EA Sports is expected to release the FIFA 23 World Cup Team of the Tournament (TOTT) squad in Ultimate Team this week.
The World Cup Phenoms promo was the latest 2022 World Cup -themed campaign to be released for FIFA 23 by EA Sports, with the event celebrating the best young players who have featured in the prestigious international tournament. The FUT 23 World Cup Phenoms squad featured the likes of Rafael Leao, Jude Bellingham, Pedri and Bukayo Saka, and it looks like another World Cup promo will be unveiled in FUT following the conclusion of the Phenoms promo.
According to leakers on social media, the TOTT squad is set to be released this week, featuring the best players from the 2022 World Cup. Argentina, France, Morocco and Croatia are the final four teams in the tournament, with these four nations expected to have a handful of players feature.
So, which players could be included in the FIFA 23 World Cup Team of the Tournament? And what is the expected release date? Let's take a look.
FIFA 23 World Cup Team of the Tournament (TOTT) expected release date
EA confirmed in their FUT 23 World Cup press release that following the World Cup Phenoms release, the TOTT will be released into FUT: "As the World Cup comes to a close, FIFA 23 will celebrate the best performing players from throughout the journey, crowning them members of the Team of the Tournament and awarding them with permanently boosted items."
And, according to reliable FUT leaker @DonkTrading, the promo will be released on Friday, December 16, 2022, the same day as the World Cup Phenoms promo ends and just two days before the end of the World Cup. Based on the leak and EA's press release, we expect the World Cup Team of the Tournament promo to begin on Friday, December 16, 2022 at 6pm GMT / 1pm ET / 10am PT .
FIFA 23 World Cup Team of the Tournament predictions
We could see some big names feature in the World Cup Team of the Tournament squad, including Paris Saint-Germain duo Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe who have both starred for their respective countries. Moroccan players could feature in defence with the African nation having kept four clean sheets in five World Cup games, whilst England could potentially see a few players feature, with the Three Lions averaging the highest goals per match (2.6) so far.
The players listed below are just a prediction for who could feature, and is not the final list.
- GK: Yassine Bounbou (Morocco and Sevilla)
- CB: Dayot Upemecano (France and Bayern Munich)
- CB: Josko Gvardiol (Croatia and RB Leipzig)
- CB: Harry Maguire (England and Manchester United)
- LB: Marcos Acuna (Argentina and Sevilla)
- CDM: Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco and Fiorentina)
- CAM: Bruno Fernandes (Portugal and Manchester United)
- CAM: Antoine Griezmann (France and Atletico Madrid)
- RW: Lionel Messi (Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain)
- ST: Olivier Giroud (France and AC Milan)
- LW: Kylian Mbappe (France and Paris Saint-Germain)
The World Cup Team of the Tournament promo will be the fifth World Cup-themed promo to enter FUT following the World Cup Phenoms, Path to Glory, Road to the World Cup and World Cup Stories promos. A World Cup Swaps event has also been released, with most of the tokens still available to claim in-game.
