In total, 33 teams will participate in the online qualification for the world championship within the European zone of competitions, divided into four groups (three groups with eight teams each and one group A with nine).

The Ukrainian team, finishing third in the division 2 conference of the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023 play-in round according to their current FIFAe ranking, has been placed in the third out of four possible pots.

Based on the draw results, the Ukrainian team was assigned to Group B. The opponents of Ukraine's esports football players at this stage of the tournament will be teams from Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Latvia, and Serbia.

The matches in the online qualification for the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023 will take place on April 14-16. The blue-and-yellow team will play two matches against each opponent in a 2vs2 format using the FIFA 23 simulator on PS5.

If the Ukrainian team finishes among the top four, they will advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs. To reach the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023 playoffs, our boys need to win a series against one of the teams from the top four other groups.

If the Ukrainian team finishes in fifth or sixth place at the group stage, they will face elimination matches in the lower bracket. In this bracket, four of the sixteen participants advance to the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023 playoffs.

In case of a seventh or eighth position finish, the Ukrainian team will conclude their journey for world championship qualification.

As a reminder, the playoff matches of the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023 will take place on May 18-20 with participation from the top twenty teams in Europe who successfully qualify online.