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FIFA 22: why were Brazil, Colombia and CONMEBOL teams removed?

The popular video game franchise has just given a bucket of cold water to its Latin American fans. 

By Wilian Estrella

EA FC 24 logo. (Source: EA Sports)
EA FC 24 logo. (Source: EA Sports)
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As if it were a nightmare, many Latin American gamers who have just released their FIFA 22 have asked themselves: why were Brazil, Colombia and the CONMEBOL teams removed from the title?

The answer can be found right here, and while this removal of teams does not detract from the game's playability, it does prevent Latin American fans from identifying with the game.

Why were Brazil, Colombia and CONMEBOL teams removed from FIFA 22?

The reason is very simple: EA Sports does not have the licenses of all CONMEBOL teams, and therefore, teams from several countries will not appear in the game.

Apparently, the popular video game franchise only has licenses for 3 Latin American teams: Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. And in the case of Brazil, things are a bit more complicated.

Colombia national team

Brazil will be in FIFA 22... well, more or less

What would make you less angry, to have your country's team left out of FIFA 22, or to have it appear but with made-up players?

Well, it seems EA Sports chose the second option since we can see the Brazilian team in the video game, with their special insignia and uniform.

But with invented players. That's right, as if we were in the times of International Superstar Soccer, we will be able to choose Brazil in the game, and we will be able to make dream plays.

But with names and surnames that we have never seen in our life, as it happened with the "International" where if you chose Brazil, you could play with Santos, Beranco, Pardilla or any other.

And this problem did not only affect the Brazilian team. The same goes for the Brazilian clubs, which will have their shields and uniforms, but we will only see generic players.

So EA Sports not only decided to save on national team licenses, but also decided to save on club licenses from Pelé's country.

What other CONMEBOL national teams were removed from FIFA 22?

The removal of national teams seriously affected CONMEBOL and several of its teams are not part of the current edition of the popular video game.

Here is a list of the teams that were removed.

- Bolivia

- Chile

- Colombia

- Ecuador

- Paraguay

- Peru

- Uruguay

- Venezuela

In fact, EA Sports deleted Uruguay, the country that organized and won the first World Cup in 1930, in order to save on licenses.

And it also removed Chile, a team that has not only been dominant on the American continent in recent years, but several world stars have come out of this country.

And while it all seems to be a matter of saving money in the making of a video game, there is no doubt that the fans of the franchise will not forget the removal of their national teams.

But CONMEBOL is not the only federation affected by the removal of teams in the video game.

FIFA 22: Clubs over national teams

What has been clear for a few years now is that the game has preferred to give priority to clubs and not so much to national teams.

This is because, as with real-world soccer, the public's interest is currently more focused on what is happening in their local leagues, but also in the international competitions that these clubs attend.

The clearest example of this is the Champions League, a tournament in which teams from the most powerful leagues in Europe participate, such as the Premier League and La Liga, as well as the Bundesliga.

And perhaps this is the most accurate explanation as to why FIFA 22 decided to remove so many national teams.

Although Latin American fans of the game would surely have appreciated it if the brand had made more of an effort to license their national teams.

In fact, on social networks, fans of the game showed their rejection of this decision and even suggested to EA Sports that perhaps they could integrate their national teams as downloadable content.

It would not be the first time that a videogame has corrected its course through this type of material.

What other teams were removed from FIFA 22?

The other national teams that were removed from the popular video game, below:

- Bulgaria

- Cameroon

- Ivory Coast

- Egypt

- India

- Slovenia

- South Africa

- Switzerland

- Turkey

In total, 17 national teams were removed from the title, which now focuses more on clubs from Europe and some where their market is strong, such as Liga MX or Argentina's Primera División.

In fact, it is time to review the national teams that were not removed from the game.

List of national teams that are in FIFA 22

The national teams that will be in the game are:

- Germany

- Argentina

- Australia

- Austria

- Belgium

- Brazil

- Canada

- China

- Czech Republic

- Denmark

- Scotland

- Spain

- United States of America

- Finland

- France

- Wales

- Greece

- Hungary

- England

- Iceland

- Ireland

- Northern Ireland

- Italy

- Mexico

- New Zealand

- Norway

- Netherlands

- Poland

- Portugal

- Czech Republic

- Romania

- Russia

- Sweden

- Ukraine

What happened with Colombia and Brazil in EA FC 2024?

As explained before, the same thing happened for EA FC 24. Some national teams, like Colombia and Brazil will not appear with their official players in the game. This is because of the different licenses that should be applied in order to participate in the game.

Many fans of the videogame are wondering if they EA FC will get the license soon, or for further videogames, but it is not known yet.

For now, the only videogame that has the licensed version of the national teams of Colombia and Brazil is the competion of EA FC, Konami's version called E-Football 2024. The main difference between both games mostly comes in terms of graphics. Fans prefer the playable command of EA FC, rather than the one from E-Football.

Why is it now call EA FC instead of FIFA?

For this edition, the traditional game changed his name. Before it was known as FIFA for many years, but for this 2024 edition the branding suffered a modification. Now the popular videogame will be called EA FC 2024. Because of this, the owners of the videogame company are expecting a decrease in their sales after the first months, and until the new name can be positioned in the market.

However, this new version of the game came with different features and improvements in comparison with previous versions, as it happens every year. For this edition Electronic Artes decided to work on their graphic motor, and implemented the Frostbite engine, which is the one that the company uses for their most advanced games, and the ones that have the best images resolution.

Another new advanced technology used is the HyperMotionV, which generates an escenario much realistic of what happens during a game. With this technology, what EA Sports wants is to create a videogame where the players and the movements feels as if you were inside the stadium and watching a real live game.

One of the curiosities of the game is that now you can play with mixed teams in the Ultimate Team mode. It means you can mix up male and female players to create your team. They definitely are involving the female soccer more, since they also incorporated three more female leagues in their play mode. The German one, the Spanish one and the US female league.

Career mode will also suffer changes. For example new coaches were added to the list. You can arrange new training methods. And if you play as a professional player you will be able to even set you player with tattoos.


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