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World Cup Qatar 2022 might be making headlines for all the wrong reasons — including alleged human rights violations — but the tournament is pushing ahead with its Nov. 20 start date, when the host squad will face off against Ecuador. Ahead of that opening tie, FIFA 23 has launched its World Cup mode as well as a new Path to Glory promo in Ultimate Team.

While the traditional tournament mode is pretty straightforward, including a World Cup Live match type that allows you to play past or current fixtures as the real-world cup progresses, Path to Glory requires a little more explanation for those new to Fut.

Here’s what you need to know about Path to Glory, including the Team 2 cards released by EA Sports ahead of the start of Qatar 2022:

FIFA 23 Fut Path to Glory Players

The Path to Glory promo adds new cards to packs that get boosts based on...

World football takes center stage once again this November. This year’s FIFA World Cup will be played in Qatar, marking the 22nd edition of the tournament. Defending champions France will be looking to repeat their 2018 glory, while other favorites like Belgium and Brazil will try to claim the title. And then of course there is England, who haven’t won the tournament since 1960 and will be looking to finally take the cup home this year.

This also means FIFA 23, the final EA football sim that will carry the “FIFA” name, is getting a new World Cup mode this month ahead of the tournament’s start on Nov. 20. Here’s everything you need to know to prepare for the game’s big World Cup update…

FIFA 23 World Cup Mode Release Time

The long-awaited World Cup mode will finally hit FIFA 23 on Nov. 9, while FIFA Ultimate Team update with new card packs will released on Nov.

Canberra, Nov 5 (Ians) After a long and dramatic qualifying campaign, Australia are heading to the FIFA World Cup hoping to cause a shock.

The Socceroos were among the last of 32 teams to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar, beating Peru on penalties in the inter-confederation play-off — about 1008 days after opening the qualification campaign with a 3-0 win over Kuwait in September 2019.

It was a campaign that was heavily interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Socceroos playing only four of 20 games at home, and typified by a struggle to score goals against top opposition, reports Xinhua.

Through the early rounds of qualification, the Socceroos won 11 straight games — the longest winning streak in team history in a single qualifying campaign.

In the next seven games, Australia scored not enough goals, winning once and squandering an opportunity to qualify for the World Cup directly.

In four matches against automatic qualifiers Saudi Arabia and Japan,...

Sheree Murphy has landed a role in 'Neighbours'. The former 'Emmerdale' star, who is married to Australian soccer star Harry Kewell, has fulfilled a lifelong dream of starring on the soap as she has been tapped to play English businesswoman Dakota Davies. The new character is the former flame of a 'Neighbours' regular and hasn't quite got over the end of her relationship, but soap bosses are keeping Dakota's love interest a secret for now. Sheree touched down in Melbourrne last week to begin a six-week stint on the famous Erinsborough set and began filming her scenes yesterday (16.06.14). The 38-year-old actress said: ''I've...

Sheree Murphy has landed a role in 'Neighbours'. The former 'Emmerdale' star, who is married to Australian soccer star Harry Kewell, has fulfilled a lifelong dream of starring on the soap as she has been tapped to play English businesswoman Dakota Davies. The new character is the former flame of a 'Neighbours' regular and hasn't quite got over the end of her relationship, but soap bosses are keeping Dakota's love interest a secret for now. Sheree touched down in Melbourrne last week to begin a six-week stint on the famous Erinsborough set and began filming her scenes yesterday (16.06.14). The 38-year-old actress said: ''I've...

The English Premier League is undoubtedly one of the best leagues in the world. It is by far the richest, but over the last few seasons the league seems to have declined in quality.

English performances in Europe are a good gauge of the declining standards of the league over the past few seasons. Between 2006 and 2009 English football was at its peak. The league was filled with world class players and there were three English teams in the Champions League semi-final every year. The 2007/08 season was probably the pinnacle of English football as both Manchester United and Chelsea reached the Champions League final. However, since then performances have been slowly declining in Europe. Arsenal and Liverpool are no longer close to being semi-final quality teams and in the last three seasons English teams have only twice reached the semi-final. Of course on both occasions they managed to reach the final; however,...

The Daily Mail are reporting that former Portugal striker Nuno Gomes is on his way to Blackburn, after being released by Portugese club Sporting Braga this summer.

The Ewood Park club want to pair 36-year-old Gomes, who scored 29 goals for the Portugese national side in 79 appearances and 125 goals for Benfica in two spells and 293 appearances, with new £3m signing Leon Best who joined yesterday from Newcastle United.

The striker reportedly agreed personal terms on a two year deal at the weekend, and is currently at the club undergoing a medical ahead of finalising the move, despite lucrative interest from both America and the middle east.

Blackburn will be looking to bounce back to the Premier League at the first attempt, but on the strength of their performances last season, there is still a lot of rebuilding to be done. The signature of Leon Best, who will find his level in...

Sheree Murphy has moved back to the UK from Australia with husband Harry Kewell and her children. The Emmerdale legend, who only moved Down Under last October, revealed that she is returning to support her cancer-stricken mother. She wrote to fans on Twitter: 'It was a complete shock to me and my family... I felt so torn as I was just about to start a new adventure with Harry and the kids. "Everything that could go wrong with my mum's treatment did... she had a real battle and is still fighting. "So we decided as a family that we would stay in the UK so I can take care of my mum... (more)...

Harry Kewell has denied pulling out of a TV interview with Yumi Stynes because of her recent controversy. The Australian footballer, who recently moved back to his home country to play for Melbourne Victory, said that he only cancelled his appearance on The Circle because he was told to by his club. Kewell added that he did not back out of the show because of the media controversy around Stynes since she mocked a war hero during an episode of the programme late last month. Yesterday, Melbourne's Lord Mayor Robert Doyle claimed that Kewell had decided not to go ahead with his scheduled interview about the city's Moomba parade with Stynes because of her controversial comments. However, Kewell told the Herald (more)...

Harry Kewell has pulled out of an interview with The Circle following the controversy surrounding the show's host Yumi Stynes. Stynes caused outrage last week when she and George Negus mocked Victoria Cross medal recipient Ben Roberts-Smith. Despite a public apology, she has received "severe" social media threats and the show has been dumped by various sponsors. Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle, who recently crowned footballer Kewell 'Moomba King of Melbourne', told the Herald Sun that Kewell failed to appear at his scheduled interview to promote the Moomba parade on The Circle because of Stynes's comments. Doyle claimed: "He pulled (more)...

Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Harry Kewell have been dubbed Melbourne's 'royalty'. The Australian singer and footballer Kewell will reportedly be officially named as the 'King and Queen of Moomba' today (February 15), after being voted the city's favourite stars. Bassingthwaighte told the Herald Sun: "I can't believe it. I've been in Melbourne for eight years now and I definitely feel like Melbourne is where my home is. It's where my heart is. My daughter was born here, I got married here and I feel a real connection. So being given the title of queen is an incredible feeling, it's lovely." She also revealed that she was looking forward to the upcoming four-day Labor Day festival in Melbourne, saying: "A million people came last year. It definitely shows the spirit of Melburnians for sure, and even back (more)...

Harry Kewell and Sheree Murphy are looking for an Australian property to live in. Australian footballer Kewell and former Emmerdale and Hollyoaks actress Murphy recently welcomed their fourth child Dolly into the world. The family are currently living in a Melbourne city hotel, but are now ready to settle down in a home. Murphy told The Daily Telegraph: "It sounds very nice to live in a hotel room, but when the kids are all on top of you and no one's got their space it's quite difficult. "The kids are loving it, it's like one big holiday." The family are believed to be looking at properties in the Melbourne suburbs (more)...

Sheree Murphy and Harry Kewell are expecting a baby daughter, according to reports. The Emmerdale and Hollyoaks star who are relocating to Australia next month with son Taylor and daughters Ruby and Matilda, found out the sex of her fourth child with Kewell recently. The Herald Sun has claimed that the couple have already told close friends and family that they are having a girl. After her latest scan, Murphy wrote on her Twitter page: "My scan went so well today...everything is great. I found out the sex but need to tell family and friends first then I'll let you know." She later wrote: "I never found out with the first but I have done now. I can never wait!" The actress said that although she previously felt like "there's two [babies] in there", (more)...

Neighbours bosses have said that they would like Sheree Murphy to star in the soap. The actress, who has had roles in both Emmerdale and Hollyoaks, is preparing to move to Australia after her footballer husband Harry Kewell was signed to Melbourne Victory. "We heard a few months ago that she would love to have a role on Neighbours, but there has been no contact from her agent as yet," a show spokesman told the Herald Sun. "If we could find (more)...

Sheree Murphy has announced that she is expecting her fourth child with husband Harry Kewell. The Hollyoaks and Emmerdale actress revealed that she was pregnant after admitting last year that she and Kewell would like another child. Murphy, who has 9-year-old Taylor, 6-year-old Ruby and 2-year-old Matilda with the footballer, wrote on Twitter: "Got some exciting news I'd like to share with you all. "We are having another (more)...

Sheree Murphy is pregnant. The 35-year-old actress - who already has three children with her soccer star spouse Harry Kewell - announced the happy news on twitter today, revealing she is 14 weeks into her pregnancy. She wrote: "Got some exciting news I'd like to share with you all. We are having another baby!! I'm 14 weeks pregnant. Been very sick but I'm very happy. "Baby is due in Jan. My other three are very excited. And Harry is very excited too! He is looking after me well. I'm very spoilt!! (sic)" Sheree and Harry already have two girls and a boy -...

Sheree Murphy is taking a break from 'Hollyoaks'. The 34-year-old actress - who has three children with her soccer star spouse Harry Kewell - initially planned not to extend her contract but after her husband's proposed move to the Us was cancelled, she has renewed her deal with the soap, but will disappear briefly from screen. Sheree - who plays Anita Roy's (Saira Choudhry) birth mother Eva - told website Digital Spy: ''Sadly, because we thought that my husband's football career was going to take us to the States, I was unable to sign another contract with 'Hollyoaks'. ''However, our circumstances have now changed ..

Sheree Murphy is to take a break from Hollyoaks due to family commitments, Digital Spy can reveal. The actress - who has played Anita Roy's long-lost mother Eva since February - told producer Paul Marquess earlier this year that she would be unable to stick with the soap beyond her original contract. Murphy had made her decision after learning that her husband Harry Kewell's football career would soon take him to the Us. As the couple began making plans for a Stateside move, Hollyoaks bosses started to work on an exit storyline for Eva. However, as it has since been confirmed that Kewell will remain with his current club Galatasaray for the 2010-2011 football season, the situation has now changed. While Eva will disappear from screens as originally planned, the Hollyoaks team have said that they are already devising a comeback plot for the character. (more)...

Sheree Murphy has revealed that she would love to have another child. The Hollyoaks and Emmerdale actress, who has 9-year-old Taylor, 6-year-old Ruby and 2-year-old Matilda with her footballer husband Harry Kewell, said that they have planned to have four children altogether. Murphy told New Idea magazine: "We'd like four. I'd love another baby. I think it's just a case of if we're lucky enough to fall pregnant again and if we can fit it in. But that's the plan." Talking (more)...

Sheree Murphy has admitted that she is "so glad" to have a lower profile than her Wag friends Alex Curran and Coleen Rooney. The Hollyoaks actress is married to ex-Liverpool footballer Harry Kewell, who currently plays for Galatasaray and the Australian national side. Speaking to Take 5 about her fellow WAGs, Murphy explained: "I know Alex Curran - she doesn't live that far away. I probably know her and Nicola Carragher best. I know Coleen Rooney, and we keep in touch with texts and stuff. "They have more pressure because their husbands play for England. (more)...

A witch doctor has enlisted the help of Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd to help cure footballer Harry Kewell of his injuries before the World Cup. Bishop Nonyane of the South African township of Tembisa diagnosed the cause of Kewell's groin problems, achilles injuries, blood infection and gout as evil spirits, the Australian Daily Telegraph reports. Nonyane said: "No-one has bewitched him. But it is because of malicious spirits, and the main intention of those malicious spirits is to hurt him. "Because we can't perceive these malicious spirits, our naked eye says it's bad luck. But his injuries are because of the malicious spirits, and they in turn are hurting him. "His bloodline has (more)...

Sheree Murphy has disagreed with Max Clifford's suggestion that most footballers are not very intelligent. The actress and wife of Australia international Harry Kewell told Digital Spy that Clifford had been "a little bit harsh" in his recent comments about footballers. Murphy said: "Footballers come up through the ranks when they're very young. Harry broke into the first team when he was only 17, he travelled from halfway across the world to play in England at 15. "It's a little bit mean to say all footballers are thick. There's obviously very clever women out there that are trying to bag them maybe! I don't know. They're young, their lifestyle is very attractive to some women. "My husband's certainly not thick and none of his friends are thick. They're not silly. I just think that's pretty mean to say (more)...

Hollyoaks star Sheree Murphy has revealed that she will not need to enter into a fashion war with fellow WAGs at the World Cup. The actress will fly out to South Africa later this month to support husband Harry Kewell, who plays for the Australian national side. She is expected to attend the team's first two games before returning home to continue with her soap commitments. Speaking to the Daily Record, Murphy confessed that she is likely to dress down at the matches in order to fit in with the partners of Kewell's (more)...

Sheree Murphy wants a tummy tuck. The 'Hollyoaks' actress - who has three children, Taylor, eight, Ruby, six, and Matilda, two, with her soccer star husband Harry Kewell - is unhappy with the toll pregnancy has taken on her body, but isn't ready to go under the knife just yet. She said: ''I hate my stomach - it's been stretched three times. If I was brave enough I'd have surgery. There's no fat, it's just loose skin, but I'd like one more baby, so I'd wait until after that.'' However, the 34-year-old star admits she and Harry, 31, are not planning to expand their ..

Sheree Murphy claims it was a ''difficult'' decision accepting her 'Hollyoaks' role. The actress recently signed up to play Anita Roy (Saira Choudhry)'s long-lost mother Eva in the Channel 4 soap - her first major TV role for six years - but admits she was unsure of whether to accept the offer as it would mean spending more time away from her soccer star husband Harry Kewell, who is based in Turkey. Speaking on daytime TV show 'This Morning', she said: ''It is a long commute and it has been quite difficult. That's why when the phone call came up and I got ..

Sheree Murphy has admitted that accepting her new job on Hollyoaks was a "difficult" decision. The actress signed up for the part of Anita Roy's (Saira Choudhry) long-lost mother Eva two months ago - her first major television role in six years. Speaking on This Morning today, Murphy explained that she was initially wary of making a TV comeback because she knew it would mean less time to spend with her footballer husband Harry Kewell, who is based in Turkey due to his own career commitments. She commented: "It is a long commute and (more)...

Sheree Murphy has insisted that being a Wag isn't glamorous. The actress, who recently landed a role in Hollyoaks, has three children with her footballer husband Harry Kewell. However, Murphy told The Mirror that she struggles with loneliness because Kewell is currently playing for Turkish side Galatasary. "It is lonely," she said. "I feel like a single parent most of the time. I'd love Harry to come home but I've never been one to stand in his way. Like any relationship, it's difficult. All you can do is trust that person and hope they're true to you." She added: "Harry will always say, 'If you don't want me to go away then I won't'. But he's only got a few more years as a footballer left and he loves playing out there. They love him." Murphy also revealed that she will (more)...

Former Emmerdale star Sheree Murphy has been cast in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks. The actress has signed up to play the role of Eva, who is the long-lost mother of existing character Anita Roy (Saira Choudhry), The Sun reports. Murphy, who has three children with footballer Harry Kewell, previously played Emmerdale barmaid Tricia Dingle for six years until 2004. She later appeared on ITV1 reality show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and went on to establish a career as a TV presenter. A Hollyoaks source said: "Bosses have been trying to sign her up for a while now - but she's always put her family first. But after years (more)...

Sheree Murphy has confirmed that she is keen to try for another baby with her husband Harry Kewell. The former Emmerdale actress has taken a break from the spotlight since giving birth to her third child Matilda in March 2008. "I'd love another baby - I always wanted four kids," Murphy, 33, told Celebs On Sunday magazine. "Not immediately though as I'm keen to enjoy Matilda as much as possible. "I missed out on some (more)...