We now know the identity of 18 of the 32 gamers who will line up at the 2017 FIFA Interactive World Cup** **Grand Final in London. With eight qualifiers having emerged from Seasons 1 and 2 at the FIFA 17 Ultimate Team Championship Final in Berlin, a further ten booked their seats for London at the five-day Season 3 Europe Regional Final in Munich.

DAY 1 *Qualifiers *Hashtag Tass - UK (Xbox One) TonyKokNL - The Netherlands (PlayStation 4)

The story Having struggled through the group phase, “Hashtag Tass”, the winner of the Season 1 Regional Final, swept past “PSG Daxe” in the semi-final before defeating “S04 Tim Latka” in the Xbox final.

DAY 2 *Qualifiers *xL_Ryan - UK  (Xbox One) Timon - Russia (PlayStation 4)

The story A last-minute qualifier, Russia’s “Timon” backed up his fine showing at the FIFA World Football Museum ten days earlier.

DAY 3 *Qualifiers *Thee Bullock - UK (Xbox One) Prinsipe - Italy (PlayStation 4)

The story A veteran of the FIFA scene, “Thee Bullock” is finally set to get his first taste of the FIWC experience, while “Prinsipe” showed that his Berlin slip-up was nothing more than that and that his Madrid triumph was no fluke.

DAY 4 *Qualifiers *AFC Ajax Dani - The Netherlands (Xbox One) Deto - Germany (PlayStation 4)

The story It was a case of third time lucky for Dutch national FIFA 17 champion “AFC Ajax Dani”, who missed out on a berth in London at the Season 1 and 2 Regional Finals but made sure of his place this time around.

DAY 5 *Qualifiers *CodyDerFinisher - Germany (Xbox One) Mo_Aubameyang - Germany (PlayStation 4)

The story With a total of 13, Germany had more players than any other country in Munich, though only “Deto” had booked his place in London before a final day on which local gamers excelled.

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