FIFAe World Cup 2026 Rocket League
The FIFAe World Cup 2026 featuring Rocket League represents the official and strongest merger between the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronic Sports to present the famous 3 vs 3 (3vs3) competition format in Rocket League at the level of national teams, instead of traditional teams and clubs.
Format
🎮 Tournament Format & Structure
🎲 The Draw & Seeding
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Host Nation Seeding: Saudi Arabia, as the host nation, is automatically seeded into Group A.
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Pot Distribution (15 Remaining Nations):
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Pot 1: The 5 FIFAe Continental Champions.
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Pot 2: The remaining 10 qualified nations.
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Draw Mechanics:
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Nations are drawn at random until each group contains 8 nations.
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The draw alternates between groups: because Saudi Arabia occupies Group A, the first drawn nation is placed into Group B, the second into Group A, and so forth.
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Regional Limits per Group:
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Africa: Maximum 1 nation.
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South America: Maximum 1 nation.
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North, Central America & Caribbean: Maximum 1 nation.
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Asia: Maximum 2 nations (with Saudi Arabia taking one of Group A's available slots).
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Europe: Maximum 3 nations.
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Overflow Rule: If a drawn nation cannot fit into its scheduled group due to a regional limit, it is automatically assigned to the opposite group.
🛡️ Group Stage
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Structure: 2 groups of 8 teams playing in a Double Round-Robin format.
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Match Format: All matches are played as a Series of 2 (So2).
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Scoring System: Standard 3-point system (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss).
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Advancement: The top 4 teams from each group (8 teams total) advance to the Playoffs.
🏆 Playoffs
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Structure: Single-Elimination Bracket.
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Match Format: All matches are played as a Best-of-7 (Bo7) series.