


In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, EA removed Russian national teams from all versions (since 1.22 patch) of its football video games, and made Russian and Belarusian players ineligible for FIFA 22, except for those playing in foreign leagues. Kylian Mbappé is the cover athlete for the second consecutive year. Players who pre-ordered the ultimate edition, however, received four days of early access and were able to play the game from 27 September. It is the 29th installment in the FIFA series, and was released worldwide on 1 October 2021 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. FIFA 22 is a football simulation video game published by Electronic Arts.
