriksen | CAM | Tottenham | Denmark

OVERALL RATING = 88

Pace = 74

Shooting = 82

Passing = 89

Dribbling = 86

Defence = 53

Physical = 64

#33 Paul Pogba | CM | Manchester United | France

OVERALL RATING = 88

Pace = 75

Shooting = 79

Passing = 86

Dribbling = 85

Defence = 69

Physical = 87

#32 Sergio Busquets | CDM | Barcelona | Spain

OVERALL RATING = 88

Pace = 43

Shooting = 62

Passing = 79

Dribbling = 78

Defence = 85

Physical = 80

#31 Gareth Bale | RW | Real Madrid | Wales

OVERALL RATING = 88

Pace = 95

Shooting = 88

Passing = 74

Dribbling = 85

Defence = 58

Physical = 76