{"id":109265,"date":"2026-06-06T17:31:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T17:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/fifa-unveils-netflix-world-cup-game-timed-for-2026-tournament-kickoff-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T17:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T17:31:06","slug":"fifa-unveils-netflix-world-cup-game-timed-for-2026-tournament-kickoff-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/fifa-unveils-netflix-world-cup-game-timed-for-2026-tournament-kickoff-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA unveils Netflix World Cup game timed for 2026 tournament kickoff | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

FIFA President Gianni Infantino holds the World Cup trophy. PHOTO: REUTERS <\/p>\n

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FIFA will release a new football video game, FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, on Netflix Games on \u200bJune 11, timed to coincide with the start of \u200cthe 2026 World Cup, the soccer governing body said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The title will be available exclusively to Netflix subscribers at no \u200badditional cost, as world soccer’s governing body looks \u200bto broaden fan engagement through its revamped digital strategy.<\/p>\n

Developed \u2060in partnership with Netflix Games and Delphi Interactive, the \u200bgame is designed as an accessible football simulation, allowing \u200bplayers to take part in the tournament experience.<\/p>\n

Players will be able to choose from all 48 teams competing in the World Cup and \u200bplay matches across the tournament’s 16 stadiums, with more \u200bthan 1,200 players included in the game.<\/p>\n

The format uses smartphones as \u200ccontrollers, \u2060enabling users to connect to a television by scanning a QR code, according to FIFA.<\/p>\n

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Up to four users can play together.<\/p>\n

FIFA said the launch forms part of a broader \u200bshift in its \u200bapproach to \u2060gaming following the end of its long-running partnership with EA Sports, moving instead to \u200ba multi-partner ecosystem aimed at expanding its reach \u200bacross \u2060platforms and audiences.<\/p>\n

The governing body described the game as the starting point of a longer-term project, with additional features and \u2060broader \u200bplatform support planned beyond the initial \u200brelease.<\/p>\n

The 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico kicks \u200boff on June 11.<\/p>\n

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino holds the World Cup trophy. PHOTO: REUTERS FIFA will release a new football video game, FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, on Netflix Games on \u200bJune 11, timed to coincide with the start of \u200cthe 2026 World Cup, the soccer governing body said on Thursday. The title will be available exclusively to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109266,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/media\/images\/et-shayan-161780657862-0\/et-shayan-161780657862-0-640x480.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t