U.S. Soccer Tycoon Comes to FIFA World 2.0 on Roblox
Fans can build their own soccer clubhouse and manage a soccer team.
Ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, FIFA launched FIFA World on Roblox, an experience that allows soccer fans, in part, to play games and complete challenges in order to collect virtual items.
Now, a new mini-game called U.S. Soccer Tycoon has launched within the updated FIFA World 2.0 Roblox experience, giving fans an additional activity to engage with.
U.S. Soccer Tycoon can be accessed through a portal in the FIFA World 2.0 entrance area. Similar to other Roblox experiences, such as Build-A-Bear Tycoon, the U.S. Soccer Tycoon experience allows visitors to build their own soccer clubhouse and other structures by walking over buttons to construct individual pieces of each item (like pillars or a roof).
Users will automatically receive a set number of virtual coins every 30 seconds, and as they continue to build more structures and items, the number of coins they’ll receive every 30 seconds will increase. This will allow fans to continue building structures, driving the simple gameplay loop forward.
Once players build a soccer field, they’ll also be able to manage their own soccer team and participate in virtual matches to earn more coins.
Finally, as fans continue to build structures, they’ll eventually construct a tent for U.S. Soccer’s “Insiders” loyalty program, which will allow them to learn about the real-world program.
U.S. Soccer said the Tycoon area “will eventually feature landmarks from the 11 cities which will host FIFA World Cup matches in 2026, as well as visuals of the new Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center.”
On the U.S. Soccer website, Ross Moses, vp of business ventures for U.S. Soccer, commented on the U.S. Soccer Tycoon Roblox experience:
“U.S. Soccer Tycoon is a reflection of the Federation’s strategy to delve deeper into emerging technologies to reach new fans and experiment for the future, especially as we think about 2026. The collaboration with Roblox and FIFA provides an opportunity to introduce young fans to soccer and our National Teams in an engaging and sustainable model that harnesses the global soccer ecosystem.”
U.S. Soccer isn’t the only sports league using Roblox to reach fans. For instance, the Super NFL Tycoon Roblox experience allows visitors to pick their favorite NFL team and build structures through gameplay similar to that of U.S. Soccer Tycoon.