{"id":58264,"date":"2026-06-05T15:17:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=58264"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:17:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:17:42","slug":"fifa-world-cup-game-coming-to-netflix-with-updates-based-on-how-the-tournament-goes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=58264","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup Game Coming To Netflix With Updates Based On How The Tournament Goes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netflix has announced an officially licensed FIFA Men&#8217;s World Cup 2026 game, and it&#8217;ll be playable for all subscribers from their TV, computer, or phone, featuring in-game updates based on how the real-world tournament unfolds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, as it&#8217;s called, releases on June 11. Described as a &#8220;streamlined&#8221; soccer\/football game, the game uses your phone as the controller, with players swiping their finger to pass and shoot the ball. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game features all 48 teams in the World Cup this year, along with 16 real-life stadiums and 1,248 real players. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition | Official Gameplay Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rQYIl6XK8Bk?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>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Netflix spokesperson told Variety that the game will be updated daily with new challenges and features based on how the tournament plays out IRL. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game is free and has no microtransactions, just like all of Netflix&#8217;s other games. Netflix will promote the game with a takeover ad for all Netflix members. The company also said the game will be updated in 2027 for the Women&#8217;s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A limited test version of FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition is launching today in Brazil, but everyone will get to jump in on June 11, which is when the first World Cup game takes place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EA Sports traditionally capitalized on the World Cup with special versions of the game, in-game events, and more. However, EA and FIFA broke up, and now the newest game in the series, EA Sports FC 26, has pivoted to a &#8220;The World&#8217;s Game&#8221; promotion that doesn&#8217;t feature FIFA or the official World Cup license. <\/p>\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;core&quot;: { &quot;image&quot;: { &quot;initialized&quot;: true } } }\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ref-id=\"1780073\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.image.showLightbox\" style=\"cursor: zoom-in\" height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FIFA-1.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1780073\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the other games available on Netflix currently include Red Dead Redemption, Into the Breach, Farming Simulator 2023, Sonic Mania Plus, Oxenfree, and RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch, just to name a few. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite some initial stumbles, Netflix remains interested and invested in the gaming space for the long term, seeing it as a major growth-driver.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/fifa-world-cup-game-coming-to-netflix-with-updates-based-on-how-the-tournament-goes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix has announced an officially licensed FIFA Men&#8217;s World Cup 2026 game, and it&#8217;ll be playable for all subscribers from their TV, computer, or phone,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[5918,613,2028,4958,258,5916,7186,3948,526],"class_list":["post-58264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-based","tag-coming","tag-cup","tag-fifa","tag-game","tag-netflix","tag-tournament","tag-updates","tag-world","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/58266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}