Fifa eWorld Cup 2019 ones to watch: Who are the favourites to win?
Can MsDossary make history with back-to-back wins, or can Tekkz bring it home?
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Your support makes all the difference.The world’s 32 best Fifa players have gathered in London to play for the chance to be crowned world champion at the 2019 Fifa eWorld Cup.
Alongside the trophy and bragging rights, the winner will also take home a $250,000 (£210,000) grand prize.
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The tournament takes place over three days at the O2 in London, from 2-4 August, with 16 of the players on Playstation and 16 on Xbox. The best of each stream will meet in the final, for a two-legged match to decide the world champion.
Those taking part are the best of the best when it comes to Fifa, meaning any of the players has a legitimate chance of taking home the winner’s trophy.
Among the favourites are Donnovan ‘Tekkz’ Hunt, Nicolas ‘Nicolas99fc’ Villalba and Corentin ‘MaestroSquad’ Thuillier, though it is difficult to look past Mossad ‘MsDossary’ Aldossary.
The Saudi Arabian winner of the 2018 eWorld Cup is back in London this year to defend his crown in the hope of becoming the first player since the tournament began to win back-to-back world titles.
“I really want to go back and win it again this year because noone has done back-to-back world championships,” he said in an interview with Fifa earlier this year. “I’m looking forward to it.”
To do the double, MsDossary will need to beat fellow favourite Tekkz, who is currently ranked as the world’s number one Fifa player.
He has been picking up win after win in the months of qualifying rounds leading up to the finals, and is arguably the biggest threat to the reigning champion.
“Tekkz versus MsDossary has been building throughout the entire season about who is the best competitive Fifa player this year,” said Dan Gaskin, one of the commentators at the eWorld Cup.
“Are we going to see MsDossary pick up a second world title? He would join just two other players in doing so and would also add a new record by winning back-to-back titles – no-one else has done it.”
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Msdossary is holding it up, with one last attack here to try and equalise before the second leg.
Full time. At the close of the first leg, Rafsou is 2-1 up.
Worth remembering that, in the group stage, the match between this pair went very differently: Msdossary won 6-0. Something very profound appears to have changed since then...
Oof. Msdossary smashes it – into the crossbar. That could have been the goal to get back into the game. But ti wasn't.
Yet another failed attempt. Msdossary looks lively around Rafsou's box – but he manages to put a stop to it, and the attack once again fizzles out.
GOAL. Msdossary scores.
At last. After repeatedly being frustrated, the Saudi finally scores.
It's 2-2, with 10 minutes left in the first half of the second leg.
Half time. With just 45 minutes of the semi-final left, there is nothing in it.
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