Group Stage

The FIFAe World Cup 2025™ featuring Rocket League starts with a group stage spanning two days, where every victory counts. The 16 participating national teams are split into two groups of eight, and each national team will face every other team in its group twice in a Double Round Robin format. This format means each team will compete in 14 matchups, with each matchup played in a Best-of-2 format (Bo2), allowing outcomes of a win, draw, or loss.

Points are awarded based on match results:

• Three (3) points for a win,
• one (1) point for a draw,
• and zero (0) points for a loss.

Tiebreakers consider overall points, goals scored and goal differential. For teams tied on points, direct comparisons are made by evaluating goal difference and goals scored between those teams. If necessary, these factors are then assessed across the entire group level.

Knockout Stage

The top four teams from each group advance to the knockout stage, where they will face each other in a single elimination format. Each matchup will be played in a Best-of-7 (Bo7). At this point, one mistake can define the outcome: the winning teams will advance to the next round, while the losing teams will bid farewell to the competition.

Teams will compete fiercely for a place in the semifinals and the grand finals on the last day. With every match, the stakes rise: until one team rises above all to be crowned Champion of the FIFAe World Cup 2025™ featuring Rocket League.

Prize pool

The FIFAe Finals 2025 will not only unite the world’s top national teams but also reward them for their participation and performance.

With the ever-growing number of nations in the FIFAe ecosystem, this year every nation is eligible to join the FIFAe Contribution Programme — an initiative providing financial and operational support to FIFA's Member Associations. A total of over USD 750K will be distributed through the contribution programme to supports the inclusive growth of the scene from grassroots levels across the globe.

In addition, nations that qualify for the FIFAe Finals will compete on the global stage for both glory and a share of the prize money, making every goal and every save matter even more.

The prize pool for the FIFAe World Cup 25™ featuring Rocket League will be of USD 250'000 and will be allocated as follows:

Champion: USD 50,000.00 Runner-up: USD 30,000.00 Semi finalists (2): USD 25,000.00 each Quarter finalists (4): USD 15,000.00 each Group 5th Place (2): USD 10,000.00 each Group 6th Place (2): USD 8,000.00 each Group 7th Place (2): USD 6,500.00 each Group 8th Place (2): USD 5,500.00 each