1 December 2010, Australia – After nearly two months of training on EA SPORTS™ FIFA 11 on PlayStation®3 (PS3™), it is time to put your virtual football skills to the test as the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2011 kicks off!
 
After the huge success of the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2010, which saw more than 780,000 players battle it out for the title, the world’s biggest virtual football tournament returns this year, starting with the first online season on December 1.

This year’s event features a new format; in order to make the online qualifying stages more flexible and accessible there will now be six mini seasons lasting 25 days each, beginning on the first of every month from 1 December through to 25 May 2011.  The best two players per season will qualify for the Grand Final, which will take place in June 2011.

An additional 10 players will qualify for the Grand Final through the Live Events (1 per event), with the full constellation of 24 finalists completed by the current FIWC champion Nenad Stojkovic and the winner of a special promotional event. For more details please visit www.fifa.com/fiwc.