Copenhagen to host FIFAe World Cup, Club World Cup and Nations Cup in July

May 19 – Copenhagen in Denmark will host the first-ever combined FIFAe Finals in July with the three championship – FIFAe World Cup, FIFAe Club World Cup and FIFAe  Nations Cup – being played July 14-30.

These will be the last FIFA esports finals on the EA Sports game using the FIFA brand.

“FIFA’s main ambition is to provide the global football and gaming community with the biggest and most prestigious stage to showcase their skills. The FIFAe Finals will become the place for everyone to watch their heroes – or to become one at the pinnacle event of the year. This is the next development of FIFAe,” said Adrian Rölli, Head of eFootball at FIFA.

The events at the Bella Arena will crown the best player (FIFAe World Cup July 14-17), best club (FIFAe Club World Cup July 20-23) and best nation (FIFAe Nations Cup July 27-30).

The FIFAe Finals will be broadcast and streamed online, with the final day of the FIFAe Nations Cup on July 30 being open to the public.

There are 84 countries participatingin this year’s Nations Series – an increase of more than 40% compared to last year. The best 23 nations will join host nation Denmark at the Nations Cup final. In the FIFAe Club Series, the best 24 clubs out of over 780 total teams will qualify for the finals, while the best 32 individual players will play off at the FIFAe World Cup.

The total prize pool for all competitions is $1.2 million.

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