{"id":15925,"date":"2025-10-18T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/football-manager-26-will-officially-add-the-world-cup-as-part-of-deal-with-fifa\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:00:00","slug":"football-manager-26-will-officially-add-the-world-cup-as-part-of-deal-with-fifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/football-manager-26-will-officially-add-the-world-cup-as-part-of-deal-with-fifa\/","title":{"rendered":"#Football Manager 26 Will Officially Add the World Cup as Part of Deal with FIFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/football-manager-26-will-officially-add-the-world-cup-as-part-of-deal-with-fifa\/#Football_Manager_26_Will_Officially_Add_the_World_Cup_as_Part_of_Deal_with_FIFA\" >Football Manager 26 Will Officially Add the World Cup as Part of Deal with FIFA<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Football_Manager_26_Will_Officially_Add_the_World_Cup_as_Part_of_Deal_with_FIFA\"><\/span>Football Manager 26 Will Officially Add the World Cup as Part of Deal with FIFA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"e4ac1b3fd390a\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Football Manager 26 Will Officially Add the World Cup as Part of Deal with FIFA 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/e4ac1b3fd390a\/football-manager-26-will-officially-add-the-world-cup-as-part-of-deal-with-fifa-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/e4ac1b3fd390a\/football-manager-26-will-officially-add-the-world-cup-as-part-of-deal-with-fifa-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"473\" alt=\"Football Manager 26 Will Officially Add the World Cup as Part of Deal with FIFA 1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Even those of you who don\u2019t follow football will know EA Sports has abandoned its contract with FIFA, renaming its series EA Sports FC.<\/p>\n<p>While that doesn\u2019t materially change much to its games, it does mean the World Cup rights are up for grabs. And SEGA\u2019s snagged them for Football Manager 26.<\/p>\n<p>Just to be crystal clear for those not in the know: Football Manager is a different kind of franchise to EA Sports FC, favouring tactics and tinkering as opposed to controller skills. Its presentation has evolved far beyond the \u201cspreadsheet simulator\u201d it used to be known as, though.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"y-XGB8_bQ3s\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Best PS5 Games Of 2024 (So Far) | PlayStation 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">164k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is a multi-year contract which will begin with this year\u2019s World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico being added to the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis coincides with the future inclusion of a revamped International Management module in a Content Update next year for Football Manager 26, Football Manager 26 Console, and Football Manager 26 Touch in advance of FIFA World Cup 26,\u201d the press release reads.<\/p>\n<p>More details will be announced in due course, but it essentially means that all of the international kits from the World Cup teams and television presentation packages will be incorporated into the game.<\/p>\n<p>This is actually a huge deal, because long time fans will know Football Manager also took a year off last year, while it revamped its engine.<\/p>\n<p>The new game is due out on the PS5 from 4th November, so you won\u2019t have to wait too long to see how much the series has improved during its hiatus.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.footballmanager.com\/news\/football-manager-and-fifa-sign-multi-year-partnership\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footballmanager.com\/news\/football-manager-and-fifa-sign-multi-year-partnership\">footballmanager.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/e589bb24ccbfb879f5e1149d1ae86f4e @ 1760843961 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\"><strong>Football Manager 26 Console<\/strong> (PS5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2025\/10\/football-manager-26-will-officially-add-the-world-cup-as-part-of-deal-with-fifa\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Football Manager 26 Will Officially Add the World Cup as Part of Deal with FIFA Even those of you who don\u2019t follow football will know EA Sports has abandoned its contract with FIFA, renaming its series EA Sports FC. 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