

Players can also qualify for the FeWC by competing in one of the FIFA Global Series tournaments throughout the season, with the top 16 at the last event automatically qualifying for the FeWC.ģ2 players compete at the Grand Finals of the FeWC. The players qualify via the console playoffs where the top 16 players make it through to the eWorld Cup finals.

The FeWC online qualification takes place on PlayStation and Xbox Networks, and can be accessed through the latest version of EA Sports FIFA on Xbox One and PS4. Al-Bacha won on away goals)įormat Online qualification In October 2020, the FIFA eWorld Cup was rebranded as the FIFAe World Cup as part of FIFA's launch of its FIFAe esports tournament series. The semi-finals and final took place on 4 August 2018. 32 finalists (16 on PlayStation 4 and 16 on Xbox One) competed in the group stage and round of 16 on 2 August 2018, with the second leg of the round of 16 and the quarterfinals taking place on 3 August 2018. The 2018 Grand Finals was held between 2 August 2018 through 4 August 2018 in the O2 Arena in London, England. In 2018, the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) was renamed to the FIFA eWorld Cup (FeWC). On 22 March 2016, Mohamad Al-Bacha from Denmark won the FIWC title in the Apollo Theater, beating Sean Allen from England in the final match. 2.3 million players attempted to qualify for the Grand Final in New York City. With the integration of the new consoles the number of participants increased significantly, compared to previous years when the FIWC was only available on PlayStation 3. For the first time in the history of the competition Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players competed against each other.

On 1 October 2015, the FIWC 16 kicked off, marking the 12th edition of the tournament. In 2010, the FIWC first appeared in the Guinness World Records – but it was not until 2013 that the competition saw the current record of more than 2.5 million players signing up. The inaugural FIWC took place in 2004 in Switzerland, over the years the tournament has grown significantly.
