FIFA Online qualification The FeWC online qualification took place on
PlayStation and
Xbox networks, and was accessed through the latest version of
EA Sports FIFA on
Xbox One and
PS4. The players qualified via the console playoffs, where the top 16 players made it through to the eWorld Cup finals. Players could 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. In the 2022 and 2023 editions, games were played on
PlayStation 5 console only. 128 players were selected for the FIFA Global Series Playoffs, which included 74 via the Regional Global Series Rankings and 54 via Partner Leagues, such as eMLS and the Virtual Bundesliga.
Grand Finals 32 players competed at the Grand Finals of the FeWC. The participants were divided into four groups (two for each console) with the top 16 players moving on to the knockout stage. While the Group stage, Round of 16, Quarter-finals and Semi-finals were played on one console (
Xbox One or
PS4), the Final was a two-leg match with one game on each console. The Grand Final is a multi-day event with draw and competition being broken up into three days. The winner is crowned in a live show at the end of the event. In the 2022 and 2023 editions, which were all exclusively played on the PS5, the Group Stage consisted of double round robin single-game groups. Before the 2022 edition, these were two-legged matches in a single round robin format.
World ranking In 2016, the FIFA Interactive World Cup World Ranking was introduced to help seed the players in the tournament according to their previous results. The ranking took into account both the qualification phase for the then-current edition and previous FeWC Grand Finals.
eFootball Qualification National associations who participate are selected via already existing
eFootball tournament results and the size of the eFootball player community in each nation (in 2024, 18 nations were invited to the tournament). From there, all players who wish to qualify on console (exclusively on the
PS4 and PS5) or on mobile must complete three rounds: Dream Team versus AI (in which players must win twice against the AI), Dream Team PVP (in which players must complete the third challenge) and Dream Team Ranking. The last 20 games played in the Dream Team Ranking round count towards the leaderboard. From there, the participating national associations may directly select the player(s) to represent their country or otherwise hold bootcamps or qualifying tournaments.
Football Manager Qualification The national associations that will participate in the FIFAe World Cup of Football Manager are invited based on how many players are actively playing that year's
Football Manager. From there, each association may host qualifiers to determine who qualifies for the final event or invite players themselves. Each nation normally qualifies one player, while the host nation qualifies two players.
Main tournament The 20 qualified players (as of the 2024 tournament) are put into five groups of 4 in the group stage. Each group is assigned a random club before the start of the group stage which all players will separately manage for three seasons, with the first day consisting of preparations and each day afterwards representing a season. The top player from each group after the last season, after receiving a score based on league position, cup results and other managerial duties, qualifies for the semi-finals. Players may also be eliminated if they are fired from their club before the end of the third season. The semi-finals and final follow a fantasy draft format, in which each competitor selects 25 players based on an allocated talent pool and budget. From there, they compete in a single-elimination bracket consisting of two-legged semi-finals and a two-legged final to crown the champion.
Rocket League Qualification The 16 national teams that take part in the FIFAe World Cup are decided via the nationalities of the players that made up the
Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Majors for that year, as well as active
Rocket League playerbases. Once the national teams have been announced, players qualify for the tournament via winning their national association's qualifiers, thereby earning the right to represent their country. ==Prize fund==