From August 2nd to August 4th, the final matches of the FIFA eWorld Cup 2018 will take place. All information about the “FIFA 18 World Championship” including an overview of the favorites, the chances of the German participants, the prize money, and the Twitch livestream can be found here.
Update August 5th: FIFA 18 World Champion is MSdossary from Saudi Arabia!
Update: August 4th: In the final, the Belgian Stefano Pinna (PS4) and Msdossary from Saudi Arabia (Xbox) will face each other.
Update August 3rd: All Germans have been eliminated. Many favorites have also failed. The semifinals will take place without German participation:
The semifinal matches will begin on August 4th at 2 PM. The final will take place at 7 PM.
The FIFA 18 World Champion is being sought: The FIFA eWorld Cup 2018 represents the grand final of the so-called “EA Sports FIFA 18 Global Series” of FIFA 18 – a global competition where FIFA gamers qualified for the final matches in several phases. And in these days, it’s all about the title – the Grand Final is starting.
Official Twitch livestream for the eWorld Cup final matches:
Overview of the key facts about the FIFA 18 World Championship 2018 (FeWC 18)
When are the eWorld Cup final matches? The matches will take place from August 2nd at 11 AM to August 4th in the evening. Including the group stage, 254 matches will be played on these days. You can find the complete schedule with an overview of all matches here.
Who is playing? The best 32 FIFA 18 players in the world have qualified and will compete against each other in the final matches.
Where is it being played? In London, at “The O2”.
What is the prize money? A total of 400,000 US dollars will be played for. The winner alone will pocket 250,000 US dollars – that’s around 215,000 euros.
What else is there to win? The winner will also receive an invitation to the “Best FIFA Football Awards”. The runner-up will receive 50,000 dollars, the semifinalists 20,000, the quarterfinalists 10,000, and those who make it into the top 16 will receive 2,500 US dollars.
How can I watch the matches live? We have embedded the Twitch livestream above. Otherwise, you can find the match overview with several livestreams in different languages here.
What does Mesut Özil have to do with all of this? Özil is the brand ambassador and is allowed to represent the FIFA eWorld Cup 2018. He is himself a passionate FIFA player, has followed the FIFA 18 Global Series throughout the year, and is now looking forward to welcoming the finalists in London.
How will the final matches proceed? – Format
Group stage: The 32 participants are divided into 4 groups of 8 players each. There are two PS4 and two Xbox groups. Within a group, everyone plays twice against their competitors. The top four players from each group advance. There are 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. The away goals rule does not apply here. In the event of a tie, goal difference, number of goals, direct comparison, and a coin toss (in this order) will decide.
The quarterfinal and semifinal matches (with home and away games) determine who will be the best PS4 FIFA player and who will be the best Xbox One FIFA player in 2018.
In the final, these two gamers will then play one game each on PS4 and Xbox One against each other. This will determine who is the best FIFA 18 player across consoles – and thus the world champion.
All finalists, all groups, and the German participants in overview
You can see all 16 finalists on PS4 here:
You can see all 16 finalists on Xbox One here:
You can find the four groups of the eWorld Cup here:
Who are the German participants? In total, eight Germans are participating in the final matches. This makes Germany the country with the highest number of participants this year:
- Kai “deto” Wollin
- Marvin “M4RV” Hintz
- Philipp “Eisvogel” Schermer
- Mohammed “Mo_Aubameyang” Harkous
- Tim “TheStrxnger” Harkous
- Michael “MegaBit” Bittner
- Niklas “Nraseck” Raseck
- Lukas “Sakul” Vonderheide
Who are the favorites?
Among the nations, Germany is the heavyweight. No one has as many participants (8) as we do. The best Germans are ranked by EA Sports as Philipp “Eisvogel” Schermer (PS4) and Michael “MegaBit” Bittner (Xbox) – Kai “deto” Wollin (PS4) is also regarded as a favorite for the title. The latter finished second at the eWorld Cup in 2017.
The international competition among the favorites: According to EA Sports, the Germans especially have to watch out for these guys:
- Gorilla: The Englishman is the eWorld Champion of 2017. He wants to be the first player to defend the title. Since the eWorld Cup final is taking place in London, the event will be a home game for him.
- Nicolas99fc: The top favorite. The Argentine is currently considered the best FIFA 18 player in the world on PS4. He won the Global Series playoffs in Amsterdam without losing a match – he only lost one single game. Other eSports players emphasize that they want to avoid him in the final matches.
- Mossad “MSDossary” Aldossary from Saudi Arabia is already something like a FIFA legend, having won several titles already. He is known for scoring a lot of goals.
Match highlights during the group stage
Match highlights basically include all matches from the quarterfinal matches. These begin on the evening of August 3rd. If you also want to watch the group stage, we certainly recommend the games of the Germans as well as those of the mentioned international competition above.
According to EA Sports, here are promising matches from the group stage that you can follow in the embedded stream:
- Ajax Dani vs. Kurt0411 (Group A – Xbox) – The two do not like each other at all.
- GoalMachine21 vs. Gorilla (Group B – Xbox) – The two have faced each other several times, causing a certain rivalry. Currently, their personal duel is level.
- MoAubameyang vs. TheStrxnger (Group D – PS4) – Exciting German duel. It has been close between them recently.
- Roma Damie vs. LOSC Maestro (Group D – PS4)
- Gorilla vs. MSdossary (Group B – Xbox) – Duel of two top favorites
- Nicolas99FC vs. Eisvogel (Group C – PS4) – Duel of two more top favorites
You can find the complete schedule of all 254 matches here.
By the way: During the final matches, the FUT innovations in FIFA 19 will be revealed. If you watch it, there will be rewards:
