Current state of the competition

More than 80 nations across the world have been battling it out to secure the first spots in the Playoffs as the third and final week of Play-ins is coming to an end. Only 16 nations will reach the Playoffs for now, while the remaining teams will continue their journey in the FIFAe Nations Online Qualifier 2023™ in April.

Once the remaining 32 teams are decided, 48 member associations will fight in their respective regions to qualify for the ultimate event of the FIFAe Nations Series – the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023™ presented by EA SPORTS™.

The FIFAe Nations Series Play-ins 2023™ has been running since December 2022 and will be held till the beginning of March.

FIFAe Nations Online Qualifier 2023™

Update (14 March 2023)

Today, the last draw for the FIFAe Nations Online Qualifier 2023™ was finalized with the draw of Asia and Oceania nations into groups. Up next, how the distribution of nations has been set in the Online Qualifier:

Asia and Oceania

Group A

• Japan

• Singapore

• Hong Kong

• Philippines

• Chinese Tapei

• Brunei Darussalam

• New Zealand

Group B

• India

• Korea Republic

• Indonesia

• Vietnam

• Mongolia

• Macau

These nations will play for the opportunity to join Australia and Malaysia in the Playoffs.

Update (9 March 2023)

As for the seeding order of the South American region, here is the distribution within the group:

South America

• Brazil

• Chile

• Colombia

• Uruguay

• Bolivia

• Venezuela

Update (8 March 2023)

Today has been Middle East & Africa's turns to draw their Nations into groups. Here's the distribution for the region in this season's FIFAe Nations Online Qualifier 2023™:

Middle East & Africa

Group A

• South Africa

• Palestine

• Morocco

• Egypt

• Ghana

• Bahrain

Group B

• Qatar

• Oman

• Kuwait

• Lebanon

• Kenya

Update (7 March 2023)

While the top nations have already reserved their spot in the FIFAe Nations Series Playoffs 2023™, the rest of the Nations will battle for the remaining spots in the FIFAe Nations Online Qualifier 2023™. Today has been Europe's and North and Central America's turns to draw/seed their Nations into groups.

Here's how the Nations have been distributed for the Group Stage:

Europe

Group A

• Czech Republic

• Spain

• Republic of Ireland

• Romania

• Switzerland

• Norway

• Slovenia

• Cyprus

• Northern Ireland

Group B

• Türkiye

• Poland

• Hungary

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Croatia

• Ukraine

• Latvia

• Serbia

Group C

• Kazakhstan

• Scotland

• Luxembourg

• Malta

• Iceland

• Slovakia

• Greece

• Lithuania

Group D

• Finland

• Germany

• Austria

• Belgium

• Bulgaria

• Estonia

• Moldova

• Georgia

North & Central America

Group A

• Canada

• Costa Rica

• Honduras

• Puerto Rico

• Panama

• Dominican Republic

• Trinidad & Tobago

FIFAe Nations Playoffs 2023™

Update (9 March 2023)

Today, after a delay due to consistent connection issues experienced by players in Asia & Oceania during the third match-week of the FIFAe Nations Play-ins 2023™, Asia & Oceania were able to play for their spots in the Playoffs. The winning nations of the region were Australia and Malaysia. They will join the other 14 nations from four regions directly in the Playoffs.

Update (5 March 2023)

As of now, the top nations heading towards the Playoffs are:

North & Central America

1. Mexico

2. USA

South America

1. Argentina

2. Peru

Europe

1. Italy

2. Sweden

3. England

4. Netherlands

5. France

6. Israel

7. Denmark

8. Portugal

Middle East & Africa

1. Saudi Arabia

2. UAE

Update (4 March 2023)

For Asia & Oceania:

The third match-week of the FIFAe Nations Play-ins 2023™ has been postponed in the Asia & Oceania zone due to consistent connection issues experienced by players in the region. All remaining games of the third match-week will now be played on Thursday, March 9th 2023.

About the competition

FIFA’s official inter-nation competition features nations from five different zones across the globe in an opportunity to participate in the pinnacle event: the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023™, presented by EA SPORTS™. In a 2v2 competition with an extra substitute for each national team, players participate in a competitive and divergent dynamic motivated by national pride. The FIFAe Nations Cup has previously been claimed by France (2019) and Brazil (2022). Only one great nation can emerge victorious this summer.

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A more detailed look at the ranking can also be taken here.