{"id":1112,"date":"2025-09-08T01:20:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2025-09-08T01:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:20:23","slug":"bangladesh-makes-historic-strides-in-efootball-console-qualifiers-for-fifae-world-cup-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/?p=1112","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh Makes Historic Strides in eFootball Console Qualifiers for FIFAe World Cup 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/542458044_1832275860734965_4028658339640397758_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1113\" style=\"width:556px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/542458044_1832275860734965_4028658339640397758_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/542458044_1832275860734965_4028658339640397758_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/542458044_1832275860734965_4028658339640397758_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/542458044_1832275860734965_4028658339640397758_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Dhaka, Bangladesh<\/strong> \u2014 In a landmark moment for Bangladesh\u2019s esports journey, the <strong>Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF)<\/strong> organized the <strong>Bangladesh Qualifiers for the FIFAe World Cup 2025 Console category<\/strong> with an exciting <strong>LAN event held on 5th September 2025 at Osmani Memorial Auditorium, Dhaka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a day of intense competition, <strong>PRIME XI<\/strong> (MH PRANTO &amp; RAFI) were crowned <strong>champions<\/strong>, while <strong>The Final Phantom<\/strong> (Abdur Rahman Sostar &amp; Al Amin) secured the <strong>runner-up<\/strong> position. Both teams have now booked their tickets to the <strong>Asia East &amp; Oceania Regional Online Qualifiers<\/strong>, marking Bangladesh\u2019s <strong>first-ever entry<\/strong> into the FIFAe World Cup Console pathway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s Next for Team Bangladesh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Regional Online Qualifiers (Console):<\/strong> From <strong>17\u201328 September 2025<\/strong>, Bangladesh will battle against other Asia East &amp; Oceania nations for one of the <strong>three available slots<\/strong> for the FIFAe World Cup 2025 Finals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FIFAe World Cup Finals:<\/strong> The global showdown is set for <strong>10\u201313 December 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/strong>, where 12 national teams will compete in the <strong>2v2 console \u201cDream Team\u201d format<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why This Is a Big Deal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is Bangladesh\u2019s <strong>first-ever qualification<\/strong> for the FIFAe World Cup Regional Qualifiers, a milestone in the nation\u2019s growing esports ecosystem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organized and backed by the <strong>Bangladesh Football Federation<\/strong>, the qualifiers show official recognition and support for esports under the football umbrella.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The LAN finals at <strong>Osmani Memorial Auditorium<\/strong> gave fans and players a real taste of the competitive atmosphere, further boosting the esports culture in Bangladesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Recap<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Stage<\/th><th>Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Organizer<\/strong><\/td><td>Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Event Type<\/strong><\/td><td>LAN Qualifiers at Osmani Memorial Auditorium, Dhaka (5 Sept 2025)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>National Champions<\/strong><\/td><td>PRIME XI (MH PRANTO &amp; RAFI)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Runners-up<\/strong><\/td><td>The Final Phantom (Abdur Rahman Sostar &amp; Al Amin)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Regional Online Qualifiers<\/strong><\/td><td>Asia East &amp; Oceania, 17\u201328 Sept 2025, 3 slots available<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>World Cup Finals<\/strong><\/td><td>Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 10\u201313 Dec 2025, 12 national teams, 2v2 format<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This achievement is a <strong>historic step<\/strong> for Bangladesh in the world of esports. With the leadership of the <strong>Bangladesh Football Federation<\/strong> and the talent of our players, the country is ready to showcase its strength on the international stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to <strong>PRIME XI<\/strong> and <strong>The Final Phantom<\/strong> \u2014 Bangladesh is cheering for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dhaka, Bangladesh \u2014 In a landmark moment for Bangladesh\u2019s esports journey, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) organized the Bangladesh Qualifiers&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,36,72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-efootball","category-efootball-co-op","category-fifae-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1112"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1114,"href":"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112\/revisions\/1114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bdesports.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}