The 24 nations taking part in the FIFAe Nations Cup 2022 – including host nation Denmark – have been confirmed following the final playoff round.
And England’s eLions – consisting of Tekkz, Tom (previously at Hashtag United and now with Excel), Bigmac and Mitch – are heading to Copenhagen to take part in the tournament which will run from July 27th to 30th 2022.
The news comes after a competitive season-long qualification process, with a record-number of 84 nations participating. The final 24 different nations will compete in a 2v2 format for the brand new trophy and $400,000 in prize money.
The FIFAe Nations Cup is the climax of the FIFAe finals in Copenhagen and fans can attend in-person. The new FIFAe esports finals will combine three major tournaments in the football game for the first time: the FIFAe World Cup, the FIFAe Club World Cup and the FIFAe Nations Cup. This will make it the largest ever event hosted in FIFAe history.
FIFAe Nations Cup 2022 format
The FIFAe Nations Series kicked off at a domestic level, with FIFA’s member associations offering their communities to compete amongst each other and find the most competitive players within the country.
84 nations competed in this season’s FIFAe Nations Series, a rise of over 40% on last year. The top teams from the first qualification steps qualified for the FIFAe Nations Playoffs, where they earned their chance to qualify for the FIFAe Nations Cup 2022.
Combining a 2v2 format with the chance to represent an entire nation gives the qualified players the opportunity to play alongside their teammates on the biggest stage of the season for their flag and national pride.
Each nation has one substitute, making a total of three players per squad.
Four groups of six nations will play each other in a round-robin format. The top four nations of every group qualify for the knockout stage, from the round-of-16 to the final. The draw for the competition’s group stage will take place on 4 July.
Which countries are taking part in the FIFAe Nations Cup 2022?
Some of the world’s best players will wave their nation’s flag at the FIFAe Nations Cup 2022. The hosting nation Denmark will compete on home soil with the 16-year-old wonderkid Anders Vejrgang alongside Marcus Jorgensen and Fatih Üstün.
Representing Argentina, Matias Bonanno, Nicolas Villalba and Yago Fawaz have dominated the South American Playoffs and will look to lift the trophy after coming in second place at the inaugural event in 2019. The champions of 2019 – France – were on the verge of missing out to qualify for this year’s event, but were able to claim the last ticket in Europe.
With first time participants such as India, Singapore, United Arab Emirates as well established teams like Germany, England and Brazil, the FIFAe Nations Cup 2022 will allow teams to write history.
Following the conclusion of the last playoff rounds, the full 24 qualified nations are as follows:
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Canada
- Denmark
- England
- France
- Germany
- India
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Scotland
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- UAE
Tickets to the FIFAe Nations Cup 2022 are available here, and the event can be watched live on the FIFAe Twitch and FIFAe Facebook channels from July 27th to July 30th.
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
