Football, Tactics & Glory news & patch notes

New improvements

• Recently, we allowed you to view the match history for other clubs. Now, we also show all upcoming matches for the current season on this screen.

• Previously, the Economy screen did not display the Glory spent persuading a club to sell a footballer. Now, it appears in brackets when you view purchased footballers and in the total Glory spent on buying footballers.

• The Top 10 National Team Footballers screen now highlights players representing the national team you manage.

• We have slightly improved AI behaviour during substitutions caused by injuries or red cards. If the AI is managing your team, it now tries to maintain your formation during substitutions (previously, the AI would bring on the best available footballers and alter the formation to maximise usage of their classes).

Bug fixes

• The Search screen shows all the footballers you can see in the game world. If footballers in teams playing on other continents do not appear in the game, you cannot find them on the Search screen either. However, you could see national team footballers from other continents, yet the Search screen failed to display them. Now it will.

• If a footballer is transfer-listed, but you have not sent scouts to gather the list, trying to buy him directly from the club means they will demand the footballer's full value without a transfer discount - which can be quite substantial if you have well-developed scouts. This is by design. However, the value of footballers in foreign clubs used to drop as soon as they were transfer-listed, no matter if you sent the scouts or not. This meant you received a discount even if you had not sent scouts to other countries. This has been fixed.

• When a footballer was sent out on loan for a year, his contract duration did not decrease.

• For footballers turning 41, the system incorrectly displayed their contract length, increasing it by half a year. This made it look like the footballer would carry on playing, when in reality he should have already left the club.

• The Top 10 National Team Footballers screen displayed stars next to the logos of the clubs the footballers played for.

• We removed the "Hiring agents" item from the Economy screen, which carried over into the game from FTG2 by mistake.

• Depending on a specific combination of tournament winners and the number of countries in the campaign, a team that should have entered the qualifying stage would sometimes qualify directly for the group stage of the main continental tournament.

• In the second continental cup, after a group stage match, the third-place spot - which grants entry to the third continental cup - was not highlighted in a separate colour.

• In very rare cases, the game crashed during a corner kick under a specific combination of actions.

New!

• The game now marks the flag of footballers called up to the national team for previous matches with a star. This lets you easily distinguish international players from others, both in your own club and when viewing other teams.

Balance

• We have slightly increased the "attentiveness" of AI club scouts when viewing your team's footballers. As a result, if scouts do not find suitable footballers during a regular review of your squad, they can now take a more detailed look. This increases the likelihood of clubs finding players they like. However, we do not force clubs to buy players they do not need. You will only receive offers if clubs find suitable footballers at the right price.

• Previously, rookie goalkeepers could only develop into universal classes. Now, you can also train a rookie goalkeeper into specialised classes. This freedom is also available to AI teams.

• Previously, if a mod used a custom surnames file, all Premier League footballers would only share the local nationality, with no foreign players. This restriction has now been removed. Regardless of whether a custom surnames file is used, foreign players will be generated with the same settings as in the unmodified game.

• We have made adjustments to the formation selection system so that it tries not to disrupt your custom formation during match simulation or viewing if an injury or red card occurs.

Bug Fixes

• On the board expectations screen under certain circumstances, the penalty for an unhappy board was displayed with a plus sign instead of a minus.

• During matches, rookie goalkeepers did not receive the +10% control bonus.

• When preparing for a new season, the squad could change randomly under certain circumstances.

• We previously arranged for the higher-ranked team to be the home team in the group stage of the national team final tournament. Unfortunately, this change also slipped into the qualification stage. In existing campaigns, this will be fixed starting from the next national team tournament.

• If the player's team dropped from the second continental tournament into the third, the calendar still displayed matches from the second cup.

• The "All Footballers" club statistics did not show players who were away on international duty at that moment.

• The "Most Important Match of the Season" achievement could be unlocked if the opponent motivated their team instead of you doing so.

• The email celebrating a victory in the third continental cup was sent by the old manager instead of the club president.

• If a manager has the nationality of a country from one continent but coaches a national team from another continent, some emails used the manager's continent in the tournament name for the continental championship.

• Fixed some errors in the Polish text.

Crash Fixes

• The game crashed under certain settings in hotseat tournaments.

• The game crashed under a rare combination of circumstances at the end of the season.

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In a major interview about my career as a game developer, I talked about:

• the complex yet fascinating history of Creoteam;

• my own journey from designing children's quest games to becoming a co-owner of the company, and developing a game with my son;

• the inspirations behind FTG and the story of how our turn-based football manager was created;

• the team - the people who work every day on new mechanics, animations and the game engine.

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• \ - Previously, when a footballer gained enough experience in an additional class, the Specialisation screen allowed you either to learn that class or to choose a different random ability. Over time, however, it became clear that this restriction on ability selection confused players and took the fun out of levelling up a footballer. So now, we let you either upgrade to a new class or pick any available ability you like. This way, even if a footballer has gained specialisation experience in a class you don't need, it will still benefit you.

• \ - Previously, in Start in the Higher Leagues mode, manager licence tests did not appear in the Footballpedia. They will now be displayed there regardless of whether tutorial is turned on or off.

• \ - When looking at fixtures of clubs from other continents, their tournaments used the names of tournaments from your own continent.

• \ - The game crashed for some players when they opened the national team screen.

• \ - The game crashed in specific instances when you tried to renew or sign a new contract with a club while also managing a national team.

• \ - The game crashed when attempting to buy your own youth player who couldn't fit into the squad and was sent to the transfer market as a free agent.

New Improvements

Fixtures in other team profiles

You can now open the screen of any club or national team and view their entire match history for both the current and all past seasons in the final tab. We also allow for column sorting, so you can easily view all victories or all matches against the same opponent:

Other Improvements

• Manager skills are now tied to the SID, meaning reloading the game will no longer change the available skills.

• Buttons on the Tournament Statistics screen are now arranged better across the screen.

• Improved German localization texts.

• Fixed minor errors in the Polish localization.

Balance Changes

• We changed the guaranteed specialization points footballers receive after a match based on game length. Previously, all lengths guaranteed 5 points. The new values are as follows:

  • 48 actions → 5 specialization points

  • 60 actions → 6 specialization points

  • 90 actions → 9 specialization points

• 34-year-old free agents will no longer join your club if you are from different countries.

• 34-year-old free agents will no longer join your club if your league is 2+ tiers lower than their current club's league.

• Previously, the freedom to choose 2 top footballers in the youth academy became available as soon as you acquired the corresponding manager skill. We have now added a youth academy level requirement. On Normal difficulty, the academy must have at least 1 star. On Hard - at least 2 stars. On Easy - there are no academy requirements.

• The cost of choosing 2 top footballers now depends on the youth academy level.

• Choosing from 3 top footballers now costs more than choosing from 2.

Bug Fixes

• \ - The "Owner of Trophies" achievement was not triggering.

• \ - When picking footballers for the final stage of a national team tournament, the minimum squad size restriction for the club was still active. This occasionally prevented players from selecting the footballers they wanted.

• \ - If a player managed a national team from another continent, the game could crash at a certain point in the following season after they left the team.

• \ - In rare circumstances, the game could crash when a match and a national team call-up coincided on the calendar.

• \ - In rare circumstances, the game crashed when reading statistics data for certain retired footballers.

If you enjoy this DLC and are pleased with the latest update - please leave a review on Steam so other players can find out if World Championship is worth playing.

I also ask you to leave a review for the base game, because negative reviews from players who played for 20 minutes and didn't figure things out significantly lower the game's rating, meaning FTG will appear less in Steam searches.

New!

Previously, national team modifications were only used in hotseat game modes.

Now, we let you use national team modifications when creating a new single-player campaign. The following data from the modifications will be used:

• National team names

• National team logos

• National team kits

This lets you make the game world more realistic or completely customise the national teams to your liking, creating your own unique fantasy world.

Footballers' names, tournament rules and other elements from modifications are not used in a single-player game. This information is only needed for hotseat games and the 2026 World Championship mode.

Here are a few ready-made national team modifications:

https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse/?appid=375530&browsesort=toprated§ion=readytouseitems&requiredtags%5B%5D=National+teams

If you enjoy any of the modifications, please write to the authors - they will be pleased to know that someone liked their work.

Other improvements

• \ - the arrows in the league table after a match showed an incorrect change in positions.

• \ - when viewing a scheduled match, we added an Info button that shows additional match information: substitutions, goals, cards, etc.

• \ - on the tables screen, we made the tab icons less blurry so they are easier to look at.

• \ - we changed the order of selecting home and away teams in the final stages of the Continental Championship and World Championship. In the first knockout match after the group stage, the first team is the group winner (for example, it will always be A1-B2, and not vice versa). In group matches and other knockout matches, the first team is the one ranked higher in the national team rankings.

• \ - we slightly increased the priority of Giftedness for the AI when selecting footballers for national teams.

• \ - we introduced some changes to the world simulation that will lead to a slight increase in the number of the following footballers:

  • FW with various skill combinations, apart from the standard Cannon Shot / Rainbow Feint

  • AM with a priority in Accuracy.

  • These changes will be quite minor. Additionally, they will gradually accumulate over many seasons.

• \ - added some fixes to the Polish localisation.

• \ - in the last two DLCs, the game crashed upon launch in Polish.

If you enjoy this DLC and are pleased with the latest update - please leave a review on Steam so other players can find out if World Championship is worth playing.

I also ask you to leave a review for the base game, because negative reviews from players who played for 20 minutes and didn't figure things out significantly lower the game's rating, meaning FTG will appear less in Steam searches.

Starting today, Football, Tactics & Glory and all of its expansions officially support the Polish language!

A massive thank you to our player Krystian "Krishakh" Pruchnicki, who put his heart and soul into making this translation fantastic and adapted for our Polish fans.

If you happen to spot any typos or inaccuracies in the text, please let us know on the forum or in our Discord, and we will fix them promptly.

Enjoy the game!

• \ - Now, when you send a footballer out on loan during the summer transfer window, you can choose the loan duration: six months or a year. Important note: if the footballer has only six months left on their contract, you cannot send them on loan for a year.

• \ - Now, if you send a footballer on loan in August rather than July, you pay slightly less. Overall, we have slightly adjusted the costs of sending footballers out.

• \ - When you send your footballer out on loan, the receiving club uses an improved AI for squad selection (it uses the same AI as match viewing - this is a much slower algorithm, but it goes unnoticed given the small number of clubs using this AI). Thanks to this improvement, clubs will make smarter decisions about fielding your footballer if they make the starting lineup.

• \ - We added a "To Watchlist" button to the profile screen of a footballer you have brought in on loan, so you can easily add them to your watchlist.

• \ - Previously, when watching matches across different leagues, your league's games could appear first depending on where you play. Because of this, by the time your match came around, you might have lost context. Now, when you schedule a large number of matches to watch, your league's matches are shown last.

• \ - When you open the team comparison screen for a scheduled match, you will now see a "Standings" button that opens the tournament screen for the match you are watching. This lets you view the current positions of those teams.

• \ - Previously, when viewing competitions in other countries, you could only see the leagues, but not cup tournaments. We have now added tabs for cup tournaments in other countries too.

• \ - We made numerous improvements to the Korean localisation.

• \ - In the national team editor, you could not save a modification if you altered the World Cup participants (for example, swapping Croatia for Italy).

• \ - In rare cases, the game crashed on the specialisation experience screen.

• \ - In very rare instances, you could corrupt your own mod by switching game versions. When this happened, clicking the "Copy Team" button crashed the game. The game now repairs team errors when you click "Copy" and then "Paste". If your game crashes when navigating to a team in a modification, simply click "Copy" / "Paste" for that team to resolve it.

If you are enjoying this DLC and are pleased with the latest update - please leave a review on Steam so other players can find out whether World Championship is worth playing.

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🎁 What's on the line?

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All rules and submissions are handled on our Discord server.

Game Improvements

• \ - On Hard difficulty, all prices increase by roughly 1.5 times. However, this meant that when other clubs offered to buy your footballers, they overpaid you compared to Normal difficulty. We have now reduced the potential overpayment multipliers for such transfer offers on Hard difficulty.

• \ - Previously, if a tournament group stage consisted of four groups with 2 teams advancing, the winners were matched up using the A1-C2, B1-D2, C1-A2, D1-B2 formula. We have changed the format to the following: A1-B2, C1-D2, B1-A2, D1-C2

• \ - Now, while watching a match, you can hover your cursor over footballers to see their attributes (however, the game will not show dice rolls). Previously, the game showed no information other than the footballer's name.

• \ - Previously, if you clicked the "Head-to-Head" button after selecting a random national team, it compared that team with your current club, which made no sense. Now, selecting a random national team compares it against the national team you manage. If you do not manage a national team yet, it compares it against the national team matching your manager's nationality.

• \ - We have added buttons to the messages notifying you about national team qualification stages, allowing you to schedule to watch matches in these tournaments.

• \ - Because the game now saves your search results, if you returned to this screen several months later, the footballers in the list remained exactly as they were when you left the screen. Now, the game updates the footballers' ages and attributes every time you enter the Search screen.

Bug Fixes

• \ - We previously ensured that if a Team B footballer intercepted the ball during Team A's turn, they would not get injured if tackled unsuccessfully. However, it turned out there were still certain situations where footballers got injured in these cases. We have fixed these situations.

• \ - The search screen looks through all footballers whose profiles are revealed. Profiles for footballers on other continents are hidden, so they were not included in the search. If you sent scouts to other continents, these footballers' profiles became revealed. However, the game still failed to search among these footballers.

• \ - On the tournament's top footballers statistics screens, the nationality field displayed the countries of the clubs where the footballers played. It now correctly displays the footballers' nationality flags.

• \ - If you entered the profile of your footballer who was out on loan, the "Add to Watchlist" button appeared. We have removed this button.

• \ - If you scheduled to watch the Club World Cup final based on one continent (for example, Europe) and then switched to scheduling from another (for example, the Americas), the game failed to show that this match was already scheduled. It also allowed you to schedule it again.

• \ - If you started creating a campaign and assigned mods with changed flags to certain countries, then returned to the main menu and launched the League Editor, these changed flags appeared in the default country list.

• \ - The game crashed in certain rare situations when entering the Search screen.

• \ - The game crashed in very rare cases when scheduling to watch national team matches due to take place in the next season.

If you enjoy this DLC and are happy with the latest update, please leave a review on Steam so other players know if World Championship DLC is worth playing.

We are delighted to see that you are enjoying the new expansion. We continue to read all your feedback and implement improvements for the game based on your requests.

New Features

• \ - The game now remembers your formation and footballer placements before anyone was called up for international duty. Once the last footballer returns from the national team, the formation reverts to how it was prior to the call-ups.

• \ - On the match viewing planning screen, you can now select any team by clicking on it. A button will appear, allowing you to schedule all matches for this team in this tournament.

• \ - The game now remembers your search settings and the list of found footballers during a play session.

• \ - Previously, if you uploaded an image for a national team logo, you could not revert to the default flag. We have added a "Reset" button.

Bug Fixes

• \ - Under certain circumstances, the player's team footballers lost their specialisation abilities. We have fixed this bug. In existing saves, the game will attempt to restore the lost abilities, though it might not always match the original setup exactly.

• \ - Sometimes, when returning from a loan, footballers lost their specialisation points. This made it look as though the footballer played matches while on loan, but their specialisation did not progress.

• \ - After a player's match, the up/down arrows showing changes in league standings on the Tables screen displayed incorrectly if the player had previously viewed other matches in the league.

• \ - If you restart the World Championship 2026 mode after a victorious final, the subsequent final will display the wrong year on the winner's shield.

• \ - Fixed rendering issues with certain Chinese characters.

• \ - Fixed an issue with loading the DR Congo mod.

• \ - If a player scheduled a national team match for the following season, the viewing might fail to occur under certain fixture schedule configurations. Consequently, the game crashed whenever the player attempted to load that save.

• \ - The game could crash during the international call-up phase if a national team squad was full and had no plans to alter its main lineup.

• \ - The game could crash on the Club Economy screen when viewing footballers sold last season.

• \ - The game could crash post-match because, under certain highly rare circumstances, clubs in countries with Minimal Presence attempted to take some actions they didn't mean to do.

If you are enjoying this DLC and like this fresh update, please consider leaving a review on Steam to let other players know if World Championship is worth playing.

Thank you all for your comments, feedback, and bug reports! We closely read everything you write and try to improve the game based on your feedback. Today we are releasing an update focused on quality-of-life improvements:

• \ - Previously, new club development objectives could not be completed ahead of schedule. Now, if the club board becomes highly satisfied ahead of time while you are completing one of the new objectives (because you exceeded expectations), you will receive a reward and the board will issue a different objective. This makes the game more dynamic.

• \ - On the Search screen, we have added a "Search only for footballers of own nationality" option. This comes in handy if you have too many foreign players in your squad.

• \ - If any footballers on the Search screen are already on your Watchlist, a watchlist icon now appears next to them. This helps to avoid confusion and saves you from having to switch between screens as much.

• \ - Copy and Paste buttons have been added to all kit editor screens. Besides the obvious use of copying kits from one mod and pasting them into another, this setup opens up another possibility. You can copy a kit, paste its code into a spreadsheet or text editor, and then copy and paste it from there to another location. This saves you a lot of time.

• \ - We have long allowed for this: if you change a country's flag in a mod, that country is renamed after the mod. This lets you create a different country in place of an existing one. However, this feature was not applied when changing footballers' nationalities within the mod. We have now added support for the new country name with the modified flag to the nationality list when configuring footballers.

• \ - We have slightly tweaked the design of the drop-down lists on the screen for scheduling matches to watch. Now, if a tournament name takes up two lines, it looks neater.

• \ - The screen for scheduling matches to watch displayed two stages of the World Cup (qualifying and final) instead of one continuous tournament.

• \ - Under certain circumstances, when footballers returned to your club from national teams, the substitutes list glitched, only allowing 6 footballers on the bench instead of 7.

• \ - Under certain circumstances, you could receive a message stating that a footballer had returned from the national team, even though they had not actually been called up this time.

• \ - In Hotseat modes (including the World Championship 2026 mode), if a player was spectating a match instead of playing, clicking the Control button handed them control over both teams. The game assumed that two players wanted to continue playing against each other. Now, the game checks whether both teams belong to the player, or just one. If it is only one, control over that specific team is given to the player.

• \ - In Hotseat modes (including the World Championship 2026 mode), if you assigned an AI opponent to be controlled by a player, started the match, and then quit the match, the opponent reverted to being controlled by the AI.

• \ - Under certain circumstances, crashes could occur on the Footballer Search screen.

• \ - In some very rare situations, the game crashed when clicking the Next button.

If you enjoy this DLC and are pleased with the fresh update, please leave a review on Steam so that other players know whether the add-on is worth playing.

• \ - Updated the schedule watching match screen. The drop-down lists now exclude countries and tournaments that cannot be viewed based on your country settings (for instance, countries with Minimal presence or lower leagues in nations that only simulate the Premier League have been removed).

• \ - On laptops with dual graphics cards, the system would sometimes attempt to run the game on the weaker GPU. Since the game does not support integrated graphics cards, this caused crashes during matches on these laptops. We have added driver-level instructions so the system now selects the more powerful graphics card where available.

• \ - In certain years with specific numbers of teams in continental cups, the qualification match dates for the third continental cup clashed with other tournaments, causing the game to crash after these matches. We have shifted the dates of all continental group stages back by one week. National team matches have also been shifted, as all tournaments are interconnected.

• \ - The game crashed if a player viewed the results of previous cup matches in the calendar on a matchday they were actively spectating.

• \ - In very rare circumstances under specific conditions, the game crashed when clicking the New Season button.

• \ - The "Search" tab title was not linked to the localization system.

• \ - Dragging national team footballers before a match caused the game to crash under certain circumstances.

• \ - The game crashed under certain circumstances on the Search screen.

• \ - The game crashed in Asian localisations when trying to display certain Latin characters not supported by the font. The same applied in reverse - when certain Asian characters were not supported by fonts using Latin script.

• \ - When you scheduled to watch a match between teams from another continent and entered the team line-up screen, the tooltip named the wrong continent when viewing the top 1, top 2, and top 3 footballers. For example, it called the Copa América the European Championship.

• \ - Double-clicking on a footballer failed to work under certain circumstances.

• \ - A footballer's profile showed information about their teammate under certain circumstances.

• \ - It was still possible to open a footballer's profile from a country with Minimal presence from some screens. We have removed this ability.

• \ - In the "Fixed Formation" mode, if you had only one striker and they received an injury or a card, the system wouldn't allow a substitution. We've fixed this error. The game will now better process the zones available for substitution.

• \ - In rare cases, AI footballers would gain more experience than the game allowed. This caused crashes after clicking the Next button.

• \ - On occasion, AI teams could purchase footballers incorrectly, which led to crashes when clicking the Next button during an open transfer window.

• \ - When managing a national team from another continent, a specific combination of circumstances could cause the game to crash after a national team match.

• \ - A certain combination of clicks after watching a match could cause the game to crash.

• \ - If you watched matches in other leagues when your own league's matches had already finished, the match schedule would get disrupted, and teams in other leagues could play the wrong number of matches.

• \ - Modifications wouldn't load for DR Congo.

• \ - The tooltip trigger area when hovering over a footballer's Talent was offset on certain screens.

• \ - Other Balkan surnames were incorrectly added to the surnames in Kosovo and Albania.

Thank you to everyone who sent in reports! ːjerseyː

• \: The game now automatically updates league tables based on current points after watching matches (even if not all teams have played yet).

• \: Adjusted match dates after the group stage.

• \: Mods now allow for more freedom when editing match dates after the group stage.

• \: Teams from the third continental cup (E-Regions Cup) were not being added to the Country Coefficients table under the continental cup representatives column.

• \: The game could crash under certain circumstances when buying a footballer.

• \: The game could crash in Hotseat game modes (Including World Championship 2026 mode) after a match.

• \: High Giftedness Potential values made certain Coach License tests impossible to pass. Help in one of the tests also contained an error.

• \: When managing a national team from another continent, the player was shown the top 10 footballers from their own home continent instead.

• \: When creating a campaign, the "Rename Tournaments" button could be clicked, but it failed to open the renaming screen. Instead, this screen opened after the campaign was already created. Exiting this screen caused the game to crash.

• \: Renaming a tournament in the League Editor and immediately clicking the "Exit" button caused a conflict with the input field, resulting in a crash upon returning to this screen.

• \: The game crashed in the National Teams Editor if the player forgot to name the mod. The game will now generate a name automatically in this scenario.

Have a great game!

P.S. If you are enjoying the expansion, please leave a review for it on Steam.

Ahead of the World Cup, we are releasing a major expansion that lets you build your own international management career. Now, if you have a high managerial reputation, you can receive offers not only from clubs, but from national teams as well.

We have also added a wealth of other mechanics and improvements. Here are just a few of them:

• 🤝 FOOTBALLER LOANS

• 🔍 AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SEARCH

• 📺 SPECTATOR MODE

Additionally, we have created a special WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 mode (unrelated to the FIFA World Cup 26), which lets you play a 48-team tournament alone or with friends, and see if your tactics can win the World Cup.

On top of that, we have added plenty of other exciting things to the game. You can find the full list of major and minor improvements via this link:

Buy the expansion now with a 10% discount and take charge of a national team!

FAQ

Can I continue my campaign from the original game?

Each major expansion is like a new game. The new mechanics alter the internal structure of the game world, adding new logic, extra data, and more. As a result, the expansion is not compatible with previous versions of the game, so you will need to start a new campaign. However, the quality of the new gameplay experience makes it well worth it.

Will my old campaigns be deleted?

No, they will be safe. You can disable the expansion at any time and continue your old campaigns in previous versions of the game. Here is how to do it:

• Right-click on the game in your Steam Library

• Select Properties

• Untick the new expansion

Will the expansion come to consoles?

Although we haven't officially announced it yet, yes - the expansion will launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. It won't be coming to other consoles due to hardware limitations.

The release date is still unknown, but we aim to release the DLC this year (2026).

Do I need to buy previous expansions to play the new one?

Yes - each new expansion builds upon the last. Therefore, the new gameplay experience is only accessible if you own the base game and all previous expansions.

However, we run discounts on the DLC from time to time. You can also get an extra discount by taking advantage of the option to complete your collection with this bundle:

What are your plans next?

In the near future, we will be reading the forums and our Discord server to gather feedback. If any issues are reported, we will address them. We want to make sure this expansion brings joy to you, our players.

Further down the line, we would love to get back to working on FTG2.

My game crashes / I noticed a bug. How do I report it to you?

• Find the configuration utility: STEAM FOLDER\\steamapps\\common\\Football Tactics\\config.exe

• Click Troubleshooting

• Click Generate report

• Email the resulting file to me at kos @ creoteam . com (remove the spaces). If your email client won't send a large attachment, please use Google Drive.

• Please describe the issue in your email. If possible, attach a screenshot as well.

If you want to report something broken in the game or just talk about an issue, feel free to start a new thread on the Steam forum or Discord.

I am playing on a laptop, and my game crashes during matches.

Our game's system requirements state that you need a dedicated graphics card like Nvidia to run it.

Even if players have such a card on their laptop, Windows for some reason tries to launch our game using the integrated graphics card. However, the game does not support integrated graphics cards. Therefore, we recommend changing your Windows settings to specify which graphics card should be used when launching the game.

Where can I discuss the expansion with other players?

• Steam Forum

• Discord

• Reddit

You can also subscribe to our newsletter, where we share the most important news regarding FTG. We give the newsletter top priority, so subscribers get the news first: http://eepurl.com/gstiyH

Can players support the FTG developers in any way?

The best way to support us (besides buying the game) is to write a review on Steam. If you enjoyed this expansion, please write a review about it. This helps players who are unsure whether they'll like it learn about the expansion directly from real players.

We would also appreciate your reviews for the base game and previous expansions. FTG is a unique genre-blending game, which can be daunting for many players, so your reviews will help others make up their minds. Even a simple "Loved it" is much better than nothing.

Acknowledgements

Of course, we follow our own vision of what FTG should be. However, your comments, reviews, and discussions on the forums and Discord significantly shape that vision. So a large part of the new features exists precisely thanks to you - the players.

We thank everyone who comments, leaves reviews, makes videos, helps players with advice, and shares ideas! ːjerseyː

We thank everyone who took the time to translate the game! The game is available in many languages thanks to the active players who helped us. This is incredibly valuable to us! ːrainbowfeintː

We thank everyone who actively took part in testing, reported bugs, sent reports, screenshots, and videos, wrote tips on how to improve various parts of the game, and experimented with new settings. Thanks to you, the game is much better than it ever could have been! ːcannonshotː

ːnationalcupː HAVE A GREAT GAME! ːnationalcupː

This document outlines all major and minor features and improvements included in the World Championship DLC.

Core DLC Mechanics

The game now features national teams, the World Championship, and the opportunity to be invited to manage a national side. Additionally, national teams can now be used in Hotseat mode, a new type of modification for national teams has been added, and a new World Championship 2026 mode is available.

This is a comprehensive set of mechanics, which I will detail further below:

Single Player

Footballer Nationalities

• Every footballer now has a nationality. A flag is displayed in all footballer profile windows. You can hover over it to see a tooltip with the country's name.

• Youth academies in each country now produce footballers specifically of that nationality.

• In the League Editor, you can now assign nationalities to footballers.

World Championship

• If you have enough countries in your game world, the World Cup takes place every 4 years.

• It consists of a Qualifying stage, held separately on each continent, and a Final stage.

• The Final stage features 32 national teams.

• National teams call up footballers from clubs for international matches.

• If footballers from your club are called up, you receive Glory for each player.

• Upon the footballers' return to the club, you receive additional Glory if your players participated in national team matches.

• When generating the calendar, the system attempts to keep the international break week free from matches. If the league week cannot be cleared, it at least moves cup matches to other weeks.

• As with all other tournaments, the game collects and displays detailed World Cup statistics for both the tournament and the participating footballers in a convenient format.

• The game also features a national team ranking, updated after every match using the Elo system, taking into account home and away factors, goal difference, and the tournament stage.

Continental Championships

• Similar to the World Cup, every 4 years each continent hosts its own separate championship - for example, the European Championship, the American Championship, etc.

• The mechanics are similar to the World Championship, but since some continents may have a small number of countries, the final stage of a Continental Championship might consist of fewer teams. Depending on your settings, there may not even be a qualification stage.

• A unique cup and shield have been created for each continent's final celebrations.

Managing a National Team

• If your Reputation is high enough, you may be invited to manage a national team. Notably, it is often much easier to get into some weaker national teams than into top-tier clubs.

• You will manage the national team alongside your club duties.

• Every national team aims to exceed its previous achievements, so they will set fairly ambitious goals. However, they won't ask you to do the impossible. If a team has never progressed past the World Championship group stage, they won't task you with winning the tournament.

• Your work involves selecting footballers for the national squad specifically for matches. If you are a manager who knows how to motivate players, use Reputation to inspire them in crucial matches.

• You can start a campaign immediately with national team offers. To do this, select Sandbox mode, grant yourself 2000+ Reputation points, and start by looking for a job. After choosing a club, you will receive offers from national teams.

Local Multiplayer (Hotseat)

New World Championship 2026 Mode

• The new mode is located in the Main Menu alongside other local multiplayer modes.

• In this mode, you can manage a fictional national team in the World Cup 2026 final stage.

• This tournament mirrors the real-world format, featuring 48 national teams with a selection similar to reality. However, the calendar, footballers, and certain other details differ.

• The mechanics of this mode are identical to the existing Hotseat Tournament mode. You can play alone with one team or select any number of teams to manage - you can even play against yourself. You can also play with friends on one screen or online via Steam Remote Play.

• Each friend can manage one or several teams.

• You can also just simulate the World Championship to see who wins (by simulating your own team's matches).

National Teams in Other Multiplayer Modes

• We have added a large number of new pre-set national teams and updated the old ones.

• Previously, the Hotseat Tournament mode only allowed for club tournaments. Now you can create national team tournaments. For example, you can create a league of 18 teams where everyone plays each other once or twice. Alternatively, you can set up a knockout cup or recreate a tournament's final stage with a group phase followed by playoffs.

New Modification Type for National Teams

• A National Team Editor has been created.

• You are no longer restricted to the abstract teams built into the game. You can customise teams to your liking: change footballers, their Attributes, appearance, national colours, and upload a logo.

• The Editor has two main functions:

  • Editing all teams in the game (you can choose to edit only the ones that interest you).

  • Editing the rules for the World Championship 2026 mode. If you want to recreate the exact tournament specifics of the real World Championship, you can. The editor is designed for 48 teams.

• You can share modifications in the Steam Workshop and subscribe to mods created by others.

• All local multiplayer modes allow the use of modified national teams.

• You can use this link to browse mods that feature modified national teams.

Other New Mechanics

Footballer Loans

• You can select a footballer and click the "Loan Out" button. A window will appear where you can choose where to send the player, though this costs Glory. This feature is unavailable in the Amateur League.

• Other clubs with strong youth players lacking match practice will occasionally send their footballers on loan to lower-league clubs. These players' profiles will display their parent club's logo.

• During open transfer windows, other clubs may occasionally send you offers to take a player on loan. Accepting costs Glory, but if the player gets match practice with you, you could potentially earn even more Glory back.

Automated Footballer Search

• You no longer need to check every club manually when searching for footballers. Open Transfers, go to the Search screen, enter the desired Attributes, Skills and other characteristics, and click Search.

• This tool can also be used to explore the game world. For instance, you can check how many footballers with Giftedness 5 exist globally.

Watching Other Clubs' Matches

• On the calendar screen, you can now switch to the Watching Matches tab.

• Select the tournament scale (national teams, international club, local), continent, country, and the specific tournament. The system will show you the full schedule, and you can select any matches you wish to watch.

• This allows you to follow the World Championship, the European Championship, matches of your league rivals, and any other tournaments of interest.

• A screen has also been added showing all matches scheduled for viewing.

• If your match takes place on the same day as scheduled viewings, your match will be played last. This means you will know your rivals' scores in advance.

• While watching, you cannot view footballer Attributes. However, you can hover over players on the pitch to see their surnames.

Foreign Player Limit

• By default, league and cup matches now require at least 6 footballers from your own country in the squad.

• You can change this number to any value when starting a campaign. Setting it to 0 removes the limit.

• The AI will take this setting into account when buying footballers in the transfer market.

• If a team lacks enough domestic players to start a match, they will forfeit with a 3:0 technical defeat. However, the game will prevent you from starting a match if you exceed the foreign player limit.

Third Continental Cup

• The format of this tournament is identical to other continental competitions (qualification, group stage, knockouts, final).

• This tournament includes one team from each country, as well as clubs that were eliminated in the late qualification stages of more prestigious continental tournaments.

• This tournament can be disabled when creating a campaign.

Other Improvements

New Campaign Creation Options

• New RNG type: Reduced+. This option changes the lower threshold for numbers that footballers with different Giftedness levels can roll:

  • Giftedness 0 --> Minimum roll 1.

  • Giftedness 1 --> Minimum roll 10% of potential.

  • Giftedness 2 --> Minimum roll 20% of potential.

  • Giftedness 3 --> Minimum roll 30% of potential.

  • Giftedness 4 --> Minimum roll 40% of potential.

  • Giftedness 5 --> Minimum roll 60% of potential.

  • This option makes gifted footballers significantly more powerful.

• The "Reduced" RNG has been refined. Previously, its lower threshold started from 30% of a footballer's potential but did not apply when using Skills (e.g., Cannon Shot). It now functions during Skill use as well.

• New option "Giftedness Strength" - adjusts the difference between Skill potentials for footballers with different Giftedness levels.

  • The option ranges from +1 to +5.

  • +1 reflects how Skill potential worked previously on Normal difficulty.

  • +2 reflects how Skill potential worked previously on High difficulty.

  • You can now increase this gap even further, making gifted footballers far superior.

• Hidden Opponent Formations:

  • Before a match, you will not see the formation chosen by the opponent. However, the footballers selected for the match will be displayed, allowing you to guess their positions.

  • You can spend Glory to reveal the opponent's formation before the next match.

  • The cost of revealing the formation depends on the tournament's difficulty.

  • The screenshot shows the mini-pitch without the opponent's formation revealed, with the "Analyse the Opponent" button at the bottom:

• Limited Formation Changes:

  • Formations can no longer be changed at any time during a match.

  • Formation changes are only available during half-time.

  • The screenshot shows the mini-pitch screen greyed out during the match, indicating that footballers cannot be dragged to new positions:

• Countries with Minimal Presence:

  • Previously, when choosing countries for a campaign, you could select:

    • Full Simulation - all leagues from Amateur to Premier are simulated. These countries can offer you jobs.

    • Premier League - only the top flight is simulated. You cannot work there, but the country functions fully in transfers, international tournaments, etc.

    • Disabled - the country is not simulated.

  • A new simulation type, "Minimal Presence" has been added:

    • Matches are not simulated, there is no economy, stats are not collected, and clubs do not buy players (however other countries might purchase footballers from the Minimal Presence countries).

    • Top-flight clubs from these countries exist to participate in continental tournaments. Footballers develop, age, and are replaced by youth in a simplified manner.

    • These countries also have national teams that call up players from existing clubs.

  • Clubs and footballers from these countries cannot be viewed or interacted with except during continental or national team matches.

  • This allows for a large number of national teams in the game world and fills continental tournaments without significantly affecting simulation speed.

• The option to disable individual tournaments:

  • Now, when creating a campaign, you can disable international tournaments that don't interest you.

  • For instance, if you aren't a fan of the new third continental cup, you can turn it off.

  • Alternatively, if you want to keep only the primary continental cup - the equivalent of the Champions League - you can leave just that one active.

  • However, tournaments can only be disabled based on their level of importance. You cannot disable the primary cup while keeping the second or third tiers active.

  • You also have the freedom to disable the Club World Cup and national team tournaments.

Match Balance Changes

• The number of substitutions has increased from 3 to 5.

• The penalty for long-distance headers has increased. Previously, in the formula \, the further the attacker with the Header skill was from the goal, the lower the first value became (25 / 15 / 5). Now, the multiplier also changes (4 / 3.4 / 3).

• Rainbow Feint now consumes less energy.

• If a team starts a turn with the ball, loses it in the same turn, and commits a foul while tackling, the injury probability for the player who intercepted the ball is now 0%. This primarily addresses issues where Defensive Midfielders would intercept a pass and then get injured by a tackle from behind by the forward.

• If a referee sends off 4 footballers from one team, the match ends in a technical defeat for that team.

Game Balance Changes

• The cost of sending a scout for transfers has been reduced fivefold.

• The player's starting team on Normal and Easy difficulties used to be quite "old". We have significantly rejuvenated the starting squad and added several talented prospects.

• Previously, on Normal and Easy, AI footballers developed twice as slowly as on High difficulty. Now, AI footballers develop at the same speed as the player's across all difficulties.

• Previously, a base match experience value existed for all footballers worldwide, depending only on the tournament level and match result. This was then modified by coaches, Giftedness, and specialisation tree skills. Now, base experience also depends on continental strength and country rating. Playing in a top country on the strongest continent will grant your footballers (and all others in that country) significantly more experience than playing in the weakest country on the weakest continent.

• The starting strength values for countries and teams in the Premier and First Leagues have been rebalanced to better reflect reality.

• Glory rewards for players making the Team of the Week have been increased.

• Financial rewards for progressing in the European Cup (and other continental cups) have been increased.

• The "AI clubs can motivate teams" option has been removed; it is now always enabled.

• Previously, the board did not react to winning the Club World Cup. Now, board happiness will increase by 20.

Game World Simulation

We have overhauled and improved most simulation systems, making the behaviour of other clubs smarter and the game world more realistic.

• AI for Bot Clubs

  • The AI for bot clubs has been completely rewritten regarding squad evaluation-understanding which players are missing and which are redundant. A key challenge with AI is optimisation; smarter AI usually takes longer to calculate. We have found a "golden mean" between complexity and calculation speed.

  • Previously, top bot clubs generated very high-level young footballers (60-80) because they couldn't otherwise develop properly. With the revised AI, bot clubs' youth academies now use the same mechanics as the player's. Bot clubs are now capable of managing their squads effectively.

  • A downside of the new AI is a noticeable pause at the start of the season while all clubs analyse their players and create development plans. During open transfer windows, clicking "Next" may take slightly longer as clubs search for suitable players.

  • New transfer mechanics have been added for bot clubs to improve sale dynamics. For example, if a club lists a player but no one buys him, his price will decrease in the next window. This continues down to a logical threshold until he is purchased. Additionally, if a club has excess funds, it will seek out the best players for a specific position and make exceptionally generous offers. If a club sells a key player for a good price, it now knows how to find a quick replacement.

• Bot Club Finances

  • Previously, club earnings depended on country rating and continental strength, but the difference was minor. Over time, top clubs on all continents became wealthy enough to afford the most expensive players.

  • Now, the earnings gap is significant. Top clubs on the strongest continent will always be the richest. As country ratings and continental strength decrease, clubs will have significantly less money. You will no longer see obscure clubs buying 5-star expensive footballers.

• Overhauled Quick Match Algorithm for Bot Clubs

  • Simulating matches involving the player uses full match AI, which takes time. We cannot use this for every match in the world, as the wait would be too long.

  • Previously, bot clubs used a simplified algorithm that considered formation and player selection but calculated results quickly. It attempted to simulate the real AI, meaning weaker clubs with good squads could often beat stronger opponents. This resulted in a chaotic game world where mid-table teams could become continental champions despite being unable to qualify in real life.

  • We have completely rewritten this algorithm. Strong clubs now have a greater advantage over weaker ones. Consequently, the teams we expect to be champions usually will be, and continental tournaments will be won by truly elite teams. The game world now mirrors reality. However, weaker teams still have a chance to rise if they manage to assemble a great squad.

  • A key consequence is that playing in the Premier League is now harder, as top clubs will rack up more points. Conversely, it will be easier to stay in the Premier League if you have just been promoted, as the weaker clubs will lose more often and finish with fewer points.

• Bot Footballer Generation

  • We fixed issues where AI and balance led to most Defensive Midfielders (DMs) having high Passing instead of Defence. After a series of fixes, most DMs will now have the high Defence Attributes expected of the position.

• Detailed information on the new simulation mechanics can be found here:

Quality of Life Improvements

• Interface

  • The engine has transitioned to a 16:9 format (from the previous 4:3). The change will be almost unnoticeable for players, though some buttons and UI elements have moved closer to the edges of the screen.

  • You can now double-click to open a footballer's profile or team info wherever such an option is intended.

    • A reminder: the right mouse button functions as "Back". You can quickly exit open windows by right-clicking.

  • Improved information in the Ctrl-menu (hover over a footballer in a match and hold Ctrl, the middle mouse button, or press the stick on a gamepad to see all current effects on their Attributes):

    • Added a numerical value for a footballer's heading ability, accounting for Talent and the Header skill.

    • Added descriptions for footballer Skills.

    • Added descriptions for footballer classes.

  • When preparing for a match, you can switch between normal and tactical mini-pitch views. The tactical view now shows the Attributes and Skill potential as they will appear in the match, factoring in weather and player class. This makes it easy to evaluate, for example, the Defence and Control of both goalkeepers before kick-off.

  • Previously, if you sorted footballers on the Contracts screen (e.g., by value) then entered and exited a profile, the sorting would reset. We now preserve sorting in these situations.

  • On team management screens, the primary Attribute for a footballer's class used to be highlighted. We now highlight the Attribute that the footballer is currently training.

  • Previously, if board mood exceeded the maximum, you didn't know the exact value, making it hard to judge the risk of asking for money. The value now shows real mood without a cap.

  • Buying a footballer from your Watchlist now automatically removes them from it.

• Match

  • Added 5x and 10x animation speeds to matches.

  • When the system checks if kit colours are too similar before a match, it now considers shades of red and orange to be similar, preventing one team from playing in red while the other plays in orange (whenever possible).

• Starting a Campaign

  • If you start a managerial career in a high-rated country (e.g., England), you previously only received offers from domestic clubs. Now, offers from low-rated countries willing to hire an inexperienced manager will also appear.

  • When creating a campaign, you can now see how your choice of countries affects the availability of international tournaments.

• Mail Notifications

  • When another club offers to buy your player, you can click buttons like "Decline". If you quit and return days later, you might forget your choice. We have added a text line indicating which button was pressed.

• Board Objectives

  • In the "Win the league and reach a certain cup stage" objective, mood throughout the season did not match the final season mood The board will now wait until the end of the season to determine their mood, preventing a false impression of high satisfaction.

• Statistics

  • A Fixtures screen for all matches in the current season has been added to club statistics.

  • For national team tournaments, we have implemented and refined the same statistics found in club tournaments, along with unique points regarding international players. These can be found in the Achievements tab of the national team screen:

    • Clubs from which players were called up.

    • Countries where the national players play.

    • The three most prestigious clubs represented in the squad.

    • In club statistics, you can now see which national team players are currently in your squad.

  • Previously, in continental tournament stats under Achievements - Countries, the first column showed how many clubs from that country had won the tournament. For example, if only Real Madrid won the European Cup but did so 6 times, it displayed "1". Now it shows the total number of wins by all clubs from that country (in this case, "6").

• Calendar

  • If your team enters a tournament at a late stage (e.g., skipping qualification), the calendar now displays the dates of the earlier stages.

  • If your team is knocked out of a tournament, future match dates for that competition now remain in the calendar.

  • The main screen's calendar bar and the full calendar now show dates for national team call-ups, returns, and scheduled match viewings.

  • Since qualifying stages for different continents occur on different dates, hovering over a call-up date now shows a tooltip specifying which continents are involved.

• Footballpedia, Tutorials, and Texts

  • An alphabetical list of terms has been added to Footballpedia. If you are unsure where to find a term, search the list for a brief description and a link to the full article.

  • As with every DLC, new and updated Footballpedia articles are marked with special icons for easy identification.

  • Coaching license lessons have been completely overhauled. Obtaining a license now takes two seasons, and the lessons better explain game mechanics.

  • Added new tutorial letters from the old coach.

  • Numerous minor text improvements have been made to coach skills, Watchlist info, Transfers, and UI tooltips.

Miscellaneous

• Added 2 new coach skills:

  • Watchlist Expansion: You start with a capacity of 15; each level increases this by 3.

  • Option to buy out a footballer who was on loan at your club.

• Added 4 new board objectives:

  • Improve infrastructure and hire staff.

  • Field youth academy graduates who debuted this season.

  • Purchase a player under 25 with higher Talent than most of the squad and play him in the starting eleven.

  • Develop the club as you see fit (earn board points for actions from all previous objectives).

• Added 15 achievements.

• Added 10 new music tracks.

• Countries

  • Added 17 new countries

    • Europe

      • Albania

      • Armenia

      • Kosovo

      • Latvia

      • Luxembourg

      • Moldova

      • Montenegro

      • North Macedonia

      • Northern Ireland

    • Asia

      • Saudi Arabia

    • Africa

      • Angola

      • Lesotho

    • Americas

      • Costa Rica

      • Honduras

      • Panama

      • Ecuador

      • Venezuela

  • Corrected names, logos, kits, and positions in top European and several other countries.

  • Updated default country sets available at the start of a campaign.

  • Russia has been removed from the game.

• Previously, the trophy for the second continental tournament (EFA Cup) resembled the real Champions League trophy. We decided to make that design the primary continental trophy and created a new unique cup for the second-tier tournament.

Bug Fixes

• Starting a Campaign

  • When creating a new Sandbox campaign in higher leagues, the sponsor payout was defaulting to Amateur League levels. It now correctly matches the selected league.

• Training

  • Fixed an issue where moving to a new club could result in a squad containing base-class footballers who could not be trained in Skills.

• Match

  • Defensive Midfielders were retaining the Interception bonus talent even after leaving the DM zone. Fixed.

  • Incorrect potential values were displayed over the goalkeeper's head during crosses. Fixed.

  • Removed unnecessary little pauses that occurred when overhead icons were rotating.

  • Fixed rare game crashes in specific situations.

  • Post-match penalties between bot clubs were not using the same early-winner determination algorithm as player matches. This led to shootouts ending 5:0 when they should have finished early once a winner was mathematically decided. Fixed.

  • Fixed an issue where player-controlled footballers did not receive specialisation experience after taking penalties during match simulation.

• Transfers

  • Fixed a bug where a player's value would change after adding them to the Watchlist and reloading the screen.

  • Fixed an issue where a footballer could appear on the international transfer list but the club would refuse to sell him.

• Continental Tournaments

  • Fixed a bug where the manager received experience for the wrong continental tournament (e.g., EFA Cup experience while in the European Cup).

  • Fixed an incorrect cup stage description in the Income screen's fan field after advancing from a group stage.

  • Fixed the missing home stadium bonus for bot club matches during the group stages of continental tournaments.

• Interface

  • The Attribute boost after using the Nutmeg skill was not appearing in the Ctrl-menu. Fixed.

  • Fixed inaccurate values in the Ctrl-menu caused by inconsistent Attribute rounding.

  • Fixed an issue where re-purchasing a previously sold player would default to showing their stats from their former club rather than yours.

  • Fixed text overflowing the boundaries of available zones on various screens.

  • Top 10 lists for goals and assists are now centre-aligned instead of left-aligned.

  • Fixed a crash caused by clicking the Profile button on the formation screen when no footballer was selected.

  • Fixed erroneous notifications claiming footballers weren't training Skills when they actually were.

  • Fixed an issue where clicking on coach notes would open the first available letter instead. It now correctly opens the specific note.

  • Removed a confusing line in the promotion letter to the Premier League that claimed the player finished 16th-18th and failed to qualify for continental tournaments.

  • Removed placeholder test text that appeared when renaming a club on Steam Deck.

  • Fixed a bug where entering the Substitutions screen during simulation would cause the music track to change.

  • Fixed the comparison logic in the assistant's letter regarding new youth academy players. It previously incorrectly suggested the youth coach was "spoiling" players; the comparison with their potential without a coach is now displayed accurately.

  • Fixed errors and typos across various languages.

• Renaming Tournaments

  • Fixed the logic for resetting tournament names. The first reset now returns names to the state at the start of the campaign (e.g., as defined by mods). A second reset returns them to the developers' default names.

  • Fixed issues where renamed tournaments were not properly updating in the UI for certain languages.

  • Renaming now correctly applies to the international transfer screen.

  • Fixed a bug where renaming the player's domestic leagues would incorrectly show other countries' leagues as renamed in certain statistics windows.

• Modifications

  • Fixed an issue where changing the name of a published mod would cause it to revert to the old name after a few seconds.

On very rare occasions, if an opposition footballer sustained an injury and the AI manager failed to adapt to your formation, the game could crash.

Fixed.

Introduction

In the new World Championship DLC, we have significantly improved the game world simulation: from the AI of non-player clubs to match simulation and the game world economy. But before discussing these changes, it is worth looking back at how the world simulation functioned in previous versions of the game.

If you want to find out about the simulation in the new DLC, skip straight to the final section.

However, the full article reveals interesting details about the world simulation that you might not have known before.

0. Early Access - Primitive Simulation

When the game launched in Early Access in 2015, we focused on two things:

In less than a month, we plan to release the World Championship DLC:

One of the major new features of the DLC is that we allow for the creation of your own World Championship for national teams in Hotseat mode.

This new mode lets you create your own 2026 World Championship with highly detailed national teams, featuring customisable kits, names, and footballer attributes/skills/classes.

We would like several national team modifications to be available by the time the DLC is released. Therefore, we are looking for three players who have experience with FTG modifications, as well as the time and desire to work on the World Championship mode. These players will receive a key for the DLC and should publish one modification by 20 May.

If they wish, these players can also gain access to private Discord channel where I post updates on the DLC beta and where the beta version can be discussed.

If you want to set up your own national teams and have experience developing mods for FTG, please email me at kos @ creoteam . com (remove the spaces).

In your email, include a link to your published modification, state whether you are interested in the World Championship, and if you would like to join the private Discord group, please include your nickname.

The first three players who meet the requirements will receive access to the game and the opportunity to be the first to publish their modifications.

In nearly a month, our third DLC - World Championship - will be released. Along with many other new features, you’ll finally be able to lead a national team and prove that you could do a much better job than the current manager! :)

Since the mechanics of World Championship are built upon our previous expansions, you will need to own the first two DLCs to play it.

Discount Information

This weekend marks the last major spring sale for the base game and its DLCs. Please keep in mind: there will be no discounts on previous content during the World Championship launch.

To make things easier for everyone, we’ve decided to update the Treble Deluxe bundle logic. From now on (and for the next few months), it will function as a “Complete the Set” bundle.

What does this mean for you?

• If you only own the base game or the base game + the first DLC, you can pick up the missing content with an additional 15% discount.

• This bundle discount stacks with the current sale price!

The best value is available from today until Monday evening (in Europe), while the main Steam discounts are active.

It’s the perfect time to prepare your coaching staff and get ready to conquer the world stage.

Several mechanics originally planned for FTGW have become part of the next DLC. I’ve decided to provide a recap and share some links for those who may have missed the announcements.

If you're unsure what to expect from the next DLC, the following articles detail the main (though not all) new features:

New Mechanics Overview

🌍 1) Footballer nationalities and national team tournaments

Since that article was written, a few things have changed:

• The World Championship will feature 32 nations in the final stage.

• If you select too few countries on each continent for the world simulation, the World Cup will be disabled.

• However, we are introducing a new, much faster way to simulate countries. I'll share more details on this in the coming weeks.

• The original article mentions using the existing country rankings for seeding. However, we’ve since decided that a dedicated national team ranking system is necessary. This will be included in the game, and I'll cover it in a separate news update.

• The article also states there would be no limit on the number of foreign players in a squad. However, we have decided to introduce a limit that you can configure before starting a campaign. We believe that limiting the number of foreigners makes the late-game more engaging.

👔 2) National team management

🔄 3) Footballer loan mechanics

📺 4) Watch any match in the game world

🎯 5) New board objectives

⚙️ 6) New options to increase difficulty

The final article mentions a new scouting system and hidden footballer profiles; however, this system will not be included in the upcoming DLC as it requires further development.

Final Words

These are not the only features coming in the next DLC. It will also include automated transfer searching, a significantly reworked world simulation and AI system, new countries, and numerous minor tweaks.

However, the linked articles provide an in-depth look at how the primary new mechanics will function.

The DLC is arriving very soon, so don’t forget to add it to your Wishlist:

Hi everyone!

We are going to release the big DLC by the end of the Spring:

As many of you know, the game is translated into other languages by other players. It allows us to be sure that you get a good translation (players know different gaming and football terminology). Also, it helps us save money we can spend on adding new features. Therefore, I ask you for help.

We search players who could translate the texts of the next DLC to the following languages:

• Czech

• Korean

• French

• Turkish

If feel like you have have enough time and language understanding as to translate from English to your language, write to me, please, at kos @ creoteam.com (delete spaces).

Those who translate the texts will get:

• your name written in the game's credits

• a free game key for this DLC.

Since we renamed our next game Football, Tactics & Glory 2, we needed to replace the in-match main menu banners that displayed the old title.

At the same time, we’ve included several bug fixes to make this update even more useful for you:

• We’ve overhauled the text input system. The primary goal was to ensure compatibility with Steam Deck. Previously, renamed teams or players wouldn't save correctly; now, they will.

• Minor optimization improvements and fixes for rare bugs.

• Minor text fixes for English and Ukrainian languages.

A few years ago, we began work on Football, Tactics & Glory: World. During that time we implemented many new mechanics, but the game has still not been released. The reasons were the war and the technical challenges of moving to a new animation system with realistic 3D graphics.

At the same time, we see that players are waiting for new and exciting content. So instead of postponing FTGW for another year or two, we decided to do things differently:

• Release the third DLC, “World Championship”, which will include part of the content originally planned for FTGW;

• Rename FTGW to FTG 2 and plan more substantial changes to match mechanics and management in that game.

DLC "World Championship"

How big is this expansion?

It is as large as the first two DLCs - Football Stars and Manager’s Journey. The price will be similar.

As before, you need to own the previous DLCs to be able to play World Championship.

What mechanics are added in the DLC?

The name of the expansion, “World Championship”, highlights the core mechanics of the game:

• footballers now have nationalities;

• just like in real life, every 4 years the World Championship takes place, with qualifying stages across different continents and a single final stage;

• continental championships are also held every 4 years, where national teams compete to become the best team on their continent;

• once you gain enough Reputation, you will start receiving invitations - first from less prestigious national teams, and later from increasingly well-known ones;

• as a national team coach, you will be able to choose from the best footballers of a particular nationality.

In addition to this set of mechanics, many other interesting features and improvements will be added to the game. Here are just some of them:

• ⚽ Loan system: send your players to lower leagues to gain experience, or strengthen your squad with young talents from other clubs. Effective development of loaned players will bring you additional Glory.

• 🔎 Automatic transfer search: forget about manually checking every club. A new convenient search screen allows you to instantly find footballers by specific attributes and criteria.

• 🏆 Third continental tournament: the game now features a third tier of continental tournaments (similar to the Conference League) with a classic group stage and play-offs.

• 👀 Spectator mode: you can schedule watching any match - from the World Championship final to games in neighbouring leagues.

• 🧠 Updated club management AI: computer opponents have become significantly smarter. They handle transfers more effectively and develop over decades, ensuring strong competition even after 40 seasons of play.

• ⚙️ Expanded difficulty settings create new challenges for experienced players:

  • 🕵️ Hidden formations: you can see the opponent’s squad, but not their positioning on the pitch.

  • ⭐ Giftedness strength adjustment: the ability to manually adjust the impact of Giftedness stars on skill potential in matches.

  • 🎲 “Reduced+” randomness type: makes footballers’ Giftedness the decisive factor in matchups, minimising the role of luck.

• 🌍 Foreign player limit: add realism and strategic depth by setting a required number of local players in the squad for league matches.

• 🎮 Hot-seat 2026 World Championship mode: experience the celebration of the final stage of a fictional 2026 World Championship with 48 national teams. Play alone or with friends on the same computer. Create or download mods with real national teams if you want to capture the spirit of the real tournament.

When will the expansion be released?

We are currently planning to release the DLC on 21 May. All mechanics are ready, but we are polishing and improving them. That means you will have almost a month before the real World Championship to feel like the coach of a national team ːnationalcupː

Add the game to your wishlist to be among the first to learn about its release:

Football, Tactics & Glory 2

We continue working on the game. The release date has been moved to next year, but most likely we will need at least two years to release it in Early Access. This depends on how much the war complicates our work (the previous winter was the hardest in our lives) and whether we manage to implement the rather ambitious ideas we have planned. Because in addition to new graphics and an animation system, we would like to add several interesting sets of mechanics to both the match and the management aspects of the game.

The best and most complete version of FTG is now available on Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The game includes the base version, all free updates, and both DLCs. That means, compared to the previous console version, this one features:

• significantly improved graphics, including 3D grass, better rendering, a new visual goal-scoring system, and celebration animations for tournament victories,

• the Giftedness mechanic,

• plenty of statistics,

• the ability to level up the coach,

• job offers from other clubs,

• more engaging transfer mechanics,

• improved balance,

• numerous interface quality of life improvements,

• the ability to create hotseat tournaments,

• an integrated interactive tutorial,

• a more vibrant game world where clubs truly develop, gain experience, buy and sell footballers, and manage their finances,

• and many minor enhancements.

All this is in addition to the engaging mechanics already present in the base game.

Personally, I’m very happy with this version. So, if you enjoy playing in front of a TV or taking your Nintendo Switch on the go, this game will bring you dozens and even hundreds of hours of tactical football pleasure ːcannonshotː.

I decided to try a new format for presenting FTGW features. Instead of articles, I’ll show gameplay mechanics and interface design in short videos.

I hope this helps you better understand how these mechanics work.

Direct link to the video:

Let me know in the comments if you like this format.

How to follow the development progress?

1) First and foremost, visit the game's page and add it to your wishlist. This way, you will receive an email from Steam when the game enters into Early Access or Full Release.

2) Secondly, click "Follow" to be notified whenever we publish news on Steam.

3) A great place to get notified about news and discuss it is our Discord.

4) Additionally, to stay updated, you can subscribe to our mailing list: Email subscription.

“Football, Tactics & Glory – Treble Deluxe Edition” is the version of FTG that contains all content ever made for FTG including both DLCs and all free updates. Treble Deluxe Edition is going to be released on

• Nintendo Switch

• PlayStation 4

• PlayStation 5

• Xbox One

• Xbox Series X|S

Here's the official press-release from our publisher Markt+Technik Verlag GmbH:

Press-release

The whistle is about to blow for Football, Tactics & Glory – Treble Deluxe Edition on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox. Starting November 20, 2025, tactical masterminds can guide their clubs from grassroots to global glory. This innovative genre hybrid of football management, turn-based strategy, and RPG elements puts players right in the middle of the action: scout talents, develop clubs with their facilities, and clash in gripping matches.

The Treble Deluxe Edition not only delivers the proven game experience but also comes packed with two major expansions (Football Stars and Manager’s Journey), plus tons of updates and deeper mechanics.

Unlike dry spreadsheets and endless stats, Football, Tactics & Glory thrives on brains, foresight, and perfect teamwork. Players build legends, forge tactics, juggle transfer deals, and lead their squad to glory. Whether it’s a clever through-ball or a daring transfer move: those who think one step ahead will ultimately lift titles, trophies, and triumphs. Here, football isn’t just played – it’s lived!

“Football, Tactics & Glory has long outgrown its status as an insider tip and built a passionate fan base,” says Christian Braun, Managing Director at Markt+Technik Verlag. “With the Treble Deluxe Edition, we’re not just putting the title back on the pitch – we’re kicking it straight into the Champions League of football simulations, with fresh energy and new challenges. This isn’t about mindless clicking – it’s about real passion, about writing your own stories, and about that magical moment when your tactical move comes together perfectly!”

Highlights at a glance:

• The full base game plus two major expansions – including all updates and optimizations for maximum fun.

• Turn-based matches: plan precisely, think tactically, and outsmart opponents.

• Strategy over button-mashing: every move counts, tactics are the key to victory.

• Coach upgrade system with a wide variety of skills to choose from, plus a brand-new talent system for players.

• Career mode with diverse coaching paths: reputations are built by managing different clubs, or by leading a small team and developing it into a world-class contender.

• Extensive statistics system offering deep insights for enthusiasts.

• Local multiplayer – whether in a head-to-head duel or a full tournament with friends, anyone can become a master manager!

Key Facts:

• Title: Football, Tactics & Glory – Treble Deluxe Edition

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

• Genre: Football Strategy / Sports Simulation / Management

• Release Date: November 20, 2025

• Age Rating: IARC 3+, USK 0

• Price (RRP): € 34.99

• Languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, and many more

• Publisher: Markt+Technik Verlag GmbH

• Developer: Ported by Raylight Games Srls, original game by Creoteam Games Ltd

• Digital Availability: Nintendo eShop, PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store

• Retail Availability (countries tba): Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5