The EA SPORTS FIFA 18 Global Series Playoffs are LIVE from Amsterdam this week!

The EA SPORTS FIFA 18 Global Series Playoffs are LIVE from Amsterdam on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook! Today through May 30 is the Xbox One portion and the PlayStation 4 competition runs June 1-3.

Check out the video on Twitter: https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/1001060928203476992

After a thrilling season with more than 20 million players competing in the EA SPORTS FIFA 18 Global Series, we’re down to the best 128 players in the world as they attempt to qualify for the FIFA eWorld Cup 2018 in London, August 2-4 — 16 per console will advance.

Each console Global Series Playoff will operate with these central themes.

• Day 1: Survival Day – Compete, survive, advance. Key is for players to do whatever it takes to acquire four wins in the Swiss format. If they lose four times, their Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup 2018 ends.
• Day 2: Qualification Day – Who will punch their ticket to the FIFA eWorld Cup? We learn on day two as the 16 players on Xbox One and 16 players on PS4 to advance to London.
• Day 3: Decision Day – The knockout stage is vital as the qualified competitors angle for FIFA eWorld Cup seeding and pursue the lucrative prize purse — $250K per platform ($500K total).

Please check out this PRESS LINK throughout the tournament as we’ll be adding competition assets daily at roughly 3 pm CEST, 6 pm CEST and 9 pm CEST. And be sure to check out the full tournament schedule  and live tournament bracket to stay current throughout the event. .

Lastly FIFA fans tuning in on Twitch will receive FUT content for free to add to their respective teams. All they need to do is link their PSN ID / Xbox gamertag to their Twitch accounts and watch the competition.