On Easter Day, April 16, the Ukraine FIFA team made history by advancing to the playoff stage of the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023 for the first time!

For two days, the Ukrainian team competed in the group stage of the online qualification for the world championship with FIFA 23. This is the second qualifying round, and its game series are played in a 2vs2 format in the FIFA 23 simulator on PS5.

Oleksandr CIG Grishay Gryshai and Andriy CIG ST92 Shakalov, who represent the Ukraine team at these competitions, finished second in Group B and advanced to the upper bracket of the knockout round, facing the Belgium national team.

In their first match, despite an even game, Ukrainian cyber football players lost to Belgian players with a score of 2:3. But in the return match, our team scored two quick goals and secured victory, maintaining the necessary lead. 2:0.

Thus, by the sum of both matches, Ukrainians overcame Belgium — 4:3 and won a ticket to the playoff stage of qualification, joining the top-20 European national teams in FIFA.

The final stage of the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023 will take place from May 18 to May 21, 2023.