Ultimate World Cup (2022-23, 2026-2027 etc.)
227 Teams in World Cup (played as qualification to let players come back to clubs during tournament)Preliminary round
6 teams (bottom from CONCACAF) play two legs
1st phase
224 teams in 16 groups play 13 matches. Best 6 teams advance to second phase.
2nd phase
96 teams in 16 groups play 5 matches. Best 4 advance to third phase.
3rd phase
64 teams in 8 groups play 7 matches. Best 4 advance to fourth phase
4th phase
32 team in 8 groups play 7 matches. Best 4 advance to fifth phase.
5th phase to final
2 legs
NEW FEATURE:
Final phases are played in hosts stadiums.
Nations League (2024-25, 2028-29 etc.)
1st League - 20 teams (5 relegated) 38 rounds2nd League - 20 teams (5 advance to 1st, 5 relegated to 3rd) 38 rounds
3rd League - 20 teams (5 advance to 2nd, 8 relegated to 4rd) 38 rounds
4th League - 40 teams - 2 groups (4x2 advance to 3rd, 8x2 relegated to 5th) 38 rounds
5th League - 80 teams - 4 groups (4x4 advance to 4th, 4x4 relegated to 6th) 38 rounds
6th League - 40 teams - 2 groups (8x2 advance to 5th, 2x2 relegated to 7th) 38 rounds
7th League - 7 teams - (4 advance to 6th) 24 rounds
![FM24 2025-26 Real Fixture & Results (Start in 2025) [12-10-2025]](https://www.fmscout.com/datas/users/realresult_artv2_257759.png)
Discussion: FM24 Ultimate World Cup & Nations League
7 comments have been posted so far.
Woo-Cash - certainly there is seeding. The nations in tier 7 are the 7 lowest-ranked in FIFA (well, a few non-FIFA); tier 6 contain my peers of next-most hopeless nations. And so on.
I found the World Cup very challenging. However, the Nations League has too many games. If you make one for FM25, please consider reducing the games, to 15-20 games per calendar year. Just my 2 cents.
I appreciate your work and have been playing it for 4 seasons.
Thank you.
https://www.fmsite.net/files/file/1445-mundial-ficticio-fm23/