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256 TEAMS WC · NEW TOURNAMENT

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Club World

Build your grounds, shape your squad and grow your club.

Player Career

Create your player, earn a first-team place and build a complete football career.

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Club Manager Career

Build your squad and lead your club through the seasons.

EARLY BETA

Club World

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Build a league

Create a competition, shape its clubs and share the finished league.

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Set up your World Cup Legacy Draft

Choose how you want to build your all-time World Cup XI.
THE COMPLETE FIELD

Every team chasing one trophy.

211 FIFA members and 45 invited island, micronation and representative sides. Review the field before the first ball is kicked.

256Total teams
211FIFA members
45Guest sides
Browse all participating teams
OPTIONAL ADDON

Ceremony music

No music addon installed

The bundled UCL music is always available for draws.

Choose your own soundtrackStored only on this device

Music is optional. Import an .mp3 you have permission to use; it never leaves this device.
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Restart Premier League season?

This clears all 380 match results and starts a fresh 2026/27 season.

Club squad

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Start a new AFC tournament?

Your current results and bracket will be replaced.

Nations League 2026/27 is out

Lead a nation through the groups, promotion battles and finals. Play with current squads, follow every league table and earn achievements for all 53 nations.

Play Nations League
AFC Champions League Elite

AFC Champions League Elite is out

Take one of 32 clubs from the West and East league stages to the 2026/27 final, with full squads and the competition’s own broadcast scoreboard.

Start at matchday 1 to earn your club’s achievement, or jump in from the current gameweek.

Play AFC Elite
Premier League, La Liga, Champions League, Serie A, World Cup 2014 and World Cup 2022 scoreboards.

New scoreboard update

Live in all modes, including Player Career.

Club Manager: Early Beta

Take charge of a club in the top five leagues.

Expect bugs in this early beta. Please report any issues you find.

Try Club Manager

Brazil 2014 is here!

Play with any of the 32 countries, explore Brazil’s stadiums and complete 30 achievements to earn gems and player packs for your Club World squad.

Open Club World and select the World Cup bus to begin.

Open Club World
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 emblem

Club World Cup 2025 is out!

Take on the world with 32 clubs, tournament squads and the 2025 broadcast-style scoreboard. Manage a club, chase the trophy and unlock new achievements.

Play Club World Cup

New Icons in Club World

Head to Squad → Challenges and take on the Icon Journey. Earn rewards along the way and unlock a free Icon pack for your club.

Play Club World

Two classic Premier League seasons

Arsenal’s Invincibles or Leicester’s fairytale: replay 2003/04 and 2015/16 with historical squads, classic scoreboards and the blue matchday look. Manage any club and chase new season achievements.

Play 2003/04 Play 2015/16

Relive Premier League 2011/12

The season that went down to the final seconds. Take charge of any of the 20 clubs with period squads, the 2012 scoreboard and a classic blue matchday look. Chase your club’s season achievements.

Play the 2011/12 season
The revamped Premier League scoreboard and match timeline, showing Crystal Palace versus Manchester City.

Premier League mode revamped

A fresh matchday look with a broadcast-style scoreboard, team goal animations, kit-colour stats and a clearer match timeline.

Play Premier League

The Carabao Cup is here

Take your club to Wembley in the Carabao Cup 2026/27.

Pick from all 92 clubs with current squads, regional opening rounds, penalties and two-legged semi-finals.

Play the Carabao Cup →

The FA Cup is here

Take your club from its first cup tie to Wembley in the Emirates FA Cup 2026/27.

124 clubs, current squads, extra time and penalties. Premier League and Championship clubs join in round three. Non-league qualifiers are projected until qualifying finishes.

Play the FA Cup →

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  • Your tournament history, saved progress and predictor records
  • Your linked Google and Discord sign-in details

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PL 26/27 Asset Pack

Bring the league to life

Add the Premier League mark and the real badge for every 2026/27 club. Installation is saved to your account.

Club marks belong to their respective owners.

EFL Championship 26/27 assets

Add the supplied EFL Championship mark and Championship club identities. Installation stays on this device or your signed-in account.

EFL and club marks belong to their respective owners.

LALIGA 26/27 Asset Pack

Bring LALIGA to life

Add the LALIGA EA SPORTS mark and the real crest for every 2026/27 club. Installation stays on this device or your signed-in account.

LALIGA and club marks belong to their respective owners.

Ligue 1 26/27 Asset Pack

Bring Ligue 1 to life

Add the Ligue 1 mark and the real crest for every 2026/27 club. Installation stays on this device or your signed-in account.

Ligue 1 and club marks belong to their respective owners.

Serie A 26/27 Asset Pack

Bring Serie A to life

Add the Serie A mark and the real crest for every 2026/27 club. Installation stays on this device or your signed-in account.

Serie A and club marks belong to their respective owners.

Bundesliga 26/27 Asset Pack

Bring the Bundesliga to life

Add the Bundesliga mark and the real crest for every 2026/27 club. Installation stays on this device or your signed-in account.

Bundesliga and club marks belong to their respective owners.

Süper Lig 26/27 Asset Pack

Bring the Süper Lig to life

Add the league mark and the real crest for every 2026/27 club. Installation stays on this device or your signed-in account.

Süper Lig and club marks belong to their respective owners.

Eredivisie 26/27 Asset Pack

Bring the Eredivisie to life

Add the white Eredivisie mark and the real crest for every 2026/27 club. Installation stays on this device or your signed-in account.

Eredivisie and club marks belong to their respective owners.

Belgian Pro League 26/27 Asset Pack

Add the Pro League mark and the real crest for every 2026/27 club. Installation stays on this device or your signed-in account.

Pro League and club marks belong to their respective owners.

Liga Portugal 26/27 Asset Pack

Add the Liga Portugal mark and the real crest for every 2026/27 club. Installation stays on this device or your signed-in account.

Liga Portugal and club marks belong to their respective owners.

Saudi Pro League 26/27 Asset Pack

Add the RSL mark and the real crest for every 2026/27 club. Installation stays on this device or your signed-in account.

The RSL and club marks belong to their respective owners.

Major League Soccer 2026 Asset Pack

Add the MLS mark and the real crest for every 2026 club. Installation stays on this device or your signed-in account.

MLS and club marks belong to their respective owners.

UCL 26/27 Asset Pack

Bring Europe to life

Add the UCL mark and the real crest for every 2026/27 league-phase club. Installation is saved to your account.

Club marks belong to their respective owners.

Europa League 26/27 Asset Pack

Bring Thursday nights to life

Add crests for all 36 confirmed league-phase clubs. Installation is saved to your account.

The field follows UEFA's completed 28 August 2026 draw. Club marks belong to their respective owners.

Conference League 26/27 assets

Add the white-and-green competition mark and all 36 confirmed league-phase club crests.

The field follows UEFA's completed 28 August 2026 draw. UEFA and club marks belong to their respective owners.
PREDICTION MODE

Who wins 256 TEAMS WC?

Pick a country to manage
COUNTRY ELIMINATED

Choose your next country

Your remaining countries keep playing. Pick the one you want to control.

Settings

Match theme
Next match Play, reveal, or move to the next game
Resume / pause Toggle live match playback
Skip to full time Finish the current live match
Restart tournament Open the restart confirmation

Changes apply to matches simulated after the setting is changed.

1962 World Cup is out now

Relive Chile 1962 with the original 16 nations, era squads, classic tournament rules, a grainy newsreel match style and achievements for every team.

2D Match is out now BETA

Watch matches unfold with live 2D highlights, commentary, tactics and substitutions across every supported mode.

Language options are live too, with English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Arabic and Simplified Chinese.

This feature is in beta, so you may still encounter bugs while we keep improving it.

Start from the current gameweek

Continue from real results in all 16 domestic leagues, plus the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League once their league phases begin.

Achievements require starting from the beginning.

 Club World’s football ground surrounded by training pitches and club facilities

Club World is now free to play

Start with a small club and make it your own. Build your grounds, scout players, grow your squad and work your way up the leagues.

Play for free with your 256Teams account. Already played early access? Keep your club, or check your optional fresh-start gem offer inside the mode.

Play Club World

Club World beta is out

Available to Supporters first. Build your club and shape your own football world. The full release will arrive in the future.

Player Career is out now

Create your player, fight for a starting place, earn transfers and chase trophies across a complete career. This is a beta release, so you may still run into a few bugs while the mode is improved.

New UI and Predictor Leagues are live

The simulator has a cleaner, faster interface, and you can now create leagues to compete with friends on weekly score predictions.

The 2026/27 Women’s Super League is here

Play all 182 official fixtures with all 14 clubs, current squads, club objectives, achievements and the new promotion/relegation playoff stakes.

Three more classic Champions Leagues are out now

Play 2021/22, 2012/13 or 2010/11 with the real groups, era squads, historical knockout rules, 2D matches and achievements for every club.

Saudi Pro League and MLS are out now

Play the complete Saudi Pro League 2026/27 season or take all 30 MLS clubs through the 2026 Supporters’ Shield race and MLS Cup Playoffs.

Liga Portugal is out now

Play the complete 2026/27 season with all 18 clubs, current squads, official fixtures, club management and achievements.

Three new leagues are live

Play the complete 2026/27 Eredivisie, Süper Lig, or Jupiler Pro League season, with objectives and achievements for every club.

Crystal Palace versus Manchester City with 2D highlights, commentary and the match timeline
2D Match is now available

Live 2D highlights, commentary, tactics and substitutions are available in beta across supported modes.

Match themes are here

Mix any World Cup style with 256 knockout, custom tournaments, or a different World Cup year.

AFCON 2025 is here

Lead any of the 24 nations through the official Morocco 2025 groups, best-third qualification and knockout path with tournament-era squads.

UEFA Euro 2024 is here

Lead any of the 24 finalists through the real Germany 2024 schedule, official qualification rules and knockout path with tournament-era squads.

UEFA Euro 2020 is live

Manage any of the 24 finalists through the authentic group stage and road to Wembley, with tournament-era squads, ratings and achievements.

World Cup 1998 is here

Take charge of any of the 32 original nations, play the real France 98 fixtures and rewrite World Cup history.

Copa América 2024 is here

Take charge of any of the 16 final nations, play the official USA 2024 fixtures and rewrite Copa América history.

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