FIFA has recently unveiled its new partnership with Rocket League for its Esports World Cup event – the first time that traditional sports and video games have come together. Rocket League and FIFA are entering a strategic partnership that will seek to incorporate Rocket League’s fast-paced and aggressive vehicular soccer into FIFA’s established esports activities, alongside FIFA football simulations.

Sixteen nations from around the world are to be invited, with the countries being chosen based on the number of representatives they put in previous Rocket League Majors. Teams from each country will compete in their nation's colors, with each team consisting of three players with one alternate.

The chosen participating member associations will host their own qualification tournaments to choose the players that'll represent their country at the FIFAe World Cup. Potential players can sign up for FIFA's esports platform and pick Rocket League as their chosen game at FIFA.GG.

Rocket League, from developer ‘Psyonix’, is an intense action game that is well received by the gaming audience, which can complement the FIFA esports portfolio and reinforce FIFA’s long-term efforts to establish a stronger foothold in the esports industry and bring more potential gamers to competitive gaming.

And this move should be able to do just that by attracting attention and participation from fans across the globe. And since both franchises have an enormous number of fans and enthusiastic supporters, such a collaboration can become an exciting experiment in terms of competitive interaction and entertainment.

As for the FIFAe World Cup that is planned for later this year, further information on the format of the games and the regional events is still pending. In the meanwhile, the announcement has already garnered a great deal of interest and positivity from fans of esports and stakeholders in the business.