The PlayStation Network outage has delayed Day 3 of the EA Sports FC 26 FC Pro World Championship, leaving the tournament’s final League Stage day without a confirmed restart time.
The event, now named the Diogo Jota FC Pro World Championship, is being held as part of the Esports World Cup and features a prize pool of more than $1 million. The outage prevented competitors from accessing the online services they need to practice with their professional squads before returning to the stage.
FC Pro World Championship Schedule Disrupted
EA Sports FC 26 can still be played locally during the outage, but professional competition relies on Ultimate Team. That mode requires an online connection, which means players cannot use their competitive squads while PlayStation Network services remain unavailable.
Organizers said Day 3 was postponed so players would have enough time to warm up and prepare once services return. The Esports Foundation also said the tournament would be live soon, though it had not provided a new start time by the time of publication.
The service interruption had lasted more than three hours at that point, and Sony had not yet commented on the cause or expected resolution. The outage affected thousands of players worldwide, including users who could not log in or access their digital games.
July 24 was scheduled to conclude the League Stage, reducing the field from 36 players to 24 for the Playoffs. Levy ‘levyfinn’ Rieck and Matías ‘Bonanno’ Bonanno were leading the standings after winning all four of their matches.
The eight highest-ranked players will advance directly to the Round of 16 and secure at least $40,000 in prize money. The championship is scheduled to finish on Sunday, July 26, but the delayed matches have put that timetable under pressure.
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EA Sports FC 26
Developed by EA Vancouver
The Club is Yours in EA SPORTS FC 26. Play your way with an overhauled gameplay experience powered by community feedback, Manager Live Challenges that bring fresh storylines to the new season, and Archetypes inspired by greats of the game.
- Genre: Simulator, Sport
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release: 2025-09-26
- Publisher: EA Sports
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Age Rating:
ESRB E / PEGI 3 / CERO A / GRAC ALL / USK 12 / CLASS_IND L / ACB M
- IGDB Rating: 58.8/100
