The 2024 FIFAe World Cup of Football Manager will be the first edition of the FIFAe World Cup to be played on Football Manager. It will be contested by representatives from 24 member nations. The prize for the tournament was set at $100k.[1] The final tournament will be held in Liverpool, England.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 August—1 September 2024 |
| Teams | 20 |
Format
editThe tournament will be separated into a group stage and a final Fantasy Draft knockout stage. The 20 participants will be split into four groups of five, with each player managing the same club through three in-game seasons. Players will be ranked based on league position, cup progress, and managerial ratings. Clubs will be set up identically to ensure equal playing conditions. The four group winners will compete in a Fantasy Draft knockout competition, with the semi-finals and finals being played over two aggregate legs.[3]
Background
editFootball Manager was announced as one of the two games that would be played at the FIFAe World Cup, alongside Rocket League,[4] after the FIFA game series by EA Sports was removed.[5] Arsène Wenger, former Arsenal manager, supported the project as an ambassador for the event.[6]
Qualification
editEach of the 19 invited confederations will host their own qualifying tournaments to determine their representative. Players who live in the invited countries can sign up to participate on the official FIFA esports website.[7][8] The All India Football Federation hosted their qualification tournament on 21 July 2024.[9]
| Federation | Qualifying Tournament | Player |
|---|---|---|
 The FA (hosts)
|
TBA | |
 RBFA
|
2024 Domestic Qualification Event - Belgium[10] | Jean-François Leclercq (jfrscl) |
 FFF
|
TBA | |
 DFB
|
2024 Domestic Qualifier Event - Germany | TBC (Svonn) |
 AIFF
|
2024 Domestic Qualification Event - India | Nirjhar Mitra (jocse02) |
 PSSI
|
2024 Domestic Qualifier Event - Indonesia | TBC (Miracle) |
 KFA
|
TBA | |
 LFF
|
TBA | |
 FAM
|
TBA | |
 KNVB
|
2024 Domestic Qualifier Event - Netherlands | TBA (Jordy Peters [ImNotMini] or TBC [Hadoska]) |
 NFF
|
TBA | |
 FPF
|
2024 Domestic Qualifier Event - Peru | TBC (quisPepHuardiola) |
 PZPN
|
2024 Domestic Qualification Event Poland | TBA (Michał Morka [morazz] or TBC [patrik]) |
 FPF
|
2024 Domestic Qualification Event - Portugal | TBC (LinkinCity_PDQAI) |
 SAFF
|
TBA | |
 SAFA
|
2024 Domestic Qualifier Event South Africa | TBC (Enzo) |
 RFEF
|
TBA | |
 ASF-SFV
|
TBA | |
 TFF
|
2024 Domestic Qualification Event Türkiye[11] | Cafer Arslan (cfrarsln25) |
References
edit- ^ "FIFA to host Football Manager World Cup for $100k prize". ESPN. Reuters. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Ayo Main Football Manager, PSSI Mencari Pelatih Virtual Wakili Indonesia ke FIFAe World Cup Championship". JawaPos.com. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "The format for the first-ever FIFAe World Cup featuring Football Manager". FIFAe. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Richman, Olivia. "Rocket League Joins the FIFAe World Cup". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "FIFAe launches Football Manager FIFAe World Cup". Esports Insider. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Davey, Lee. "FIFA launch first ever 'World Cup' for Football Manager with prize money – and it's backed by Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger". talkSPORT. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "FIFAe and Sports Interactive launch the 1st Football Manager World Cup". iGaming Brazil. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "How the first-ever FIFAe World Cup featuring Football Manager will be played". FIFAe. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "AIFF registration open for FIFAe World Cup of Football Manager". Football Counter. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Domestic Qualification Event - Belgium". FIFAe. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Domestic Qualification Event Türkiye". FIFAe. Retrieved 23 July 2024.