Football's governing body FIFA has partnered with Konami for the upcoming FIFAe World Cup. Though the tournament has been played on Electronic Arts' FIFA since the tournament's inception two decades ago, the high-profile split between FIFA and EA in 2022 has resulted in FIFA partnering with Konami's eFootball for this year's event.
There will be two FIFAe World Cup events this year, one for console and one for mobile. Unlike EA FC, eFootball's esports matches on console are usually played two-versus-two, while mobile matches are one-versus-one. This is the format the FIFAe World Cup will use, though qualifying for everyone is done through one-versus-one matches. The qualifying for this event begins today with more information available on Konami's website.
eFootball and eFootball esports are certainly not as popular as the game's competitor EA FC, but the game isn't quite dead in the water, either. eFootball has a dedicated core fan base that's increased since the game went free-to-play. In January, Konami reported that eFootball has been downloaded over 700 million times.
"At Konami, we have continued to take on challenges in the development of football simulation and esports," says Koji Kobayashi,...
