Netflix’s next big TV game is FIFA soccer

The World Cup is happening next year, and Netflix and FIFA are working on a new soccer simulation game in celebration of the tournament.

“This summer, when the world gathers to celebrate the FIFA World Cup 2026, fans can play a newly reimagined FIFA football simulation game exclusively on Netflix Games,” Netflix says. The new title, part of Netflix’s growing lineup of TV games, will have solo and online play and will be controllable from your phone. It will be developed and published by Delphi Interactive.

“The FIFA World Cup is going to be the cultural event of 2026, and now fans will be able to celebrate their fandom by bringing the game right into their living rooms,” Netflix games president Alain Tascan says in a statement. “We want to bring football back to its roots with something everyone can play with just the touch of a button.” (Emphasis Tascan’s.)

FIFA used to be the brand attached to EA’s soccer games, but EA dropped it for the 2023 version of the series. In addition to this new Netflix title, FIFA is working on a game called FIFA Heroes, which ESPN says is “a far more arcadey experience than EA’s flagship series,” that’s set to launch in 2026.

Netflix also has the exclusive US streaming rights for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031 and a bunch of soccer documentaries available to stream.