The FIFA 23 World Cup mode is set to arrive as a free DLC in November, shortly before the real life tournament begins in Qatar.
Some of the past editions have included an offline tournament mode where players can playt hrough the tournament with the real groups in place and see what narratives and fortunes emerge.
If this feature was to return in FIFA 23 then there are a number of interesting teams that you could take charge of and try to seal expected or in some cases unlikely victory.
Canada
Canada are a side with some experienced stars in European football including captain Atiba Hutchinson. They also have a host of young and exciting starlets.
The North American nation have not featured in the FIFA World Cup since 1986 which was their first appearance and will be hoping to make a lasting impression after a significant absence from international football’s peak stage.
In real life Canada would see success in remaining in the tournament longer than their Concacaf rivals, you can find best Canada World Cup odds in Bodog where they are offered a huge 125/1 outsiders to miraculously be world champions.
An exciting challenge could be to see how far Canada can make it in their first World Cup for 36 years; can you take them further than Concacaf rivals Mexico and the United States? Perhaps you could even win the tournament and provide a stellar end to a lengthy career for Hutchinson.
Brazil
Brazil is not necessarily a challenge as such as they have some of the biggest names in football, however the widely acclaimed, most successful nation of all time have not won a FIFA World Cup since 2002 and they are a nation that is certainly expecting another triumph.
Although they are the pre tournament favorites, can you handle the expectation and pressure of a win and nothing less being acceptable?
Brazil stay on top heading to Qatar 🌍🏆 pic.twitter.com/qDoJvkX9MG
— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 6, 2022
You have the likes of Alisson Becker in goal, Marquinhos in defence and Neymar supporting the attack; but can you down the opposition heavyweight and bring long awaited glory back to Brazil?
Qatar
Perhaps you wish to take charge of the host nation and see how far the miniscule footballing nation could go at the tournament.
The heroics of South Korea in reaching the semi final in 2002 will forever be remembered, but can the tiny gulf nation replicate this, or perhaps even outshine it?
You would have a squad of relatively unknown stars and will enter each game as the underdog, but could Qatar achieve some kind of success on home soil?
📈 | Qatar’s 🇶🇦 standing in the latest FIFA World Rankings for the month of October 2022 pic.twitter.com/k9lAUdMxWu
— Qatar Football Association (@QFA_EN) October 6, 2022
Senegal
The African champions head to the World Cup knowing no African nation has ever reached a World Cup semi-final.
Ghana had it snatched away from them by Luis Suarez’s goalkeeping antics in South Africa 2010 but could this time be different? Can Sadio Mané lead his nation to glory, at least within the world of FIFA and deliver success to all of Africa?
This would certainly be an interesting challenge in the football game to see if you can make history for the West African nation.
Whatever challenge you opt for on the FIFA 23 World Cup mode, the narratives are endless as you entail on your own Qatar FIFA World Cup story.
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