EA has provided details on all of the new modes and the impending FUT Ultimate Team cards, as well as the release date and time countdown for the free FIFA 23 World Cup mode upgrade
The FIFA 23 World Cup update will be available on all platforms except Nintendo. This shouldn’t come as a surprise because the Legacy version is essentially the same game every year with fresh uniforms and players switched between teams to represent the actual transfer window.
EA Sports FIFA 23 World Cup Free Mode Release Date, Time And FUT Heroes Cards List
What Date Will The FIFA 23 World Cup Mode Be Available?
On November 9, the free FIFA 23 World Cup mode will be made available. On November 11, the FUT Ultimate Team upgrade will go live at 10:00 PT, 13:00 ET, and 18:00 GMT.
The FUT update will debut on November 11 at 18:00 UTC, according to EA’s pitch notes, therefore the same time is anticipated for November 9. Keep in mind that you do not need to pay anything for the update because it is free. As for what will be accessible starting on November 9, you can make use of EA’s World Cup kick-off mode. This enables you to play as any of the 32 qualified national teams as well as non-qualifying countries like Italy.
Additionally, you can participate in personalised tournaments where you can face off against the computer or a nearby buddy. Online competitions can also be entered by a team of your choosing. Online competitions will only feature four additional players in the knockout rounds, and crossplay will only be allowed between games of the same generation (PS4 vs. Xbox, PS5 vs. Xbox, PC).
Football fans have the World Cup live to look forward to on November 21st in addition to the aforementioned items arriving on November 9th and the Ultimate Team update scheduled for November 11th. Players will thereafter be able to follow their country’s actual progress in-game.
Exclusive Team Cards
Starting on November 11th, the free FIFA 23 world cup mode update will offer new Ultimate Team cards in addition to all of the tournaments and kickoff possibilities. Players will be chosen from each of the 32 national teams, according to EA’s pitch notes. When you log in, a free beginning bundle will be waiting for you.
Aside from this beginning pack, you’ll acquire more packs through rewards and store unlocks. These packs will be accessible for the duration of Season 2, which runs through December 23.
All of the confirmed Heroes cards for this year’s World Cup are listed below:
- Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast/Premier League, 87)
- Park Ji-sung (South Korea/Premier League, 86)
- Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal/ Premier League, 88)
- Claudio Marchisio (Italy/Serie A, 87)
- Landon Donovan (USA/MLS, 86)
- Diego Forlán (Uraguay/LaLiga, 88)
- Lucio (Brazil/Bundesliga, 89)
- Rafael Márquez (Mexico/LaLiga, 88)
- Javier Mascherano (Argentina/Premier League, 88)
- Peter Crouch (Premier League, 85)
- Tomas Brolin (Sweden/Serie A, 87)
- Harry Kewell (Australia/Premier League, 87)
- Dirk Kuyt (Netherlands/Premier League, 86)
- Sidney Govou (France/Ligue 1, 86)
- Jean-Pierre Papin (France/Ligue 1, 89)
- Rudi Völler (Germany/Serie A, 89)
- Joan Capdevila (Spain/LaLiga, 86)
- Włodzimierz Smolarek (Poland/Eredivisie, 86)
- Saeed Al-Owairan (Saudi Arabia/SPL, 85)
- Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan/Serie A, 87)
- Morientes (Spain/LaLiga, 89)
- Abedi Pele (Ghana, Ligue 1, 89)
- David Ginola (France/Ligue 1, 89)
- Jurgen Kohler (Germany/Bundesliga, 89)
- Jay-Jay Okacha (Nigeria/Premier League, 88)
- Antonio Di Matale (Italy/Serie A, 88)
- Mario Gomez (Germany/Bundesliga, 88)
- Diego Milito (Argentina/Serie A, 88)
- Joe Cole (England/Premier League, 87)
- Ivan Cordoba (Columbia/Serie A, 87)
- Jorge Campos (Mexico/MLS, 87)
- Robbie Keane (Ireland, Premier League, 86)
- Ole Gunnar Solkjaer (Norway/Premier League, 86)
- Freddie Ljungberg (Sweden/Premier League, 86)
- Aleksandr Mostovoi (Russia/LaLga, 86)
- Jerzy Dudek (Poland/Premier League, 86)
- Sami Al-Jaber (Saudi Arabia/MBS Pro League, 86)
- Lars Ricken (Germany/Bundesliga, 85)
- Tim Cahill (Australia/Premier League, 85)
- Clint Dempsey (USA/MLS, 85)