(Photo credit: Esports Foundation)

Sixty-four direct invites were announced for the EA Sports FC tournament at the Esports Nations Cup 2026 that will take place this November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The announcement was made by the Esports Foundation, and the EA Sports FC competition will feature a total of 128 players. The 64 direct invites include one player each from 64 countries and territories, determined 'through official citizenship.'

One direct invited was allocated to the highest-ranked player from each country or territory.

DIRECT INVITES*

1. DENMARK - Vejrgang

2. ARGENTINA - nicolas99fc

3. THE NETHERLANDS - Emre Yilmaz

4. ROMANIA - RvPLegend

5. BRAZIL - Paulo Neto

6. ITALY - Bonnano

7. SAUDI ARABIA - AbuMakkah

8. MOROCCO - Nassada

9. GERMANY - Levyfinn

10. PORTUGAL - Jafonso

11. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - GuiBarros

12. BULGARIA - Alihanlion

13. GREAT BRITAIN - Tekkz

14. FRANCE - Brice

15. AUSTRALIA - Mark11

16. EGYPT - K1John

17. ISRAEL - Yuval

18. MEXICO - Happy

19. SOUTH AFRICA - Kaylan

20. ALGERIA - Ilian

21. SPAIN - Neat

22. CHILE - depeedcl

23. JAPAN - Web Nasri

24. CANADA - AgitPower

25. MALAYSIA - AkmalJHD

26. INDONESIA - Javiero

27. LITHUANIA - Domasas

28. TRKIYE - KTzn

29. INDIA - Charanjot

30. QATAR - RXSHIID

31. COLOMBIA - Gercrack30

32. IRELAND - JP Sleator

33. JORDAN - sabo

34. KUWAIT - aliKwtx

35. SENEGAL - KingCJ0

36. BELGIUM - Bradley

37. KAZAKHSTAN - Dan1k

38. REPUBLIC OF KOREA - Serry7

39. AZERBAIJAN - YuLite42

40. GEORGIA - Bero

41. PAKISTAN - SalmanAhmad19

42. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - iALAWE

43. SWITZERLAND - Gianluca

44. FINLAND - Kossu72

45. SOMALIA - NHaych

46. NEW ZEALAND - NoahJA

47. MALTA - brandsha

48. PERU - Dome

49. SWEDEN - Ollelito

50. LEBANON - YagoFawaz

51. VENEZUELA - Jorgezxa

52. YEMEN - Toobi

53. HONDURAS - ThiagoCapo

54. CZECHIA - Matejs

55. NORWAY - Cooler

56. SINGAPORE - Operation-Eses

57. OMAN - BBA_BILAL21

58. DJIBOUTI - Ama2zerr

59. IRAQ - hussienwaleed73

60. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - HekTic JukeZ

61. HONG KONG, CHINA - psycho__xx__

62. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Griffeyfc

63. SYRIA - Momenx969

64. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE - MarcusGomes

*Invitations subject to change pending acceptance by each player.

Anders 'Vejrgang' Vejrgang continues to lead the world rankings despite being eliminated in the quarterfinals at the FC Pro World Championship at EWC 2026. Romania's Razvan 'RvPLegend' Puiu went on to win the trophy, who advanced his way through from the play-ins.

Online qualifiers for the Esports Nations Cup tournament will be held through the in-game FC Pro Live Events mode and the Battlefy tournament platform.

Phase 1 will see players compete in a ladder-based format from Wednesday through Sunday, with matches available 24 hours a day. At the conclusion of the ladder stage, the top players from each region, based on their peak 'Skill Rating' during the ladder period, will advance to the playoff stage hosted on Battlefy.

The Esports Nations Cup tournament in Riyadh will begin Nov. 22 and conclude with the Grand Final on Nov. 22.

--Field Level Media