As the football fever reaches its pitch on Sunday, when the first game of the World Cup 2022 will kick off in Qatar, Web3 fans can also enjoy the games in their favorite lounges on blockchain based virtual worlds. There will also be non-fungible token (NFT) powered trading games, branded NFT collections as well as an official crypto exchange sponsor–the website Crypto.
Algorand is the official blockchain partner of FIFA. It is a regional supporter of the World Cup 2022, in Qatar, for both Europe and North America. In 2023, it will also officially sponsor the Women’s World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand.
Some of the NFTs and other blockchain based Web3 activities include
FIFA+ Collect
Jung Kook delivers at the #Qatar2022 opening ceremony! 🎶#Dreamers2022 | @bts_bighit
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 20, 2022
The International Federation of Association Football or FIFA launched its own NFT platform, this September on the Algorand blockchain. It has already dropped NFT packs with the World CupTheme. The Drop 2: FIFA Archive Packs contains cards that feature previous men and women World Cup games with pictures and exclusive artworks.
FIFA trading card game is similar to NBA Top Shot. It is a virtual trading card game with NFTs depicting sporting moments that define the history of football games.
Get your dancing shoes on. We’re one day away!🕺🪩#FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/Val01Ba18f
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 19, 2022
Romy Gai, who is the Chief Business Officer at FIFA said in a statement that the pack gave global fans an opportunity “to engage with their favorite players, moments and more on new platforms” and also compared it to stickers and sports memorabilia.
🌠The #WorldCupdraw in full!
— DW Sports (@dw_sports) April 1, 2022
🆠Who's going all the way? pic.twitter.com/eaP26uGwa9
Africa Village
It has a lounge in Hotel Park that will commemorate African culture. There will be six days of live music as well as sale of NFTs featuring African footballers.
Budverse X FIFA Cup
NFTS can be minted by those who are old enough to drink. A competition will be held and the winner will get tickets to the finals at Qatar as well as a football kit.
FIFA World
FIFA will support into own metaverse inside Roblox. There will be mini games as well as the challenging FIFA World Obstacle Course. There will be a live-streaming lounge for Web3 FIFA fans to watch games together.
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