| FIFAe World Cup of Football Manager | |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Dates: | 29 August—1 September 2024 |
| Num Teams: | 20 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
The 2024 FIFAe World Cup of Football Manager will be the first edition of the FIFAe World Cup to be played on Football Manager. It will be contested by representatives from 24 member nations. The prize for the tournament was set at $100k.[1] The final tournament will be held in Liverpool, England.[2]
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 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.[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 to determine their representative. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rowan van Leeuwen (SirRowanXIV) Assistant: Renzo Oemrawsingh (Renzo) | |
 NFF | Internal selection | Mats Andre Breesth (RandomNorwegian) Assistant: Matsemaen Jellestad | |
 FPF | Internal selection | Roberto Milla (crmilla2094) Assistant: Juan Diego De La Piedra (jdlpgl) | |
 PZPN | 2024 Domestic Qualification Event Poland[14] | Patryk Zamirski (patrik) Assistant: Michał Morka (morazz) | |
 FPF | Internal selection | Daniel Almeida (Lica) Assistant: Francisco Cruz (FranciscoCruz) | |
 SAFF | Internal selection | Mohanned Alem (DiamondSnake) Assistant: Nawaf Alhazmi (kingnaawaf) | |
 SAFA | 2024 Domestic Qualifier Event South Africa[15] | 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[16] | Cafer Arslan (cfrarsln25) Assistant: Emre Öztürk (Fmanaliz) |