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. 20 managers representing 19 FIFA members took part, competing for a US$100,000 prize pool.
Ichsan Taufiq of Indonesia won the tournament, defeating Germany's Sven Goly 8-2 on aggregate.
Format 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.
Points distribution (group stage)
League - 50 points for win, lower points are scored the further down a team is For example, 1st place earns 50 points, 2nd earns 40 points Cups - 2 points for winning individual rounds, 5 points for winning the final Continental competitions - 5 points for advancing in the primary competition, 3 for advancing in the secondary competition For winning, 15 points for the primary competition, 10 points for the secondary competition
Managerial rating - 10 points for an A, 8 for a B, 6 for a C Challenge of the Day - Each manager is assigned a challenge to complete for each of the three days; 5 points for completion
Background Football Manager was announced as one of the two games that would be played at the FIFAe World Cup, alongside Rocket League, after the FIFA game series by EA Sports was removed. Arsène Wenger, former Arsenal manager, supported the project as an ambassador for the event.
Qualification 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. The All India Football Federation hosted their qualification tournament on 21 July 2024. 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. FederationQualifying TournamentPlayer 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 Jean-François Leclercq (jfrscl)Assistant: Michaël Vanderheyden (Michaeleke) FFF Internal selection Florian GriponAssistant: Joël Digbeu DFB 2024 Domestic Qualifier Event - Germany Sven Goly (Svonn)Assistant: Terry Whenett (FMZweierkette) AIFF 2024 Domestic Qualification Event - India Nirjhar Mitra (jocse02)Assistant: Aadit Mehta (MaNamesJeff) PSSI 2024 Domestic Qualifier Event - Indonesia 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 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 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 Cafer Arslan (cfrarsln25)Assistant: Emre Öztürk (Fmanaliz)
Group stage
Group A (Yokohama F. Marinos) Rank Manager Season 1 score Season 2 score Season 3 score Total score Qualification 1 Sven Goly 129136160 425 Qualified for the knockout stage 2 Cafer Arslan 124136139 399Eliminated from the tournament 3 Jean-François Leclercq 117 121 138 376 4 Mats André Breesth 104 136132 372 5 Mohanned Alem 105106103 314
Detailed results Mats André Breesth Season J1 League position Emperor's Cup result J.League Cup resultJapanese Super Cup results AFC competition result Managerial rating Season score11st (50 points)Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win Winners (11 points) 6 for round wins, 5 for overall winLost (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 winWon (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)
Cafer Arslan Season J1 League position Emperor's Cup result J.League Cup resultJapanese Super Cup results AFC competition result Managerial rating Season score11st (50 points)Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win Winners (11 points) 6 for round wins, 5 for overall winWon (5 points)Champions League winners (35 points) 20 points for round advancements, 15 points for winning FinalB (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 winWon (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 winWon (5 points)B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points)
Mohanned Alem Season J1 League position Emperor's Cup result J.League Cup resultJapanese Super Cup results AFC competition result Managerial rating Season score11st (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 FinalB (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 winWon (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)
Sven Goly Season J1 League position Emperor's Cup result J.League Cup resultJapanese Super Cup results AFC competition result Managerial rating Season score11st (50 points)Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall win Winners (11 points) 6 for round wins, 5 for overall winWon (5 points)Champions League winners (35 points) 20 points for round advancements, 15 points for winning FinalB (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 winWon (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 winWon (5 points)A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points)
Jean-François Leclercq Season J1 League position Emperor's Cup result J.League Cup resultJapanese Super Cup results AFC competition result Managerial rating Season score11st (50 points)Winners (15 points) 10 for round wins, 5 for overall winSemi-final loss (4 points)Lost (0 points)Champions League winners (35 points) 20 points for round advancements, 15 points for winning FinalB (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 winWon (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 winB (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points)
Group B (Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.) Rank Manager Season 1 score Season 2 score Season 3 score Total score Qualification 1 Enzo Bento77118138333Qualified for the knockout stage 2 Rowan van Leeuwen 81 90118 289Eliminated from the tournament 3 José Manuel Muñoz Sánchez 67 108113 288 4 Daniel Almeida 65 10789 261 5 Jay Ryung-huh 67 87101 255
Detailed results Daniel Almeida Season Premier League position FA Cup result EFL Cup result Community Shield result UEFA competition result Managerial rating Season score15th (34 points)Eliminated in fifth round (4 points)Eliminated in 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) Eliminated in third round (0 points) Winners (5 points) B (8 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points)
Rowan van Leeuwen Season Premier League position FA Cup result EFL Cup result Community Shield result UEFA competition result Managerial rating Season score14th (36 points)Eliminated in fourth round (2 points) Winners (13 points) 8 for round wins, 5 for overall winDid 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 Eliminated in 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 winWinners (5 points) Quarter-final loss in Champions League (20 points)A (10 points) Challenge of Day completed (5 points)118 points
Enzo Bento Season Premier League position FA Cup result EFL Cup result Community Shield result UEFA competition result Managerial rating Season score12nd (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)