FIFAe World Cup 2026 featuring Rocket League this month with ZA team
Get hyped and ready for a massive Rocket League tournament taking place later this month! Yes, you read the title correctly, the FIFAe World Cup 2026 featuring Rocket League features a team from South Africa, and we are super excited to see how they perform.
Take this news post as a public service announcement, notifying you about this awesome achievement from local talent. Yes, it’s a huge achievement just to make it to an international event as big as the FIFAe World Cup 2026.
First up, mark your calendars for 20 to 25 October 2026, when the FIFAe World Cup 2026 featuring Rocket League will take place. It’s a LAN event at Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
A team from South Africa will be competing alongside 15 other countries. The South African team qualified via the FIFAe Continental Championship 2026 Africa, alongside Morocco.
The players and coach who qualified for the tournament are:
- David “2Die4” Morgenrood
- Gareth “Snowyy” Spiers
- Brayden “gunz” Keith
- Nicholas “cpZebra” Fourie (Coach)
Many event details are still unknown, from the prize pool to complete rosters of each team. Stay tuned as later this month, we’ll bring you a complete viewer’s guide so you don’t miss any of the awesome Rocket League action, and a chance to support local talent.
Header image via Epic Games.
