Post-match highlights, daily show, live augmented reality overlays, and more on offer for fans

FIFA+ World Cup relaunch

FIFA+ has revealed its Qatar 2022 World Cup offering ahead of the tournament kicking off on Sunday, 20 November.

The redesigned app and web platform includes a number of new features, including highlights made available within minutes of each match finishing, the FIFA World Cup Daily by Hisense show, produced by Aurora, and a live augmented reality overlay of stats, heatmaps, insights, different camera angles and more for in stadiums. 

It also includes a ‘Where To Watch’ feature to point visitors to broadcasters, and will share behind-the-scenes and original content throughout the tournament. A full list of the new features is below.

FIFA director of strategy, digital and FIFA+, Charlotte Burr, said: “This is a significant moment, as we welcome the entire world to FIFA+ during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. FIFA+ is set to truly change the game by providing a new blueprint for how fans enjoy their World Cup on FIFA’s channels for years to come. “FIFA+ is set to become the official companion experience for the tournament, giving fans around the world a unique and personal experience and reshaping how they enjoy sport’s biggest tournament now and in to the future.”

New FIFA+ features

-    Full Tournament Coverage
FIFA+ will be capturing the tournament in full across its channels, with a live blog running non-stop. The FIFA+ editorial team will be on hand to bring photos and video from every match, the FIFA Fan Festival, around Qatar and beyond, while the platform will be the source of all official stats and data throughout.

-    Official Highlights
Throughout the FIFA World Cup, FIFA+ will be FIFA’s official home of highlights, with each and every match recapped within minutes of the final whistle and available to fans in every corner of the globe – with a version available to watch in sign language as well.

-    FIFA+ Stadium Experience
For those in Qatar, the FIFA+ Stadium Experience will be available on the app for fans attending the match in the stadium. The function allows FIFA+ users to experience the action with a live augmented reality overlay of stats, heatmaps, insights, different camera angles, VAR replays as on TV, and much more.

-    FIFA+ Fantasy, Panini, and more games
FIFA+ will be the official home of FIFA World Cup Fantasy throughout the tournament. Fans can lead their team to glory with Fantasy Classic, or take on each other globally each day to win prizes in Fantasy Daily, both of which are complemented by other FIFA+ Play Zone favourites such as the digital Panini Album, Daily Predictor and World Cup Trivia game.

-    The FIFA World Cup Daily, By Hisense
The FIFA World Cup Daily by Hisense, brought to fans live every day direct from the FIFA Fan Festival, bringing celebrities, creators, influencers and legends together to recap the day’s play. It was produced by Aurora, and you can read more about it here. 

-    FIFA+ Collect
FIFA+ Collect, FIFA+’s official digital collectables marketplace, has a special World Cup drop set to launch ahead of kick-off.

-    FIFA Store
The newly launched FIFA Store will be available on FIFA+. Fans can enjoy product lines from the 32 qualified nations as well as wider FIFA Member Associations, merchandise, memorabilia and accessories. It will also home a new line of ‘FIFA’ products featuring artwork and designs inspired by storytelling from FIFA’s biggest events.

-    Archive, Originals and Live
Outside of the FIFA World Cup, FIFA+ remains the home of 40,000 live regional matches every year, an existing extensive archive featuring every men’s and women’s FIFA World Cup match ever produced, and a slate of Original programming – including the docuseries Captains which intimately goes behind-the-scenes with 6 leading players (among them Luka Modric and Thiago Silva) on their journey to qualify for Qatar.

-    Personalisation and FIFA ID
This is all linked by a personalised experience and a rich notifications integration, where fans can register for free, choose their favourite World Cup team, and enjoy a bespoke journey through the FIFA World Cup, with news, highlights, insights and analysis relevant to them specifically. The same login is then used across FIFA+ Fantasy, FIFA+ Collect, and a range of other digital FIFA features.