Tournament details | |
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Country | England |
Dates | 29 August—1 September 2024 |
Teams | 20 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Indonesia (Ichsan Taufiq, Manager - Manar Hidayat, Assistant) |
Runner-up | Germany (Sven Golly, Manager - Terry Whenett, Assistant) |
The 2024 FIFAe World Cup of Football Manager was part of the 18th edition of the FIFAe World Cup (formerly the FIFA Interactive World Cup and FIFA eWorld Cup), and the first tournament to be played on Football Manager, specifically Football Manager 2024. The tournament was held between 29 August and 1 September in Liverpool, England. [1] 20 managers representing 19 FIFA members took part, competing for a US$100,000 prize pool. [2]
Ichsan Taufiq of Indonesia won the tournament, defeating Germany's Sven Golly 8-2 on aggregate.
The tournament will be separated into a group stage and a final Fantasy Draft knockout stage. The 20 participants will be split into four groups of five, with each player managing the same club in their group through three in-game seasons. Players will be ranked based on league position, cup progress, and managerial ratings. Clubs will be set up identically to ensure equal playing conditions.
The four group winners will compete in a Fantasy Draft knockout competition, with the semi-finals and finals being played over two aggregate legs. The four semi-finalists are given US$274 million to draft a 25-player squad from a 2,500-player pool. [3]
Football Manager was announced as one of the two games that would be played at the FIFAe World Cup, alongside Rocket League, [4] after the FIFA game series by EA Sports was removed. [5] Arsène Wenger, former Arsenal manager, supported the project as an ambassador for the event. [6]
Each of the 19 invited confederations will host their own qualifying tournaments or to determine their representative or internally invite a player. Players who lived the invited countries can sign up to participate on the official FIFA esports website. [7] [8] The All India Football Federation hosted their qualification tournament on 21 July 2024. [9] 9 other federations held their own online qualifiers, while the rest selected their entrants internally; federations with qualifiers could choose the next-best players if their winners couldn't travel to Liverpool. The official list, including assistant managers, was revealed on 17 August.
Federation | Qualifying Tournament | Player |
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The FA (hosts) | Internal selection | Jack Peachman (WorkTheSpace) Assistant: Tom Kelsey (TomFM) |
Arron Falloon (RDF_Tactics) Assistant: Matt Mullen (SecondYellowCard) | ||
RBFA | 2024 Domestic Qualification Event - Belgium [10] | Jean-François Leclercq (jfrscl) Assistant: Michaël Vanderheyden (Michaeleke) |
FFF | Internal selection | Florian Gripon Assistant: Joël Digbeu |
DFB | 2024 Domestic Qualifier Event - Germany [11] | Sven Golly (Svonn) Assistant: Terry Whenett (FMZweierkette) |
AIFF | 2024 Domestic Qualification Event - India [12] | Nirjhar Mitra (jocse02) Assistant: Aadit Mehta (MaNamesJeff) |
PSSI | 2024 Domestic Qualifier Event - Indonesia [13] | Ichsan Taufiq (Miracle) Assistant: Manar Hidayat (wednesday) |
KFA | Internal selection | Jay Ryung-huh (MU013) Assistant: Yeon Deok-hwang (awesomejuanito) |
LFF | Internal selection | Aivaras Nekliuda (aivaras.n) Assistant: Justinas Butkevicius (Wigo15) |
FAM | Internal selection | Noor Muhammad Kamaruddin (Matt-K) Assistant: Muhammad Naqsyabandi Bin Absah (aysqan) |
KNVB | Internal selection [lower-alpha 1] | Rowan van Leeuwen (SirRowanXIV) Assistant: Renzo Oemrawsingh (Renzo) |
NFF | Internal selection | Mats Andre Breesth (RandomNorwegian) Assistant: Matsemaen Jellestad |
FPF | Internal selection [lower-alpha 2] | Roberto Milla (crmilla2094) Assistant: Juan Diego De La Piedra (jdlpgl) |
PZPN | 2024 Domestic Qualification Event Poland [lower-alpha 3] [16] | Patryk Zamirski (patrik) Assistant: Michał Morka (morazz) |
FPF | Internal selection [lower-alpha 4] | Daniel Almeida (Lica) Assistant: Francisco Cruz (FranciscoCruz) |
SAFF | Internal selection | Mohanned Alem (DiamondSnake) Assistant: Nawaf Alhazmi (kingnaawaf) |
SAFA | 2024 Domestic Qualifier Event South Africa [18] | Enzo Bento (Enzo) Assistant: Tanweer Fakie (KingTaf19) |
RFEF | Internal selection | José Manuel Muñoz Sánchez (JoseLock08) Assistant: Manuel Gómez (HanLolo) |
ASF-SFV | Internal selection | Yannick Hauser (jayjay103000) Assistant: Nico Gasser (santilibran) |
TFF | 2024 Domestic Qualification Event Türkiye [19] | Cafer Arslan (cfrarsln25) Assistant: Emre Öztürk (Fmanaliz) |
Season | J1 League position | Emperor's Cup result | J.League Cup result | Japanese Super Cup results | AFC competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (11 points) 6 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Lost (0 points) | Finalist in Champions League (20 points) | B (8 points) | 104 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (13 points) 8 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Won (5 points) | Champions League winners (40 points) 25 points for round advancements, 15 points for winning Final | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 136 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) |
Season | J1 League position | Emperor's Cup result | J.League Cup result | Japanese Super Cup results | AFC competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (11 points) 6 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Won (5 points) | Champions League winners (35 points) 20 points for round advancements, 15 points for winning Final | B (8 points) | 124 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (13 points) 8 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Won (5 points) | Champions League winners (40 points) 25 points for round advancements, 15 points for winning Final | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 136 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (13 points) 8 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Won (5 points) | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
Season | J1 League position | Emperor's Cup result | J.League Cup result | Japanese Super Cup results | AFC competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 1st (50 points) | Eliminated in third round (2 points) | Eliminated in the group stage (0 points) | Won (5 points) | Champions League winners (35 points) 20 points for round advancements, 15 points for winning Final | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 106 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Eliminated in second round (0 points) | Winners (13 points) 8 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Won (5 points) | Finalist in Champions League (25 points) | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 106 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Eliminated in the semi-finals (6 points) | Won (5 points) | B (8 points) |
Season | J1 League position | Emperor's Cup result | J.League Cup result | Japanese Super Cup results | AFC competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (11 points) 6 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Won (5 points) | Champions League winners (35 points) 20 points for round advancements, 15 points for winning Final | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 129 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (13 points) 8 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Won (5 points) | Champions League winners (40 points) 25 points for round advancements, 15 points for winning Final | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 136 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (13 points) 8 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Won (5 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
Season | J1 League position | Emperor's Cup result | J.League Cup result | Japanese Super Cup results | AFC competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Semi-final loss (4 points) | Lost (0 points) | Champions League winners (35 points) 20 points for round advancements, 15 points for winning Final | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 117 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (13 points) 8 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Won (5 points) | Finalist in Champions League (25 points) | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 121 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | Semi-final loss (8 points) | Winners (13 points) 8 for round wins, 5 for overall win | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
Season | Premier League position | FA Cup result | EFL Cup result | Community Shield result | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 5th (34 points) | Eliminated in fifth round (4 points) | Eliminatedin third round (0 points) | Did not qualify (0 points) | Semi-final loss in Europa League (12 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 65 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Eliminated in fifth round (4 points) | Winners (13 points) 8 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Did not qualify (0 points) | Semi-final loss in Champions League (25 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 107 points |
3 | 4th (36 points) | Eliminatedin third round (0 points) | Winners (5 points) | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
Season | Premier League position | FA Cup result | EFL Cup result | Community Shield result | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 4th (36 points) | Eliminated in fourth round (2 points) | Winners (13 points) 8 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Did not qualify (0 points) | Round of 16 loss in Europa League (6 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 81 points |
2 | 2nd (40 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Eliminatedin third round (0 points) | Did not qualify (0 points) | Quarter-final loss in Champions League (20 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 90 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (13 points) 8 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (5 points) | Quarter-final loss in Champions League (20 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 118 points |
Season | Premier League position | FA Cup result | EFL Cup result | Community Shield result | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 2nd (40 points) | Eliminated in third round (0 points) | Eliminated in semi-finals (6 points) | Did not qualify (0 points) | Semi-final loss in Europa League (12 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 77 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (13 points) 8 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Did not qualify (0 points) | Semi-final loss in Champions League (25 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 118 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
Season | Premier League position | FA Cup result | EFL Cup result | Community Shield result | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 6th (30 points) | Eliminated in fifth round (4 points) | Eliminated in semi-finals (6 points) | Did not qualify (0 points) | Semi-final loss in Europa League (12 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 67 points |
2 | 3rd (36 points) | Runners-up (10 points) | Winners (13 points) 8 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Did not qualify (0 points) | Semi-final loss in Europa League (15 points) | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 87 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
Season | Premier League position | FA Cup result | EFL Cup result | Community Shield result | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 6th (30 points) | Eliminated in fourth round (2 points) | Runners-up (8 points) | Did not qualify (0 points) | Semi-final loss in Europa League (12 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 67 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win | Eliminated in the third round (0 points) | Did not qualify (0 points) | Europa League winners (28 points) 18 points for round wins, 10 for overall win | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 108 points |
3 | 2nd (40 points) | Winners (5 points) | Runners-up in Super Cup (0 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
Season | Primeira Liga position | Taça de Portugal result | Taça da Liga result | Supertaça results | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (9 points) 4 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Did not qualify (0 points) | Runners-up in Europa League (15 points) | B (8 points) | 97 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (9 points) 4 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (5 points) | Round of 16 loss in Champions League (15 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 109 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | Champions League winners (45 points) 30 for round advancements, 15 for overall win | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
Season | Primeira Liga position | Taça de Portugal result | Taça da Liga result | Supertaça results | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 1st (50 points) | Eliminated in fourth round (2 points) | Winners (9 points) 4 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Did not qualify (0 points) | Round of 16 loss in Europa League (6 points) | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 80 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Eliminated in the semi-finals (8 points) | Winners (9 points) 4 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (5 points) | Champions League winners (45 points) 30 for round advancements, 15 for overall win | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 132 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | Super Cup winners (5 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
Season | Primeira Liga position | Taça de Portugal result | Taça da Liga result | Supertaça results | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (9 points) 4 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Did not qualify (0 points) | Europa League winners (25 points) 15 points for round wins, 10 for overall win | B (8 points) | 107 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (9 points) 4 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (5 points) | Super Cupwinners (5 points) Runners-up in Champions League (30 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 129 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (9 points) 4 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Champions League winners (45 points) 30 for round advancements, 15 for overall win | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
Season | Primeira Liga position | Taça de Portugal result | Taça da Liga result | Supertaça results | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 1st (50 points) | Eliminated in the quarter-finals (6 points | Runners-up (4 points) | Did not qualify (0 points) | Round of 16 loss in Europa League (6 points) 1st in group | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 79 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (9 points) 4 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (5 points) | Round of 16 loss in Champions League (15 points) | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 107 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (9 points) 4 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (5 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
Season | Primeira Liga position | Taça de Portugal result | Taça da Liga result | Supertaça results | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 1st (50 points) | Eliminated in the fourth round (2 points) | Winners (9 points) 4 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Did not qualify (0 points) | Round of 16 loss in Europa League (6 points) 1st in group | B (8 points) | 75 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Eliminated in fourth round (2 points) | Winners (9 points) 4 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Runners-up (0 points) | Round of 16 loss in Champions League (15 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 91 points |
3 | 2nd (40 points) | Winners (15 points) 10 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (9 points) 4 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Winners (5 points) | Round of 16 loss in Champions League (15 points) | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 97 points |
Season | HNL position | Hrvatski Kup result | Super Cup result | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 2nd (40 points) | Eliminated in the semi-finals (6 points) | Lost (0 points) | 4th in group stage of Champions League (5 points) Points earned from winning in the play-off round | C (6 points) | 57 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Eliminated in the semi-finals (6 points) | Lost (0 points) | Round of 16 loss in Conference League (6 points) 3 points by qualifying from Europa League | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 75 points |
3 | 2nd (40 points) | Winners (13 points) 8 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
Season | HNL position | Hrvatski Kup result | Super Cup result | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (13 points) 8 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Won (5 points) | 4th in group stage of Champions League (5 points) Points earned from winning in the play-off round | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 88 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Eliminated in the second round (2 points) | Lost (0 points) | Knock-out playoff round loss in Champions League (10 points) 5 from qualifying for the Champions League | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 77 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (13 points) 8 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Won (5 points) | Round of 16 loss in Europa League (9 points) 3 points via qualifying from the Champions League | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 90 points |
Season | HNL position | Hrvatski Kup result | Super Cup result | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (13 points) 8 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Lost (0 points) | Round of 16 loss in Europa League (9 points) 3 points from entering via the Champions League6 from round advancements | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 85 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Eliminated in the semi-finals (6 points) | Lost (0 points) | Round of 16 loss in Champions League (15 points) 5 from qualifying for the Champions League | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 84 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
Season | HNL position | Hrvatski Kup result | Super Cup result | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (13 points) 8 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Won (5 points) | Round of 16 loss in Europa League (9 points) 3 points from entering via the Champions League6 from round advancements | B (8 points) | 85 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (13 points) 8 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Won (5 points) | Knock-out playoff round loss in Champions League (10 points) 5 from qualifying for the Champions League | B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 86 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
Season | HNL position | Hrvatski Kup result | Super Cup result | UEFA competition result | Managerial rating | Season score |
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1 | 1st (50 points) | Eliminatedin thequarter-finals (4 points) | Won (5 points) | Quarter-final loss in Europa League (12 points) 3 points from entering via the Champions League9 from round advancements | B (8 points) | 79 points |
2 | 1st (50 points) | Winners (13 points) 8 points for round wins, 5 for overall win | Won (5 points) | Knock-out playoff round loss in Champions League (10 points) 5 from qualifying for the Champions League | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) | 93 points |
3 | 1st (50 points) | A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points) |
All start times are listed in British Summer Time (BST, GMT).
Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
1 September, 13:00 | ||||||||||
Aaron Falloon | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
1 September, 16:00 | ||||||||||
Ichsan Taufiq | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
Ichsan Taufiq | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||
1 September, 13:30 | ||||||||||
Sven Golly | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
Sven Golly | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
Enzo Bento | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Ichsan Taufiq | 3–1 | Aaron Falloon |
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Ichsan Taufiq won 5–3 on aggregate.
Sven Golly | 4–0 | Enzo Bento |
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Enzo Bento | 1–1 | Sven Golly |
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Ichsan Taufiq | 5–2 | Sven Golly |
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