[1] From its inception until 2023, the tournaments were held on the latest incarnation of the FIFA association football video game series.
The open qualifying format for the tournament allowed millions to compete in the initial online stages,[2] which resulted in the FIWC being recognized as the largest online esports game by Guinness World Records.
Ichsan Taufiq from Indonesia and Minbappe from Malaysia is the current champion from the Football Manager series in console and mobile respectively, while Saudi Arabia's Team Falcons are the current champions from the Rocket League series.
With the integration of the new consoles the number of participants increased significantly, compared to previous years when the FIWC was only available on PlayStation 3.
On 22 March 2016, Mohamad Al-Bacha from Denmark won the FIWC title in the Apollo Theater, beating Sean Allen from England in the final match.
The participants were divided into four groups (two for each console) with the top 16 players moving on to the knockout stage.
The ranking took into account both the qualification phase for the then-current edition and previous FeWC Grand Finals.
From there, the participating national associations may directly select the player(s) to represent their country or otherwise hold bootcamps or qualifying tournaments.
The top player from each group after the last season, after receiving a score based on league position, cup results and other managerial duties, qualifies for the semi-finals.
The semi-finals and final follow a fantasy draft format, in which each competitor selects 25 players based on an allocated talent pool and budget.
The 16 national teams that take part in the FIFAe World Cup are decided via the nationalities of the players that made up the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Majors for that year, as well as active Rocket League playerbases.
The FeWC 2018 champion, Mosaad Al Dossary, received $250,000 in prize money and a ticket to that year's edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards, where he had a chance to meet the greatest players in the real football world.
The 2024 FIFAe World Cup of Football Manager will consist of a $100,000 prize pool.