Why can't I find myself on the Leaderboards?
Players competing in the FIWC10 Online Qualification that have been found to be in breach of the official FIFA Interactive World Cup 2010 Terms and Conditions will be expelled from the FIWC10 Online Qualification.

The most common ways that players have been found cheating are as follows:

Playing One Opponent:
If a player plays against one opponent over and over in order to pad/inflate their stats. The player goes into the gaming lobbies and finds a friend or opponent, convinces the gamer to lose and continues to play that gamer over and over in order to pad their stats.

Playing With a Modified Team:
Players have gone into the Team Management area and transfer players onto their favorite team and/or adjust the attributes so all the players are top quality on their squad. They then go into the FIWC mode and beat their opponents with an all-star lineup. Their overall team rating is inconsistent with their default rating.

Other FAQs:

How can I set up an FIWC account?
Players need to create an EA Online Account. If you had played EA Sports FIFA 09 online, you will already have set up your EA Online Account. If this applies to you, please follow the steps under the heading 'Registered EA Online Account Holders'. If you hadn't played FIFA 09 online and have not already set up your EA Online Account, please follow the steps below.

  • Go to the Main Menu in the EA Sports FIFA 10 game and select ‘Sign In to EA'.
  • Accept the Terms & Conditions.
  • Read the Information Sharing screen and submit in order to continue.
  • In the EA Online Account Creation screen fill in the details and submit.
  • You are now registered with EA online. You will need to now follow the FIWC10 ingame registration process below.

Registered EA Online Account Holders:

  • From the Main Menu select Online Game Modes.
  • Select FIFA Interactive World Cup from the menu.
  • You are presented with a registration screen where you can enter your name and e-mail address.
  • Please fill in information and submit.
  • You are presented with a confirmation screen.
  • Please advance to select Confederation/Nationality.
  • You then end up in the FIFA Interactive World Cup hub. From here on, every time you access this mode this is the screen you will default to (since you are already registered).
  • From here you have the option to play online qualification matches for the FIFA Interactive World Cup tournament, practice offline, see FIFA Interactive World Cup online leaderboards or go to FIFA Interactive World Cup lobby rooms.

Do I need to re-register for Season 2 if I played in Season 1 of the FIWC10 Online Qualification?
No. Players that have registered to compete in Season 1 of the online qualification can compete in Season 2 without having to re-register. At the end of Season 1, all the leaderboards will be wiped clean and all players will start no points as the two seasons are entirely separate.

Why is there not a Live Qualifier Event in my country?
As a result of the huge number of players competing in the FIWC Online Qualification last year, the event structure has been changed slightly to allow for more Grand Final places to be allocated to the Online Qualification, resulting in fewer Live Qualifier Events.

Can I compete at a Live Qualifier Event even if I don't live in the host country?
Yes. Live Qualifier Events are open to anyone regardless of nationality or country of residence. The Live Qualifier Events are not ‘National' Qualifier Events, therefore anyone is entitled to register to compete at these events. (Please make sure that you follow the registration information for each event that will be included under each Live Qualifier Event info on the Destinations page.)