A nations-based 11 v 11 FIFA esports tournament will take place this weekend, with an England team participating and a UK caster on board too.
The Virtual Pro Gaming (VPG) 11v11 FIFA Pro Clubs World Cup launches this weekend on January 7th 2023, with 48 different nations taking part. Each nation are allowed to field a 25 squad roster.
Teams taking part include England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Holland, Denmark, Belgium, Croatia, France, Spain, Sweden, the USA and many more.
Football fans around the world can tune in to matches broadcast on Twitch and the Virtual Pro Gaming YouTube on Saturday 7th January from 8.30pm GMT.
— Virtual Pro Gaming (@OfficialVPG) December 9, 2022
World Esports Cup (Pro Clubs)
$2000
"Bringing people from all around the world together".Start date: 7th January.
Rules: https://t.co/2GedZgDsev#ProClubs #FIFA23 pic.twitter.com/6L9Z0hwJ4l
England will be broadcast by UK esports caster George Overton, who will be joined by other professional casters on various channels in several languages.
The tournament will feature the Pro Clubs mode on FIFA 23, where 11 players can play on the same team at the same time.
VPG CEO Arron Dellosa told Esports News UK: “Pro Clubs involves teamwork and a lot of communication, and the best of the best will be facing each other.
“11v11 is unique and Virtual Pro Gaming are pushing to develop this into the number one football esport in the world. Football is a team building sport and pro clubs is so similar to their real life counterparts.
“All the nations taking part include established players, playing in their domestic leagues at club level, earning themselves a slot in the national team. VPG is a platform which specializes in 11v11 pro clubs, mimicking the real football system but virtually.”
The England national team in the VPG Pro Clubs World Cup
Several known faces are in the England national team for this tournament, including Manchester City player Shellzz.
The England national team have won the Pro Clubs World Cup in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021, and are hoping to be successful in the coming World Cup starting this weekend once again.
You can see the full England team roster below:
— Focus (@FocusVFC) December 2, 2022
Our Squad List for the @OfficialVPG World Cup!
Manager: @HearfieId
World Cup Champions: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021.#England #WorldCup #WorldCup2022 #VPG #FIFA23 #ProClubs pic.twitter.com/iUjFgGxMVO
Related article: Separate eLions FIFA England team announced for 2023
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.
