# Top 10 countries best at playing FIFA video game

URL: https://technosports.co.in/top-10-countries-best-at-playing-fifa/  
Published: 2023-08-23  
Updated: 2023-08-23  
Author: Rahul Roy

With EA Sports FC 24 being released in the coming months and a fan base of 8 million active players,** FIFA series is arguably one of the most sought-after games and esports tournaments.** 

Following the 21.5% growth rate of esports, experts were intrigued to** find out which are the countries best at playing FIFA! **To do this, they scraped [Escharts](https://escharts.com/tournaments/fifa) for data on **6** major FIFA tournaments with global representation in the 2022-2023 season and then created an index of “*overall FIFAe success score*” based on each nation’s total winnings ($) and the number of top 5 rankings.

## Top 10 countries best at playing FIFA video game

| **Rank** | **Country** | **Total Winnings ($)** | **Number of top 5 rankings** | **Overall FIFAe success score****/10** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **1** | **Italy** | 184,750 | 6 | **9.39** |
| **2** | **Netherlands** | 183,500 | 7 | **9.15** |
| **3** | **Germany** | 374,000 | 5 | **9.09** |
| **4** | **Argentina** | 176,750 | 5 | **8.36** |
| **5** | **Brazil** | 118,750 | 5 | **8.18** |
| **6** | **Spain** | 183,500 | 2 | **7.70** |
| **7** | **Australia** | 94,000 | 3 | **7.64** |
| **8** | **United Kingdom** | 75,000 | 5 | **7.63** |
| **9** | **United States** | 78,000 | 4 | **7.58** |
| **10** | **Denmark** | 62,250 | 4 | **7.21** |

**Italy is the country best at FIFA**, with an **overall FIFAe success score of 9.39/10**. Italian FIFAe teams have won** top 5 positions six times** in the 2022/23 season over the 6 global tournaments reviewed. Italian team *HHezerS* rank second in eChampions League 2023, contributing **$50,000 **prize money to Italian FIFAe teams’** total winnings ($184,750). **With an expected market value of over 1.6 billion U.S. dollars by 2024, Esports in Italy has a fan base of 1.62 million people and a great growth potential in attracting investment and job opportunities. 

Ranking **second **is **Netherlands **with an **overall FIFAe success score of 9.15/10**. Among six global tournaments in the last season reviewed, they have won the top five positions **seven times – more than all other countries analysed!** Netherlands’ FIFAe team *EmreYilmaz *was recently crowned the champion of eChampions League 2023 and was awarded $75,000 last month. The total winnings from all Netherlands teams is **$183,500**, the same amount as Spain. 

In **third **place is **Germany**, scoring just over 9 **(9.09/10**) in the **overall FIFAe success score**. Although they have an average number **(5) **of top 5 rankings, German FIFAe teams have won **the most prize money in the 2022/23 season over the 6 global tournaments ($374,000)** – approximately **80% **more than the winnings from FIFAe teams in the UK! 

**Argentina**, the Qatar FIFA World Cup winner and the [best-ranked ](https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men?dateId=id14058)men’s football team currently in the world, is in **fourth **place as the country best at FIFA esports – with an** overall FIFAe success score of 8.36/10.** This is followed by its neighbour and **biggest rival in football, Brazil** with an overall score of **8.18/10 – **only a minor difference of 0.18!

**A FIFA game enthusiast from the UK told **[**Live Football Tickets**](https://www.livefootballtickets.com/)** how they see the rising of FIFA Esports the industry: **

*“I think it’s a great thing to have different types of games become popular in the esports scene. Most esports games are shooters, so it’s nice to see other genres become prominent. I enjoy seeing a game pushed to its limits, where people can leverage every bit of information they have about the game to gain an advantage.*

*“I think if FIFA wants to seriously compete and develop in the esports industry, they need to switch to a core model, stop releasing yearly games, just release one last FIFA game, and update it forever for free.” *

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