
<p>The National Women’s Soccer League, or NWSL, will be added as a new mode to the FIFA 23 video game in March. Founded a decade ago, the <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/nwsl-tv-schedule-and-streaming-links/">NWSL</a> currently consists of 12 clubs and is the top women’s league in the United States. </p>



<p>Sources at <a href="https://insider-gaming.com/fifa-23-nwsl-march-release/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Insider Gaming</em></a> claim that this move will take effect on either March 14 or 15.</p>



<h2>NWSL joins two European women’s leagues in FIFA 23</h2>



<p>FIFA 23 was the first version in the series to include women’s club leagues. England’s <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/womens-super-league-tv-schedule/">Women’s Super League</a> and the French <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/d1-feminine-tv-schedule/">Division 1 Feminine</a> were both included when the game launched back in September. Chelsea’s Sam Kerr became the first female soccer player to feature on the global cover in the series. <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/womens-champions-league-tv-schedule/">UEFA Women’s Champions League</a> was also added to the game in recent months as well.</p>



<p>Electronic Arts (EA), the video game company that produces the FIFA video game series, recently claimed that FIFA 23 would likely be the biggest title in franchise history.</p>



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<p>“Year to date net bookings from the FIFA franchise have grown 4%,” <a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-says-fifa-23-is-on-track-to-be-the-biggest-title-in-franchise-history/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">said</a> EA CEO&nbsp;Andrew Wilson. “In North America alone, unit sales are up 50% year over year.” The company also stated that FIFA 23 “delivered record engagement in Q3” during 2022.</p>



<h5>Video game series set for major overhaul</h5>



<p>The latest version of the massively popular video game franchise will, however, be the last. EA and FIFA will soon split and end their partnership in making the game. Because FIFA 23 is the last iteration in the series, fans flocked to grab the game at its launch. In fact, <em><a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-says-fifa-23-is-on-track-to-be-the-biggest-title-in-franchise-history/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Video Games Chronicle</a></em> reports that 10.3 million players accessed FIFA 23 in its first seven days. This is compared to 9.1 million people who played&nbsp;FIFA 22&nbsp;during a similar stretch during its release.</p>



<p>EA will be rebranding the video game series as EA Sports FC in the future. FIFA, on the other hand, will also produce similar video games in partnership with third-party developers. FIFA president Gianni Infantino previously announced that their games will continue the usual naming rights.</p>



<p>“I can assure you that the only authentic, real game that has the FIFA name will be the best one available for gamers and football fans,” <a href="https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifa-diversifies-its-gaming-rights-and-launches-new-non-sim-football-games" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">said</a> Infantino. “The FIFA name is the only global, original title. FIFA 23, FIFA 24, FIFA 25 and FIFA 26, and so on – the constant is the FIFA name and it will remain forever&nbsp;and remain THE BEST.”</p>



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The National Women's Soccer League, or NWSL, is reportedly coming to the FIFA 23 video game, joining other women's leagues.

NWSL added as new mode to FIFA 23


<p>EA Sports released its trailer for <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/category/world-cup-2022/">the World Cup</a> game mode coming to FIFA 23. With the tournament scheduled to take place starting this month, <a href="https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/fifa-23/world-cup" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the game mode</a> brings more excitement to the occasion. Plus, there are ways EA Sports incorporated the tournament into its existing online game modes.</p>



<p>FIFA included a World Cup game mode in FIFA 18 for Russia 2018. However, that package came during the offseason of European club soccer. With this year’s World Cup taking place in the midst of the main club scene, there are certain considerations regarding the effects on regular game play.</p>



<p>Avid FIFA gamers have no need to fear any significant disruptions. Instead, FIFA plans to use the World Cup to bring in a whole season of content. That includes the popular Ultimate Team game mode for online players.</p>



<p><a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/09/28/fifa-23-needs-to-be-focusing-on-these-things-instead-of-ted-lasso/">FIFA 23</a> adds a whole World Cup section for free to all users who own the game. The game modes include single-player tournaments where you can pick any of the 32 qualified teams. Give any country, whether it be a strong contender like France, Brazil or England a chance to fulfill their destiny. Or, pick a minnow on the international scene to shock the world. </p>



<p>Users can also follow along in the video game as the tournament unfolds. FIFA World Cup Live connects players to the tournament itself. Updates allow users to play each of that day’s fixtures, or past matchups, with authentic lineups, group standings and scenarios. You can also play past matches to impact the future of the tournament had something else happened in real life. This is available for both single player and multiplayer, both online and local.</p>



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<h2>FIFA 23 adding World Cup 2022</h2>



<p>The World Cup in <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/fifa-23-to-include-womens-champions-league-20221019-WST-404997.html">FIFA 23</a> goes beyond gameplay, too. There are cinematics, designated commentary and stadiums specific to the 2022 World Cup coming to the video game.</p>



<p>Notably, some of that includes fans in and around stadiums. In the scenes in the trailer, that includes fans walking through the streets sporting clothes and face paint of specific nations. </p>



<p>However, perhaps your nation did not qualify to the World Cup. No worries, FIFA added the possibility for 15 teams to replace certain nations in the tournament so you can have more options at the World Cup. For example, this includes countries like Ukraine, Ireland, Romania and Hungary.</p>



<p>The World Cup addition to FIFA 23 becomes available on Nov. 9. Of course, the ability to follow along with results and statistics from the tournament does not kick in until the World Cup starts later this month. </p>


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<h3>Guide to World Cup 2022</h3>
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Here are some resources to help you get the most out of the biggest event in soccer!
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<a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/world-cup-tv-schedule/"><strong>TV Schedule:</strong></a> All the info on <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/world-cup-tv-schedule/">where and when to watch</a> every game
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<a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/04/04/analysis-of-world-cup-groups/"><strong>The Groups:</strong></a> We <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/04/04/analysis-of-world-cup-groups/">breakdown each group</a> and all the teams
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<a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/predictor/"><strong>Predictor:</strong></a> Play out every scenario with our <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/predictor/">World Cup Predictor</a>
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<a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/04/05/world-cup-bracket-free-download/"><strong>World Cup Bracket:</strong></a> Map out the <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/04/05/world-cup-bracket-free-download/">entire tournament</a>, from the groups to the final
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<a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/category/world-cup-2022/"><strong>World Cup Hub:</strong></a> Your one stop for <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/category/world-cup-2022/">everything Qatar 2022</a>
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