Opportunity Knocks For India's Esports Athletes To Compete At FIFAe World Cup

16.10.2024 - 08:27 sports.ndtv.com

In a country where mobile gaming dominates and interest in football continues to rise, India's talented gamers now have the opportunity to compete for glory on the global stage in eFootball at the FIFAe World Cup.

Following the recent partnership between FIFA and Konami, eFootball, Konami's football simulation game, has been officially included as one of the official titles featured in the FIFAe World Cup, alongside Rocket League and Football Manager.

In this inaugural year of this new development, India is among 18 countries officially invited to participate in eFootball at the global tournament, joining nations such as Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Spain, and Portugal.

The top-performing athletes from each country will face off in the finals later this year across both mobile and console platforms.

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