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08.05.2026

FIFAe Nations League - Qualifying-Week 1 Recap

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  • FIFAe Nations League Qualifying-Week 1 has concluded across all titles

  • Myanmar, Syria, Panama, Georgia rise as upsetters, claiming victory over all nations among their regions

  • Brazil, France and Morocco reiterate their dominance in the FIFAe ecosystem

The inaugural FIFAe Nations League Qualifying-Week 1 has concluded across eFootball™ Console, eFootball™ Mobile and Rocket League, marking the first major step on the road to the FIFAe Continental Championships and ultimately the FIFAe Finals 2026.

Across all three titles, some returning champions reaffirmed their status, while emerging nations made themselves visible on the global stage, causing unexpected shifts in the FIFAe World Ranking.

Here are the highlights of the Quaifying-Week 1:

FIFAe Nations League: eFootball™ Console (14-16 April)

Winners: Japan, France, Morocco, Syria, Panama and Brazil

Week 1 of eFootball™ Console delivered a wide-ranging mix of dominance and surprise, with both emerging and established players making the difference.

Africa

  • Once again, Africa saw Morocco establish themselves as the region’s benchmark, with nasty_housni and hasnaoui overcoming surprise finalists Madagascar.

  • The Malagasy JZRayan30 and Brg_RobertoSK proved to be hard adversaries and managed to put their country on the spotlight, by ending up as runner-ups in Qualifying-Week 1.

  • Narrow margins across the region prove that qualification hopes remain alive for a wide range of nations.

Asia East & Oceania

  • The Japanese duo Ax & Tess proved themselves once more by defeating the Champions of the FIFAe World Cup 2024™ Indonesia in a dramatic Golden Goal final, leaving SHNKS-Elga and Zeus_Rommy as runner-ups on Week 1

  • Myanmar emerged as one of the week’s biggest surprises, reaching the semifinals and placing themselves firmly in contention for a first-ever Continental Championship appearance thanks to MR.Linn and Lionel_MM’s consistency.

Asia West

  • Syria, competing in their first-ever FIFAe appearance, claimed the regional title thanks to JawishX222 and Kabtenhimaa and immediately positioned themselves as a nation to watch in the active qualification race.

  • Lebanon’s Hama10 and AliMakki managed to defeat the FIFAe World Cup 25™ eFootball™ Console semi-finalists iam_medo5 and Goat_Iniesta from Saudi Arabia in the Qualifying-Week 1’s semi-finals.

Europe

North & Central America

  • In North & Central America, Panama stole the spotlight, jumping onto the scene with a Week 1 victory that propelled them straight into the global top 10, thanks to MORA_PES and xXSamurayXx_

  • The FIFAe World Cup 25™ ft. eFootball™ Console quarter finalists, Mexico’s TheArsenalStyle and Andry_Pumas resulted as runner-ups, showing an outstanding potential

  • Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago and Puerto Rico also remain well placed within the Consistency Ranking despite falling short during Qualifying-Week 1

South America

  • South America belonged to Brazil. Jvictor and Henrykinho delivered a flawless campaign, winning Week 1 undefeated across every game.

  • Argentina reached the final via consecutive Golden Goal victories, but once again found Brazil an insurmountable obstacle.

FIFAe Nations League: Rocket League (28-30 April)

Winners: France, Australia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, USA and Brazil

Rocket League Week 1 delivered top tier competition across all regions, with several nations producing near-perfect campaigns and favorites giving their best.

Africa

  • Africa delivered one of the closest finals of the week, with Morocco’s AnoriQ, Skyrix and ray_09 battling against South Africa’s 2Die4, gunz and Snowyy in a nerve-wrecking final.

  • Despite the loss, South Africa reached a historic milestone, climbing seven places to Rank 9 and securing their first-ever top‑10 position in the FIFAe World Ranking.

  • Egypt and Tunisia showed their prowess, while reaching the semi-finals on this first week.

Asia East & Oceania

  • Australia’s Fever, Torsos and bananahead, defeated Malaysia’s Blue, Sphinx and Misty in the final. After this week’s performance, the Australian team climbed to Rank 5 worldwide, overtaking Brazil in the process.

  • Indonesia’s ripoopi, Ficeo and notLCT stood out statistically, scoring a remarkable 135 goals in the group stage. This was the highest goal total of any nation across all regions in Week 1.

  • New Zealand showed remarkable improvements with a refreshed roster composed by Laxin, Khrade and CalebRL.

  • The debutant nation Maldives left a positive first impression, setting room for hope for the upcoming weeks.

Asia West

Europe

North & Central America

  • The region saw the USA defeat Canada in the final, consolidating their status as a global powerhouse at Rank 3 worldwide, with the debutant Canada securing Rank 13 as of the end of week 1.

  • Puerto Rico stood out as the only nation to take a game off the champions.

South America

  • In South America, Brazil completed a dominant undefeated campaign, defeating Chile in the final.

  • The returning 2025 World Cup trio – LOSTT, YANXNZ and SWIFTT – once again set the standard, with Chile’s Reysbull, pan. and nachosky emerging as their closest regional challengers.

FIFAe Nations League: eFootball™ Mobile (5-7 May)

Winners: Georgia, Senegal, Jordan, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico

Week 1 of eFootball™ Mobile was the perfect example of unpredictability and breakthrough performances across all regions.

Africa

Asia (East) & Oceania

  • Indonesia emerged victorious in Qualifying-Week 1, after defeating previous Champions of the FIFAe World Cup™ ft. eFootball™ Mobile: Malaysia in the Semifinals, and Thailand in the Final.

  • Cambodia was one of the biggest surprises of the region, with a stunning Semifinals run. The stage is looking promising for Konpa and M.R.Z, but there is a long way to go in one of the most competitive regions in the competition.

Asia West

Europe

North & Central America

  • Mexico’s Bruce-TV and IG-NENE_AKT showed a consistent performance throughout the first qualifying week, remaining undefeated throughout the whole Qualifying-Week 1

  • Guyana surprised everyone, making it to the final and being defeated by the Mexican national team in the final match.

South America

  • Brazil completes Qualifying-Week 1 with a clean sweep in South America, winning across all titles. Throughout the whole Week 1, the Brazilians JUNINHO and Rentao98 went undefeated, with only a game not won against the Chilean national team NaaaaChoooo10 and Matyv7_

  • Peru’s DiiegoA19-SC and Haroloxxxx and Argentina’s Patukzn777 and Luckz99 were able to reach semi-finals, only staying behind by narrow scores against Brazil and Chile respectively.

About the FIFAe Nations League

The FIFAe Nations League is the first competition stage on the road to the FIFAe World Cup 2026™, providing national teams with a clear and competitive pathway toward the FIFAe Continental Championships and ultimately the FIFAe Finals.

The Qualifying-Week 1 of the FIFAe Nations League has set a compelling early narrative: Champions remain relentless, debutants have become fearless, and qualification battles are already taking shape. With ranking points, confidence and momentum now in play, the race toward the FIFAe Continental Championships has truly begun.

The FIFAe Nations League: eFootball™ Console Qualifying-Week 2 will be played on 12-14 May. Follow it here.

The FIFAe Nations League: Rocket League Qualifying-Week 2 will be played on 2-4 June. Follow it here.

The FIFAe Nations League: eFootball™ Mobile Qualifying-Week 2 will be played on 8-10 June. Follow it here.

Find all FIFAe World Rankings here!