FIFA 18 is getting a major content update next month, ahead of June’s FIFA World Cup in Russia.
FIFA 18 is getting a major content update next month, ahead of June’s FIFA World Cup in Russia.
The World Cup update will feature all 32 competing teams in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It will also add all 12 stadiums where the games will take place up to and including Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, the site of the final itself.
Though FIFA 18 did have a sizable roster of international teams at launch, 10 of the 32 teams taking part in the tournament were not included. That means Morocco, Iran, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Serbia, South Korea, Panama, Tunisia, Senegal, and Japan will all be a part of the update. Expect squad and kid updates for the teams that were already in there, too.
The game will also get a tournament mode, so you can recreate the World Cup yourself—or customize it to your heart’s content. Fans of countries like the U.S. and Italy that didn’t make it can insert themselves into the tournament and think about what might have been.
The World Cup will also be coming to Ultimate Team mode. In a new off-shoot of the microtransaction-based mode, international players will take center stage. Instead of club chemistry, shared nationality will be the most important factor in improving your team. The mode will contain players from all 32 competing teams, as well as “legendary FIFA World Cup icons” like Ronaldhino.
The update will land on PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC on May 29, with mobile FIFA versions getting the new content on June 6.
