In light of the current global COVID-19 pandemic and its continuing impact on travel and events beyond FIFA’s control, FIFA has decided to cancel the FIFAe World Cup 2021™ and the FIFAe Nations Cup 2021™.
Unfortunately, the FIFAe Nations Cup 2021™ and FIFAe World Cup 2021™ have been subject to the disruptive effect of the ongoing pandemic and subsequent global travel restrictions currently in place for qualified teams and players from around the world. Various stakeholders also raised concerns during discussions about the hosting of the tournaments in relation to the dynamic global situation. The latest developments would not guarantee the integrity of the competitions as well as the safety and health of all involved parties, which continues to be a priority for us.
The FIFAe World Cup 2021™ was scheduled to be hosted in London, England from 6-8 August, whereas the FIFAe Nations Cup 2021™ was scheduled for Copenhagen in Denmark from 20-22 August.
In order to appreciate all of the efforts and hard work throughout the FIFAe season by the qualified participants, the full amount of prize money for each event will be equally distributed between all qualified players and member associations. The qualified players at the FIFAe World Cup™ will receive their share individually, whereas the member associations will receive their share for the FIFAe Nations Cup™.
The FIFAe team would like to express its gratitude to all involved parties for their commitment and the tournament preparations made so far as well as to all the efforts by the players and member associations throughout the season.
FIFA will continue to monitor the situation concerning the ongoing pandemic globally, as well as any potential impact on the upcoming season. However - the FIFAe team is undoubtedly looking forward to the future of FIFA esports - and FIFAe will be back next year with more competition at the highest level.
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Following EA’s recent disciplinary update , 'AgitPower's invitation to the FIFAe World Cup 2021™ has been revoked and 'G_Adamou' will replace his spot as the next best placed player and will receive his share of the prize pool as outlined above.