Football Manager 26 to feature FIFA World Cup 2026 branding and kits

Sports Interactive has signed a multiyear licensing agreement with FIFA that will bring officially branded FIFA competitions, including the FIFA World Cup 2026, to Football Manager 26. The studio said the deal will add tournament branding, broadcast graphics and official team kits for all 48 teams in the 2026 World Cup to the game, which is due to launch worldwide on November 4, 2025.

Under the partnership, Football Manager 26 will include the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Womens World Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in-game. All 48 teams participating in the 2026 World Cup will appear with official kits and tournament presentation, and those elements will be delivered in a content update scheduled for next year. Sports Interactive has also confirmed that international team management will be expanded with a revamped International Management module to accompany those licensed competitions.

At launch, Football Manager 26 will focus primarily on club management. International management will be available at launch only in the FM26 Mobile edition distributed via Netflix, while the rebuilt International Management module will be released as a free content update for FM26, FM26 Console...