So it comes as some surprise that EA would allow the IRA to face England in the first match of FC 24 World Cup. This was noted by Fut 24 Coins several FC fans that found it alternatively amusing or slightly troubling, depending on their inclination.

The actual World Cup begins November 20 with Qatar taking on Ecuador. Iran and England will then face off on November 21.

And in case you missed it, Marvel and EA have concocted a strange crossover where famous football legends are given superhero makeovers for FC Ultimate Team mode in FC 24.

FC 24’s World Cup Mode Is A Joke

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The first World Cup game was for France lsquo;98. This was a standalone release, and this trend continued through the lsquo;02, lsquo;06, lsquo;10, and lsquo;14 tournaments. These games were rarely worth full price, but in order to halfway justify it they needed to offer extra trimmings. In some cases that meant playing through qualifying, in others recreating classic World Cup moments. The World Cup is, for any given team, just seven games of football, and it hard to make an entire video game out of that. These games tried, at least. FC Qatar lsquo;24 mode is not trying.

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Irsquo;m not going to go into Ultimate Team much. Irsquo;m aware it has a World Cup mode that seems both oversaturated and underwhelming, but Irsquo;m not a FC expert so I wonrsquo;t wade in on that. Irsquo;m talking about the online Qatar mode, easily the worst World Cup offering a FC game has ever produced. While the original standalone games were overpriced, they at least tried to make it worth your while. Following that, Russia lsquo;18 had somewhat substantial DLC that let you play through the entire tournament, as well as some aesthetic trimmings. It could also be linked to FC, and that should have been a warning sign.

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These days, FC games are FC and a handful of extras. I mainly play Career and Online Seasons, and both modes have been badly neglected. Volta, FC shiny new toy, even more so. Russia lsquo;18 was at least a full mode (even if it fed FC), but Qatar lsquo;24 canrsquo;t even claim that. There are a couple of offline modes that offer very little besides playing through a barren World Cup campaign, and an online tournament where you start in the Round of 16 and make your way through to the Fut 24 Coins for sale Final. Playing the World Cup online is a great addition, but it feels very half-baked.