Registration for participating in the online leg of the FIWC 10 tournament will take place directly inside the retail version of FIFA Soccer 10 on PS3 from October 2 across Europe and Asia and from October 20 in North America. Players who didn't make it during season one have another shot at their spot in the Grand Final in season two, which kicks off on Januand concludes on March 31, 2010.
The ten best players of season one from across the FIFA confederations will go through to the Grand Final, which will take place at Port Olympic in Barcelona on May 1, 2010*. Season one starts with the launch of FIFA Soccer 10 on October 2 in Europe and concludes on December 18, 2009. For the first time in the tournament's history, the online competition of the FIWC via PlayStation Network will be split into two seasons.
Players will be able to compete for their spot in the Grand Final at one of 10 FIWC Live Qualifier Events across the globe, taking place in Australia, Brazil, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, South Africa and the UK, or by playing online. This year marks the sixth FIWC season, which will kick off today inside EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 10. The FIWC is a season-long tournament mirroring the real world of soccer in which competitors from all around the world participate playing EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 10 on PlayStation 3 (PS3). GENEVA & LONDON - FIFA, the world's governing body of soccer, Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced the new season of the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC), the world's only official FIFA global soccer gaming competition.