Stadiums

Unaffiliated Teams

Active Team Page

Quick Matches

- The Elo ratings for all national teams have been updated. - Fixed a user interface glitch that occurred when editing year values in the host editor. Web version: https://simcups.com

The past meetings between two teams should show up again.
There are some new teams in the downloadable section, including Paterson F.C., Ryukyu, Lanfang Republic.
There are also new historical flags and stadiums from obscure countries. Web version: https://simcups.com

Head-to-Head

Coaches

Mediterranean Games

Bug Fixes

Mediterranean Games

Past meetings

Stats Tab

New Teams

- Added several new match tidbits in the Quick Match section. - Added a few more stadiums, especially those in Africa. Angola has several stadiums that have a high altitude advantage. - Added a new team called Barotseland. Web version: https://simcups.com

Quick Matches

Team Rating Feature

Rutherglen Ladies has been added to the roster. A few old flags has been added. A new head-to-head group battle featuring Spain vs. Nacionalidades Handicap Match. A thumb up icon has been added to display team attribute changes after match.
Web version: https://simcups.com

Gold Cup

Stadiums

Quick Matches

New Teams

- Two new teams, St. Helena and Sealand, are now available for download. - A limited number of stadiums now provide a bus parking advantage. - Stadiums located in Greenland have a extreme cold weather advantage. - Additional stadiums from Tajikistan and Djibouti have been added. - A few historical flags has been added to the game, - A new head-to-head group battle related to Greenland against Denmark, United States, China and Russia. Web version: https://simcups.com

Head-to-head

Editor

Head-to-head

New Teams

- Fixed an issue in the group battle mode where it would stop working after selecting one of the five opponents below the match. - The "Stop" button for group battles should appear again. - The group battle page will now only feature custom group battle suggestions, such as Russians Ambition for Warm Water Ports or the Eight-Nation Alliance versus China. No more random match-ups between two groups or tags.
Web version: https://simcups.com

- More historical flags have been added for countries like Afghanistan, Albania, Syria, and Serbia. - The default flag of Syria has been updated. - You can sort team flags by the "since" column, which indicates when the flag was introduced, or by "added recently," showing the date it was added to the game. [Link]
- More stadiums have been added to the game. Web version: https://simcups.com

Coaches

Stadiums

Head-to-head Group Battle:

Quick Match

You can check out a coachs total wealth in his profile.
https://simcups.com/coaches?page=1

Theres a new section on the SimCups website that showcases all historical flags that are available for download.

Stadiums Sorting: On the Stadiums page, stadiums can now be sorted in descending order by capacity, opening year, or altitude using the select box at the top of the table.

EURO Cup

Bug Fixes

UEFA Nations League

Big Fixes

Big Fixes

Stadiums

Stadiums

Teams

Stadiums

Match Weather

Minimum Stadium Capacity

A new section has been added, showing 2000+ national stadiums with basic information including opened year, closed year, city, altitude and advantages. You can click on a team flag or use the filter to search for stadiums by specific teams.
Web page: https://simcups.com/stadiums

Attendance

Bug Fix

The public-test branch has the latest version, 2500324.05, which tries to address a bug when the Forever mode is activated. This bug might be the cause of the game being stuck in the Forever mode during the World Cup qualifying stage if your device is not fast enough. Web version: https://simcups.com

Stadiums

Special Skills

Historical Flags

Overrated and Underrated Traits

Export & Import

Bug Fixes

The public-test branch currently has the latest version (2500321.01), which may resolve a bug in the Forever mode. This bug occasionally causes the simulation to skip the initial stage of the first event at the beginning of a new year, causing the Forever mode stuck at the second stage. You can give it a try.

EURO 2028 Beta

Head-to-Head

Elo Ratings

Referee Headlines

World Rankings

Past Winners

Bug Fixes

- Fixed an issue that affected qualification in group stages with varying group sizes like EURO's qualifiers. This makes sure teams are ranked correctly in overall standings. - Addressed a qualification problem in the UEFA playoff round for the 48-team World Cup format. - Added the erratic trait to North Korea and choker trait to China. Remove the choker trail from England. - Slightly increased the Elo rating requirement for continental cup hosts.

EURO Cup 2028

Match Highlights

ASEAN Championship

Team Ratings

Quick Matches

Matches

Bug Fixes

Road to 270

Matches

World Cup Hosts

UEFA Nations League A Knockout

Team Identities

Appearances Tab

Bug Fixes

Full Time Simulation

Others

- The stats table now includes additional columns, including win/loss/draw percentages and home/away win percentages. If you want accurate home and away win percentages, it is recommended to start a new save. A bug with "clean sheets" column has also been fixed.
- Issues with referees' statistics have been resolved. - Qatar is now set as the default host for the 2025 Arab Cup. Web version: https://simcups.com

Team Stats Table

• Total wins
• Total losses
• Total draws
• Total goals scored
• Total goals conceded
• Number of clean sheets
• Extra time wins

Misc.

The v250306 version introduces several internal changes to enhance the flexibility of qualification rules. Also, some settings in the competition editor have been removed. The "Qualifications" section in the editor has also been reworked. Its highly recommended that you start a new save. If there are any progress-stopping bugs, they should be resolved in the next few days. So far I haven't encountered any yet. If you have encountered any with your old save, you can switch to the previous version easily by using the Stable branch. To switch to the Stable branch, just go to your Steam Library, right-click the game, and select 'Properties'. Click on the 'BETAS' tab and from the drop-down menu select Stable. Web version: https://simcups.com

- Deleting tournaments will no longer reset the game settings. Instead, use the new Reset default button. - Two new input fields have been added to replace the draggable components setting to customize the bottom (Y) and right (X) offset position of the floating simulation button.
- A new Chinese coach has been added to the game. - The incorrect -15 - 0 minute segment has been removed from the Goal times table. Web version: https://simcups.com

Goal Time Table

Past Meetings / Encounters

Records Tab

PK Statistics

Coach Contract

Hosts

Coach Controversy Attribute

Rivalries

Team Traits

Team Table

Bug Fixes

New Statistics

Records Tab

New Teams

Head-to-Head

Coaches

Generating AI Image in Head-to-head

Bug Fix

- Added Balkan Cup historical winners. - Teams' historical flags have been moved to its own tab in team cards.

Experimental New Coach Attributes

New Headlines

Team Donations

Coach Contracts

New Teams

If the hosts have enough tokens, they will need to pay tokens to host a competition, with the amount depending on the competition's prestige and their available tokens. The number of tokens a team holds will be considered when deciding if they are selected as hosts. Web version: https://simcups.com

Import Single Team Ratings

Group History

'Navigate To' Select Box

Headlines

Newly Promoted / Relegated Indicator

Pan EURO Cup

New Teams Added

Match Highlights

Tidbits in Quick Matches

Misc.

The Pan EURO Cup features up to 100 UEFA and non-FIFA-affiliated European teams, including CONIFA teams, Basque, Catalan, and other minority teams you can find in Wikipedia. This poetic tournament begins with two preliminary rounds in a round-robin format involving the lowest-ranked 60 teams. The top 10 teams from these rounds will join the higher-ranked 44 European teams for the qualifiers, adopting a similar format to the EURO Cup. In the finals, the group winners and runners-up will proceed to a Best 12 stage, divided into four groups of three teams. The winners from each group will advance to the semi-finals, ensuring that only the top teams progress to the next round.

New Teams

New Team Section

Friendly Series Format

Bug Fixes

New Competition

New Teams

AFC Cup Group Host

Head-to-head

Team Ratings

Head-to-head

Quick Matches

Team Ratings

Team Ratings

Quick Matches

Trends

Match Highlights

New Team

Theres a new chart in the Records tab that tracks the simulators predictability over time. Its essentially a statistic that represents the number of upsets in each year. For now it only includes match results with winners at present, but it may include draw results in the future.
Web version: https://simcups.com

The 2500213+ version should fix a freezing issue with all Nations Leagues in the second year.

Team Ratings

Match Highlights

Quick Matches

Match Highlights

Match Highlights

Match Highlights

Bug Fixes

Match commentary / notifications in live simulation have been significantly updated with more descriptions and twists, including: - The drama of the referee checking out the VAR system to allow or disallow a goal. - Reactions after a goal is disallowed. - The build up to penalty kicks or free kicks. - The ball may hit off multiple objects before missing or hitting the net.
[previewyoutube=lo3up2TdrJA;full][/previewyoutube] Web version: https://simcups.com

There are several improvements to the live match simulation. in today's update. 1. The simulator can now simulate penalty kicks during regular time and extra time, with penalty kick scores displayed with a "Pk." prefix in goal times.
2. Match notifications and commentaries are now displayed within the match itself, instead of at the top of the screen. Additionally, new lines have been added to provide descriptions of scored or missed penalty kicks, the ball hitting goal posts / crossbar, and fans' reaction when a team is robbed of a goal.

Team Ratings

Coach Headlines

Team Ratings

Updated Humble World Cup Format

Bug fixes

Team Ratings

Coaches and Referees

Fired Coach Headlines

Team Ratings

Oil Rivalry League

Featured Team Rating Dates:

Miscellaneous

Past Team Ratings

Quick Matches

Historical Team Ratings

Quick Matches

Past Encounters

Misc.

Quick Matches

Historical Team Ratings

You can choose to view teams in either a card or table format in the new team ratings section.
Web version: https://simcups.com

Historical Team Ratings

Futsal and Women Nations Teams.

Quick Matches

All team databases will no longer be "manually curated". The new update will let you import any date from the 1870s to 2025. Some important national teams attributes, including elo ratings, attack, defense, and mentality, will be programmatically calculated based on historical match results. The penalty, host, luck, and reputation will be based on the 2026 data. However, the penalty will eventually be determined by historical results when sufficient data is gathered. However, due to the nature of the new update, womens national teams and futsal national teams will be temporarily removed from the section. Web version: https://simcups.com

The competition format editor has been reorganized into two primary sections for each stage: Basic and Qualifications. Depending on the stage type, the Qualifications section may have two or three sub-sections: Auto-qualified teams, Other stages, and Knockout brackets.
In the Other stages section, you now have the flexibility to select any stages from any competitions, allowing for greater customization of rules. Additionally, if a team is eligible for multiple rules, the simulator automatically selects the next highest-ranked team to fill available spots.
For example, in the Confederations group stage, the qualifications include World Cup champions, runners-up, and other major continental tournament champions. If Spain were to win both the EURO and World Cup, the simulator would automatically select the EURO Cup runner-up to fill the available spot.

Simulation all until

Quick Matches

Date filtering

Referees

World Cup Bug

Bug Fixes

Misc.

You can click the pencil icon on the profile page to modify a coach's contract. The editing is only available when the coach has an ongoing contract.
The editable fields include: [olist]

The associated team. [/olist]
You can also delete the contract in the editor.

Bug Fixes:

Fixed a game breaking bug "Items must not be empty" when creating a new year of events. The scoreline editing form should appear again in matches. The goal times occasionally displayed as NaN or Infinity. This issue might have been resolved. Web version: https://simcups.com

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Referee Stats

Coach Profile Page

Competition tokens

Referee affiliations

Referee Affiliations

Uncommon scorelines

Head-to-head

Referee Editor

Misc

Referee Attributes Editable

Match Notifications

Bug fixes

Introducing two new experimental referee attributes: Stoppage frequency and Strictness.
Stoppage frequency affects how often referees interrupt the game with unnecessary stoppages, which could lead to fewer scoring opportunities during a match. Strictness increases the probability of players receiving red cards during matches. The statistics section also displays the number of red cards issued by a referee. Additionally, the statistic table for referees has been reinstated in the dialog when you click the Referee option in match menus.
Web version: https://simcups.com Referees: https://simcups.com/referees

New Coaches

Past Winners and Hosts

Team Chart Tab

Humble World Cup

Humble World Cup Updated Format The tournament format has been updated to become more similar to the format of the AFC Cup. A total of 56 of the lowest-ranked teams will participate in the World Cup, with CONIFA teams now eligible for the event. The tournament will be hosted in a neutral country ranked between 1 and 20 so the host will never participate in the event.

Tournament Structure:

1st round

2nd round

3rd round

4th Round

Finals

Central American Cup

EURO v2

New Teams

Referees

Coach

Team Attack, Defence and Host

Bug Fixes

If you have activated the "Live Scoring" mode, you can now view disallowed goals as they occur in real time. The simulator will indicate the minute of each disallowed goal in red colored. In addition, you will see notifications when a team has a goal denied.
Web version: https://simcups.com

You should update the game to version 20250107 or above because it addresses a seeding bug in the knockout stage that ignored the pre-configured bracketing in certain competitions, such as the EURO Cup.

Title Belt in Head-to-Head Section:

Bug Fixes

Women's National Team Database

Coaches

Misc

Coach Profile

Road to 270

Past Winners and Hosts

Quick Matches

Football Coaches

Team Adjustments Suspended

Luck, Mentality and Penalty

Match UI

Teams Tab

In the next update, the game will feature coaches who can boost their teams during matches. They can switch teams occasionally. All of them will begin unemployed in the first year. [previewyoutube=qDMjy1vjmQ0;full][/previewyoutube] To make things easier to maintain, the "Team Adjustment" feature will be suspended.

Road to 270

Penalty Tournament

Head-to-head

Misc

User Interface Enhancement[/h2 ]In previous versions, the display of the winner and trophy card following the title match was too abrupt and snappy. This update introduces a smoother and more elegant transition, improving the overall presentation.

Match History Update

African Teams Host Ability

EURO 2004 Team Database

Gulf Cup Historical Data

Historical Names and Flags

Misc.

Make sure your latest version is v241226.3+ because the previous one v241226.2 has a game breaking bug that adds duplicated hosts to some group stages.

Make sure your latest version is v241226.3 because the last one v241226.2 has a game breaking bug which adds duplicated hosts to some group stages.

Gulf Cup

Seeding

Quick Matches

Group Standing Chart

Misc

Bug Fixes

Head-to-head

New Team Adjustment

Penalty Shootout Challenge

Match Format in Head-to-head

• Regular time only
• Regular + Extra + Penalties
• Regular + Penalties
• Penalties only

Road to 270

Troubleshooting

Misc

After a competition ends, an experimental section highlights best-selling soccer merchandise featuring products from the winning teams. Currently, this section is only available on the web version.

A trend is an experimental feature that may affect match styles across different periods. Currently, there are four default trends spanning from 1870 to 2034 (From Aggressive to Defensive): Pre-1960: Aggressive - This trend reflects the early days of the sport when teams embraced an attack-minded approach. You can find there are a lot of high-scoring matches during this era. 1960s to 1998: Normal - The influence of total football and Italian's Catenaccio style ended the Aggressive approach. 2002 to 2018: Defensive - Particularly following Greece's EURO victory, which emphasized a strategy of strong defense. 2022 to 2034: Normal - Reinstating a balanced approach similar to earlier trends.
You can check out the trends over the years by navigating to the "Records" tab. You can also add or delete a trend there.
Whenever the simulator is unable to find an existing trend, it will automatically create a new one, with the "Normal" approach being the most commonly generated style. While this feature may increase the likelihood of certain outcomes, both teams' elo ratings and other attributes remain the key factor in how a match result unfolds. Web version: https://simcups.com

The 1954 FIFA World Cup features over 140 national teams, each with unique historical attributes, flags, and Elo ratings. Notably, Hungary achieved an unprecedented Elo rating of 2230 on June 30, 1954, just before their final match against West Germany. This database also highlights how the Netherlands, Soviet Union, and East Germany were relatively unknown before their rise to prominence in the following decades.


To import these teams, visit the "Team Databases" section in the game.

Quick Match

Head-to-head

Misc.

Teams

Quick Match

Bug Fixes

Downloadable / New Teams Section

Teams Tab

Improved Performance for Web Version

Obtainable Special Skills

List Mode

New Downloadable Teams

Humble World Cup

512 Knockout

Downloadable Sections

Misc

Updated Copa America Format

Rivalries

Basque Country. [/olist]

Nacionalidades

The three "historic nationalities" (Catalonia, Galicia and the Basque Country) have been assigned to the "Nacionalidades" tag.

Web page: https://simcups.com/downloadable-teams?page=1&tagIds[]=69

Misc

Small changes to the interface of team cards.

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Past Winners and Hosts

Match Incidents

Misc

Team's Trophies Section

Past Winners and Hosts

Bug fixes

Round Robin Scheduling

Create New Teams

Bug fixes

ASEAN Championship Cup

Knockout Stage Statistics

Goal Time

Match Notifications

Records Tab

Live Match Incidents

Match Intensity

Special Skills

Match Styles and Intensity

• Aggressive: More chances; Least common.
• Conservative: Fewer chances; Lesser common.
• Normal: Balanced number of chances; Most common.

Custom Scorelines

Quick Matches

Head-to-Head

Match Incidents

Match Results

Quick Matches

Records Tab

Special Skills

Appearance Tables

Head-to-head

Default settings

Default settings

Time of goals

Elo Change Indicator

Past Winners and Hosts

Headlines

All FIFA-affiliated teams have had their ELO ratings updated as of November 2024, after the latest international match days, including the UEFA Nations League and World Cup qualifiers.

The top-ranked team is Spain, holding an impressive rating of 2178, which is currently at a resistance level. Argentina and France have struggled to surpass this resistance, experiencing a decline in their standings over the past few years. Additionally, Croatia, Belgium, and Poland have shown bearish trends in recent months. This data is sourced from https://www.eloratings.net Team list: https://simcups.com/teams

- The team selection box should now display the country's flag when a team is selected.
- A crash error in the standings tab should now be resolved in the "Quick Matches" section

Updated Island Games Format

New Team for Island Games

Past Winners and Hosts

Misc.

Past winners and hosts

• Copa America
• AFCON
• AFC Asia Cup
• Arab Cup
• East Asia Cup
• Futsal World Cup
• CECAFA Cup
• French Territory Cup
• Futsal World Cup
• Gold Cup

Road to 270

Past winners and hosts importer

This experimental section allows you to import historical winners and hosts data from various tournaments up to the year 2022 into your game. Currently, only records from the World Cups and EURO Cups are available, but there are plans to expand this feature to include additional competitions in the future. Please note that the import feature will only work before your start the first tournament; once a tournament begins, importing data will no longer be allowed.
After you import the data, you should be able to find the related data in the "Leaderboard" tab or the "Trophies" tab in any team cards.

Since this feature is still experimental, if you plan to start the game from a year earlier than 2026, you should not use this import feature. This is because the simulator will have issues progressing when the winners have already been determined. Web version: https://simcups.com/past-winners-and-hosts/1

Road to 270

Leaderboard

Misc

Scoreline

Team history section

Teams' development

The date filter has been improved to enable users to filter matches by a date range rather than just a single date. However, it's important to note that this filter has a limitation: you can only select dates up to one year prior. For example, if you are viewing matches from 2023, the date filter will only allow you to choose dates up to 2022.
This section now supports applying multiple filters all at once. You can now easily find matches involving a specific team within a designated date range and in a particular tournament, making it much simpler to locate specific matches instead of relying on a single filter. However, please note that you now need to click the "Search" button explicitly to perform a search.
Web page: https://simcups.com/quick-matches/2024

Bug fixes

Quick matches

The 1950 World Cup team database features over 120 teams with historical attributes and Elo ratings leading up to the 1950 FIFA World Cup. This tournament is infamous for one of football's greatest upsets, where Brazil lost to Uruguay 2-1 in a crucial match during the second group stage, an event known as the Maracanazo. Web page: https://simcups.com/team-databases-preview/10

1. The mechanism to update team attributes after every year has been updated. Teams with a very low "host" attribute are now less likely to see changes in that attribute. 2. More matches scheduled for Nov 2024 have been added the section.

CECAFA Cup

Custom group team selection

Team changing

Eritrea's new skill

Appearances tab

Leaderboard

Forever mode

Road to 270

Appearances tab

Teams tab

Road to 270

Custom Scoreline

Quick Matches

Bug Fixes

Teams tab on tournament page

Road to 270

Road to 270

Rivalries

Misc

The new "Road to 270" section is inspired by the U.S. electoral system, featuring 51 match-ups, each representing a U.S. state and its corresponding electoral votes.
At the beginning, the simulator randomly selects 102 teams and divides them into two camps: red and blue. Each match-up pits one blue team (always positioned on the left) against one blue team (positioned on the right). The winner of each match-up secures the electoral votes for their camp. The first camp to reach 270 votes will be declared the election winner.

Key Features

Real-time Penalty Shootout

Quick Matches

Downloadable Teams Section

Editable Group Point System

British Home Championship

Penalty Shootout

Downloadable Competitions

New Downloadable Teams

User Interface Improvements

New teams

Bug fixes

Fixed a bug that prevented extra time and penalty results from being displayed for matches. Display a score of 0-0 when you start simulating a match by clicking the VS button.

The simulator has upgraded its live scoring feature to include real-time updates for extra time and penalty shootouts, in addition to regular match time. This enhancement enables you to follow critical moments as they happen, offering an immersive experience during those tense match situations. Here is the demo in the "Head-to-head" section. [previewyoutube=ykPuXWGC594;full][/previewyoutube]

New group standings chart

Bug fixes

The Live Scoring Mode is an exciting new feature in Forever World Cup Simulator offering real-time updates for each match by displaying goals one at a time. Here is a demo: [previewyoutube=V7kbzwIKU14;full][/previewyoutube] This mode is available in the tournament simulation, Quick Matches section, and Head-to-Head section. Please note that it will only activate when you click the "VS" button to simulate a single match; it will not function with the round floating "Play" button used for simulating all matches. By default, this feature is enabled, but you have the option to turn it off in the settings if you prefer.

- Reduced the frequency of headlines. - More historical flags have been added to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sierra Leone and Nevis, DR Congo.

This week marks an exciting expansion in the Forever World Cup Simulator with the new tournament of the French Territory Cup. However, this is not the only addition; today, the African Nations Championship (CHAN) has also been released.
This tournament has a distinctive structure divided into six geographic zones:

• North
• South
• Central
• Central East
• West A
• West B

Other updates

Custom stage team section

Host editor

Misc

French Territory Cup

Competition Editor

Goals Times

Reorganized African Groups

New Teams

Quick Matches

Adjustments to 16-team World Cup

Competition editor

Custom group teams

Misc

The Forever World Cup Simulator has just introduced a vintage =4]16-team World Cup tournament, which borrows some elements from the 1974 World Cup held in West Germany.

Qualification Process

CAF (Africa): 1 slot

AFC + OFC (Asia and Oceania): 1 slot

South America: 3.5 slots

CONCACAF (North America): 1 slot

UEFA (Europe): 8 slots

World Cup Finals

- Added an option to display or hide goal times in the settings.
- Many international matches that took place in 2018, including the World Cup 2018, have been added to the Quick Matches section.
- Added two more unaffiliated teams, Yorkshire and Abkhazia to the "Downloadable teams" section,

The simulator can now generate minute-by-minute scoring in match results. You will see the timing of goals directly in the match fixtures. Goals scored during injury time will be marked as 90+, while those netted after 90 minutes will be noted as occurring in extra time.
To keep the UI clean, only the first two / three goal minutes will be displayed. However, you can click on these times to access the full scoring details and a comprehensive minute-by-minute breakdown.

Other updates

Custom group teams

Island Champions Cup

Match history

Mics.

Rivalries

Competition editor

Head-to-head

Custom group teams

Referees

Head-to-head

Misc and bug fixes

Head-to-head

Quick matches

Misc

Custom stage team selection

Quick matches

Downloadable team section

Bug fixes

The new 1974 FIFA World Cup database has joined the expanding collection in the Forever World Cup Simulator, which now features databases for the 1966, 1994, 2002, and 2024 FIFA World Cups, along with Futsal teams and Women's teams.
The 1974 database features legendary teams such as Brazil, West Germany (the champions), Soviet Union, East Germany, and South Vietnam, among others.
The attributes and Elo ratings for over 190 national teams have been adjusted to reflect their historical performances leading up to the tournament.
Before you import these teams, remember to adjust the default starting year to ensure that the historical identities are accurately applied during the simulation.

Performance adjustment

Team editor

Custom group team selection

Misc

Downloadable team section

Other changes

The Quick Matches section has been expanded with a wide range of international football matches from 2020 - 2024 that have took place in real life, featuring all major international competitions. This includes tournaments such as the AFCON, COSAFA Cup, AFF Championship, Arab Cup, and more. You can easily simulate these matches and compare their outcomes with the actual scores.
These match records also serve as a comprehensive database for past encounter statistics between teams. A new match menu option can let you access historical results and head-to-head statistics, facilitating analysis of team performances and previous encounters.
A dedicated section has also been introduced to filter past encounters by year range. Currently, the archives include match results from the 2020 - 2024, but there are plans to expand soon to include results dating back to the 2010s.

Long Term Performance:

Team Long Term Development:

Bug fixes:

Yesterday's update introduced a new tournament: the League of Three Kingdoms! This fantasy league should give you an idea about how to use the editors to create a tournament that is more than football. The league now features 30 factions, including the legendary Wei, Wu, Shu, Yuans, Sima, and other warlords, as they compete fiercely on the football pitch. League A's factions:
League B's factions:
Each team's attributes and ELO ratings are authentically based on their historical significance and power during this era. The Wei faction emerges as a dominant force with an impressive ELO rating of around 2200, while Wu and Shu closely follow at approximately 1900. The league structure is pretty straightforward: 30 teams are divided into two divisions of 15. The top 2 teams from League B will rise to League A, while the bottom 2 teams in League A will face relegation.
Rivalries among several factions will enhance the league's dynamics, potentially leading to upsets and unexpected performances from some underdog teams in the simulation. As the league exists in a fictional universe, it will not interact with real-world football teams, making it best suited for standalone play. Enjoy the unique experience of the League of Three Kingdoms!

The vintage 24-Team World Cup has been released! Its qualification process is similar to the 1994 tournament format.

Qualified Teams by Confederation

• UEFA: 12 slots
• AFC: 2.25 slots
• CAF: 3 slots
• CONMEBOL: 4.25 slots
• OFC: 0.25 slots
• CONCACAF: 1.25 slots
• Host Nation: 1 slot

Qualification Process Overview

Historical Identities

UI Improvements

In this update, a huge number of international matches from 2022 and 2023 have been added to the Quick Matches section, including many major competitions:

• 2022 FIFA World Cup Finals
• 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)
• 2022 COSAFA Cup
• UEFA Nations League
• EAFF E-1 Football Championship
• King's Cup
• Kirin Cups
• AFF Championship
• Gulf Cup

New CONIFA Teams

Export active teams

Historical identities

Fustal World Cup 2024

Quick Matches

Bug fixes and misc

Customizable Starting Year

Competition editor

Auto or manual team selection

Elo Discount Threshold

Island Champions Cup

Misc.

Pacific Games

1. Updated many futsal teams' attributes and elo ratings again. 2. Orkney will be the host of the Island Games 2025. You can delete the default setting in the host editor [web version].
3. Added a new OFC unaffiliated team called Wallis and Futuna.
4. Added a menu to every match when custom scorelines are enabled.

From now on, all competition updates will only take effect when you start a new save, unless absolutely necessary. Your current save will remain unchanged.

Commonwealth Games

Team's "Groups" UI redesigned

Underdog special attributes

Yesterday's update revealed all 24 members of the International Island Games Association (IIGA) [Web version], and today's update has introduced a new competition for these teams: the Island Games!
Competition Format: Total Teams: 24 Groups: 6 groups, 4 teams per group. Match Format: Single round-robin. Qualification: The top 8 teams, including the group winners and the two best runners-up, will advance to the knockout stage to determine the ultimate winner. A third-place playoff will also be held to determine the bronze medalist.
Placement Playoff: The 16 teams that do not qualify for the knockout stage will compete in a placement playoff round to determine their final rankings. This is based on the format used in the 2023 Island Games in Guernsey, with matchups such as 15th vs 16th and 13th vs 14th and so forth.
When the Island Games competition is selected, all relevant island teams will be automatically added as active teams. Additionally, FIFA-affiliated teams like the Faroe Islands and Bermuda will have their performance attributes slightly adjusted because in the past they fielded U23 squads to take part in this event. Notes: If you run into an error message along the line with "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'tokens')", you need to open the toolbar, click "View" -> "Force Reload", like this

Today's update introduces all 24 members of the International Island Games Association (IIGA) to the game. Unaffiliated teams such as Shetland, Orkney, Menorca, Alderney, Sark, Saaremaa, Hitra, and Gozo are now available in the "New Teams" section (Web version). You can add them as active teams to compete in a variety of tournaments.

This update completes the entire IIGA roster, including existing FIFA-affiliated teams like the Faroe Islands and Bermuda. There are also new rivalries between the island teams, such as Jersey vs. Guernsey and Shetland vs. Orkney.

You need to start a new save for these updated rivalries, or you can easily add them using the editor in the rivalry tab of the team overview cards. In addition, many default island teams have received attribute updates. For example, Jersey's elo rating and attributes are now on par with Greenland.

Quick Matches Section Improvement

Others

Today updates still focus on improving the "Quick Matches" section [Web demo]:

Expanded Fixtures

New Standings Options

Filter Icon

Improved Navigation

Today's update further enhances the "Quick Matches" section! 1. The section now includes additional matches from January and February 2024, featuring not only international friendlies but also matches from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the AFC Asian Cup.
2. A new search box has been introduced, allowing you to easily filter matches by competitions and events, such as Friendly matches, Tri-Nation tournaments, Merdeka Cup, and Intercontinental Cup.
3. A thumbs-up icon will now appear when the simulated results align with actual match outcomes.
4. Simulation performance has been improved for a smoother experience.

Today's updates continue to enhance the "Quick Matches" section [Web version]. This section is currently experimental and available to all users as a promotional effort for the simulator, but please note that some features will become more exclusive to those who are smart enough to purchase the simulator. Today's updates include: 1. Many international friendly matches that have already taken place can now display their live scores in the bottom left corner, allowing you to compare simulation results with real-world outcomes.
2. A new search box has been added to filter matches by teams, making it easier for you to find specific matchups and track your favorite teams throughout the year.
3. A significant number of friendly matches scheduled for March 2024 have been added, enriching the gameplay experience.
4. All options in the draw menu in the custom team selection section are exclusive for Steam users.

The latest update continues to focus on the "Quick Match" section. You can check it out on the demo site (URL): 1. The friendly matches have been expanded to include additional fixtures scheduled for May, June, July, August, and November 2024. 2. A new standing table has been introduced to track team performance throughout the entire year of 2024.
3. The calendar button has been repositioned to the right corner of the screen for easier access.
4. A new menu item has been added to display the rules for each match, including K-factor, No draw or not, and home field advantage.

5. Matches can now show the name of the friendly tournament they are part of (e.g., Merdeka Cup, Intercontinental Cup).

A brand new Quick Matches section has been introduced to Forever World Cup Simulator! This section lets you casually simulate match results of recent international matches and friendlies, following the real-life schedule.
This section will be prominently displayed on the homepage for a time. Afterward, it will move back to the navigation sidebar (hamburger icon). Each page contains matches organized by month. You can use the calendar feature to select any specific month you wish to explore.
You can re-simulate as many matches as you like, and then delete them using the "Delete" button at the bottom of the page.
It is also worth noting that most matches follow their real-life rules. For instance, the Merdeka Cup in September 2024 features Malaysia vs. Philippines and Lebanon vs. Tajikistan, which can have extra time and penalty shootouts if necessary. Additionally, certain matches, such as Russia vs. Thailand, are set to take place in neutral venues (Vietnam), so there will be no home advantage for either team.
However, keep in mind that the Elo ratings and other attributes of the teams will be impacted by the simulations. Just like the Head-to-head section, these changes cannot be undone even if you delete all friendlies results in this section. You need to delete all tournaments to reset teams' attributes. To make navigating through matches easier, we've added a floating pagination button at the right corner of the screen. Click this button to view more matches of the same month.
Currently, the database includes matches from September and October 2024. However, you are guaranteed that more months will be added over time, ensuring that you always have the latest international matches to simulate.

1. In the head-to-head section, if you press the R hotkey, it will start a new match with the same opponents. [previewyoutube=BB5JaCs_xqk;full][/previewyoutube] 2. Added extra time and penalty shootout results to all match result text areas.
3. Updated the 1966 World Cup database, like lowering the host potential of Saudi Arabic and improving Japan, South Korea attributes slightly.
4. A host should be less likely to get goals robbed by referees. 5. The "detailed" match-day calendar mode will not be further developed anymore because it has become difficult to maintain and usage is very low on the website.

The simulator has just released a new team database for the 1966 World Cup tournament. This vintage database provides realistic Elo ratings for over 170+ teams based on historical data from reputable sources World Football Elo Ratings and the International Football Database. In addition to the Elo ratings, other key attributes such as attack, defense, mentality, luck and reputation have been realistically adjusted to deliver an authentic representation of the teams as they were prior to the 1966 World Cup tournament.
Importing the new database is a breeze. Simply navigate to the team database section and click "Import" to seamlessly integrate the 1966 World Cup database into your existing database.
The database is currently in the beta stage, but you are rest assured that it will be continuously improved and refined in the near future. This commitment to ongoing development ensures that the simulator remains at the forefront of football gaming. With the inclusion of the 1966 World Cup, the simulator now has a collection of interesting databases, including: [olist]

1. The World Champion League now features a 32-team qualifying play-off round to secure the final eight spots for the league stage. Also, the auto-qualified teams will be seeded higher than those that come through the qualifiers.
2. World Cup 1978, 1982, 1986 group teams have been added to the built-in group list. However, you need to type in the select box to make them appear because the select box can only show 10 options at a time.
3. Some special attributes can now increase or decrease a team's other attributes (attack, defense, mentality etc), not just the elo ratings.

- Vintage World Cup 1990 group teams have been added to the built-in group list.
- The Futsal World Cup 2024 tournament will use the real-life draw results as the default setting. You can disable and deactivate it using the "Custom team selection editor" (web version URL).
- You can only use Yugoslavia after you import a vintage team database like 1994 World Cup or 2002 World Cup because Serbia and Yugoslavia now share the same identity. Soviet Union and Russia will also receive the same treatment soon. - Fixed Elo star ratings in fixtures after importing a team database. - Added back a few headlines and incidents accidentally removed in the past. - Added more squad photos to the futsal's national team database.

- Added more match day data to several more competitions including AFC-OFC Nations League, CONMEBOL-CONCACAF Nations League, Alternative League, African Nations League, CONCACAF Nations League and World Champion League.
-Updated the 1994 World Cup and futsal database. - Added more futsal squad photos.

East Asian Cup

New mode in match-day / calendar panel

Stage-wide group round navigation

Adjust settings and import database easily for the Futsal World Cup

Misc.

Import and export

Competition Editor

UI Improvement

Futsal World Cup tournament

Misc

Bug fixes

The Futsal World Cup has been newly incorporated into the simulator, expanding the total number of tournaments available to over 40.
The World Cup features 24 teams that have qualified through various continental competitions:

• EURO Cup: 7 teams
• AFC Cup: 4 teams
• CONCACAF Nations League: 4 teams
• Copa America: 4 teams
• AFCON: 3 teams
• OFC Cup: 1 team

The Forever World Cup Simulator now supports Steam's Cloud Sync feature! This allows you to seamlessly access your simulation data across multiple devices, cross-platform. How to Use Steam Cloud Sync:
When you click the "Export" button on the homepage, save your files in the following directory path based on your operating system: Windows users: %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/forever-world-cup-simulator/steam-cloud/ Linux and macOS users: ~/Documents/forever-world-cup-simulator/steam-cloud/ Once you've saved your files in this directory, Steam will automatically upload them to the Steam Cloud when you launch or exit the Steam app. The feature works with both the web and Steam versions. So if you export saves in the web version, as long as you store it in the above directory path, the Steam app will take care of it. Please note that the game will not automatically import your sync data on start. You still need to click "Import" to select the sync files from the document folder. Storage Limits per User: Maximum storage: 5GB Maximum number of files: 1,000 Start using Steam Cloud Sync today to keep your Forever World Cup Simulator data safe and accessible across all your devices!

The latest update has introduced an optional user login system. This allows you to link your Steam account to your Gmail or the email you may have used to sign in to the official website. By linking the accounts, you are granted premium access to the website. The premium features are similar to the Steam version. including:

• Unrestricted simulation capabilities
• Access to over 200 competitions to simulate per year
• Ability to export and import save files
• Custom databases

1. The group teams for the 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2006 FIFA World Cups have been added to the available options. You can now import these teams into any group stage that requires you to select group teams manually.
2. Several sections that were previously exclusive to the World Cup are now available for all competitions: Defending champions' performances:
Common scorelines:
Total scores:
Several bugs and glitches have also been addressed. The user interface has also been improved. You can filter the statistics by multiple stages in the "Total scores" and "Common scoreline" sections. 3. The World Cup 1994 database has been updated. Turkmenistan and Sierra Leone have a little introduction because they were at their peak during that time.

4. Added back and forward navigation buttons in the header.

The women's national football team database [demo site] is now live! Featuring over 200 teams, this database includes realistic attributes and Elo ratings based on the official FIFA Women's World Ranking.
The teams' attack, defense, and other attributes are derived from match results between 2023 and 2024.

This database will be regularly updated to reflect real-life changes in women's football, ensuring that you always have the latest information. Additionally, more teams will be assigned squad photos to make things more immersive! Once you import the database, all teams' attributes and Elo ratings will seamlessly switch to the corresponding women's teams data. You can now easily simulate women's World Cup tournaments and continental cups.

There are now a few built-in group teams from the World Cup 2010 to 2022 finals for you to simulate. When you get to a stage where you are required to select custom teams, you can choose to create custom groups by selecting a set of World Cup group teams from the built-in list. World Cup 2014 groups:
World Cup 2018 groups:
World Cup 2022 groups:
This feature allows for a nostalgic experience, letting players recreate historical matchups or mix teams from different eras. Demo site: https://simcups.com

A new **Futsal Simulation** is now live on the demo site! This feature allows you to simulate futsal tournaments using the latest Elo ratings for national futsal teams, which is based on the official FIFA Futsal World Ranking and the Futsal World Ranking. These ratings are adjusted to align with traditional football Elo ratings. Steps to simulate futsal football at https://simcups.com: 1. Head over to [simcups.com/team-snapshots](https://simcups.com/team-snapshots).
2. Choose the Futsal Simulation option, and the system will automatically import the latest Elo ratings for most national futsal teams. Beyond Elo ratings, other attributes like attack, defence are also updated that reflect their strengths and weaknesses
3. Select the "Futsal" scoring level option in the settings.
4. Once the teams and their attributes are set, you can simulate tournaments just like in the regular football version, including the FIFA World Cup, Continental Championships, and custom tournaments. The simulator will generate realistic results, standings, and statistics for each match and the overall tournament. The futsal's Elo ratings will be regularly updated, ensuring the simulation remains current and reflective of the latest developments in the sport.

The simulator is introducing a new feature called "Scoring mode," which will include two options: Regular and Futsal. In the Futsal mode, players can expect higher-scoring matches, with potential outcomes like 6-4 or 7-3, contrasting with the more traditional scores typically seen in the Regular mode.

You will find this option in the settings menu.
Check out the demo site at https://simcups.com

A revolutionary feature will be included in the Steam version. It allows you to import historical team data and Elo ratings by selecting a snapshot from a specific date.
Once imported, the attributes of all teams will be updated to reflect those from the chosen snapshot.

• All attributes are replaceable, including:
• Elo rating
• Attack
• Defence
• Mentality
• Luck
• Penalty
• Host
• Reputation

An "Add Note" option has been added to the match menu icons in the fixtures. This allows you to jot down notes, storylines, or angles specifically related to matches worth noting. Click on the menu icon:
Write whatever you want, no censorship!

Previously, the Global League consisted of 10 divisions with 20 teams each, totaling 200 teams. However, the latest update has added a new division, Division K, which includes the remaining 17 teams from around the world. So now all FIFA-affiliated teams can now participate in this massive league. This bottom division will have 3 promotion slots to the J division. It has no relegation slots.

When you begin the first UEFA Nations League in the game, the groups and seeding have been updated to reflect the 2024/2025 edition in real life. From League A to D, all teams match the upcoming competition format. This update is particularly useful for those eager to simulate the tournament, which kicks off in September 2024. Check out the demo site at [url=https://simcups.com]https://simcups.com League A:
League B:

There will be a small UI improvement to the homepage! In addition to introducing unique AI-generated logos for each competition, a "Select" button will be added at the bottom of each competition card. So the checkboxes will no longer be used. This change will make selecting your favorite tournaments easier than ever.
The demo site: https://simcups.com

Many competitions, including the World Cup, EURO, AFCON, have now come with their own AI generated logos. These logos are fully customizable. You can use the competition editor to add or remove any logos. More and more competitions will have their own logos in the future. Stay tuned!

A new field in the editor to add or remove any logos:

The competition editor has just added two new sections to make the process of selecting qualifying teams more flexible and intuitive. Qualifications The new "Qualification" section replaces the previous playoff, qualified, relegated, and promoted slots. This section allows users to create custom qualification rules with or without host conditions.
The editable fields include:

• Stages where the qualified teams come from. whether group or knockoutalong with optional host conditions.
• Specify minimum and maximum overall standings to determine which teams qualify. For instance, if you want to select teams that lost in the quarter-finals, you can set the minimum overall standing to "5" and the maximum to "8."
• The highlight colors for qualified teams in group standings if the source stage is a group stage.

• Number of hosts that can be selected
• Confederations of the hosts
• How often specific host conditions should be applied.

Previously, League A was divided into 4 groups with a total of 12 teams. The upcoming update will feature an expanded League A with the top 16 teams, including the USA, Mexico, and Canada, divided into 2 groups. These teams will compete in a "Swiss style" format, where each team plays four matches. The top 8 teams across the groups will advance to the knockout stage.

For the lower divisions, League B will consist of 16 teams divided into 4 groups. while League C will feature 9 teams, organized into 3 groups. All matches in Leagues B and C will be played at neutral stadiums.
These changes bring the league format closer to its real-life counterpart, enhancing the competitive experience for players. Feel free to modify any part of it to better fit your game's tone or style!

This new calendar panel organizes all stages across different tournaments in chronological order, based on their actual dates in real-life football schedules. It allows you to seamlessly navigate between stages across competitions. For example, after you simulate World Cup qualifiers in March, you can then switch to Nations League matches in May, and then move on to continental cups in June, all with just a few clicks in the panel.
The panel can be easily activated through the settings menu. If you switch on "Draggable component" option in the settings, you can drag the calendar anywhere on your screen wherever is most convenient on your screen.
You can try this feature on our demo site now.

A new menu icon has been introduced to the fixture interface. It allows you to compare teams' strengths using a radar chart. The six attributes available for comparison are "attack," "defense," "reputation," "luck," "mentality," and "penalty." A select box is also provided to let you select different teams to compare.
Check it out at https://simcups.com