In FIFA 16, Mohamad Al-Bacha from Denmark was crowned the new champion of the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC).
The 17-year-old Mohamad Al-Bacha narrowly defeated the Englishman Sean Allen in the FIWC final and can now celebrate this champion title. The final could hardly have been more exciting.
The FIWC champion narrowly won with France
After Mohamad played to a 2:2 draw against Sean Allen in the first leg on the Playstation 4, he fought back in the second leg on the Xbox One after trailing 1:3 and finally secured the victory with a 3:3 final score in the last minute.
In this year’s annual FIWC tournament, the games were held for the first time on both leading gaming consoles in the world, the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Thus, Mohamad Al-Bacha is the first “Interactive FIFA World Footballer” to win the tournament on multiple platforms.
While his English opponent played with Brazil, the new champion played with France, with Antoine Griezmann proving particularly valuable, as Al-Bacha scored important goals in the 89th and 92nd minutes with this player.
The trophy was presented to him by David Villa, who became world champion with Spain in 2010 in South Africa. Additionally, Mohamad Al-Bacha will receive $20,000 and an invitation to the FIFA Ballon d’Or.
Accordingly, Al-Bacha’s joy was immense:
The victory in this competition is beyond words for me. I have really worked hard on myself in recent months and did everything to deliver my best performance here in New York. Receiving the winner’s trophy from David Villa is fantastic, and I can hardly believe that this is all really happening!
More than 2.3 million players from around the world participated in the online qualification of the largest video game tournament in the world, but only 32 players made it to New York, where the finals were held. Notably, the only German participants did not make it past the round of 16.
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