FIFA 23 World Cup Swaps guide offers Patrick Vieira as the main prize

The FIFA 23 World Cup Swaps promo is over, and hopefully you spent your tokens wisely. This FIFA 23 campaign celebrated the unusual winter World Cup, with a dominant Patrick Vieira as the main prize – but plenty of other treats on offer too. Below you can find all the requirements from the December campaign, plus a FIFA 23 World Cup Path To Glory tracker. Thankfully, those cards are still available on the transfer market. For posterity's sake, here's GR's FIFA 23 World Cup Swaps guide.

What are FIFA 23 World Cup Swaps?

The FIFA 23 World Cup Swaps system saw you earn tokens for completing in-game objectives, which could ultimately be exchanged for World Cup themed players or special packs. It got underway on Friday, November 11. 40 new prizes were added to the game, each unlocked by exchanging those special tokens.

The majority of these rewards were specific players, such as a 90-rated Patrick Vieira card, which cost 40 tokens. But the packs were tempting, too. For instance, you could exchange 20 tokens for three 84+ rated packs. That’s 60 84+ rated players in total – great if you’re looking for FIFA 23 cheapest rated players in order to fill out SBCs.

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The promo ran until Wednesday, January 4. At this stage your progress across World Cup Swaps and other new content was tabulated and turned into a selection of end-of-event rewards.

How do I earn FIFA 23 World Cup Swaps tokens?

There was an assortment of ways to earn tokens, with 52 available in total. All had expiry dates of December 23, other than 31 and 32 which required you to buy packs over Black Friday. (Naughty design choice there.) Hopefully you bookmarked our FIFA 23 skill moves guide in order to help you complete the on-pitch challenges.

1 Carrasco: Login to FIFA 23, either on the main game or Web App

2 Qin Sheng: Reach level 5 of the current season

3 Suljic: Reach level 18 of the current season

4 Morris: 7 through-ball assists with Japanese players in Squad Battles

5 Al Qarni: 8 Squad Battles matches using 6 Spanish World Cup players

6 Rodrigues: 6 Squad Battles wins with 6 English World Cup players

7 Ontuzans: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Qatar World Cup players

8 Sardelis: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Ecuador World Cup players

9 Sildnes: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Senegal World Cup players

10 Jota Pereira: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Netherlands World Cup players

11 Henderson: 6 friendlies wins with 6 England World Cup players

12 McMillan: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Iran World Cup players

13 Blackwood: 6 friendlies wins with 6 USA World Cup players

14 Ekene: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Wales World Cup players

15 Lixandru: 6 finesse goals with Mexican players in Squad Battles

16 Singh: 8 Squad Battles matches using 6 Argentina World Cup players

17 Hiszpanski: 6 Squad Battles wins with 6 Brazil World Cup players

18 Dummigan: 7 crossed assists with USA players in Squad Battles

19 Hartmann: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Argentina World Cup players

20 Buksa: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Saudi Arabia World Cup players

21 Stojilkovic: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Mexico World Cup players

22 Kunst: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Poland World Cup players

23 Perez: 6 friendlies wins with 6 France World Cup players

24 Haita: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Australia World Cup players

25 Ingason: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Denmark World Cup players

26 Thomson: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Tunisia World Cup players

27 Sverrisson: 7 assists with Croatia players in Squad Battles

28 Bermingham: 6 goals with Senegal players in Squad Battles

29 Bola: 8 Squad Battles matches using 6 France World Cup players

30 Baccay: 6 Squad Battles wins with 6 Germany World Cup players

31 Kojic: Purchase Black Friday Foundations pack (75,000 coins)

32 Larade: Purchase FIFA World Cup Foundations pack (75,000 coins)

33 Berisbek: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Spain World Cup players

34 Roberts: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Costa Rica World Cup players

35 Onur: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Germany World Cup players

36 Zaucha: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Japan World Cup players

37 Hanssen: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Belgium World Cup players

38 Meliande: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Canada World Cup players

39 El-Zein: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Croatia World Cup players

40 Ogorzaly: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Morocco World Cup players

41 Salinas: 7 crossed assists with Canada players in Squad Battles

42 Boahene: 8 Squad Battles matches using 6 Portugal World Cup players

43 Thompson: 6 Squad Battles wins with 6 Belgium World Cup players

44 Mattioli: 6 finesse goals with Netherlands players in Squad Battles

45 Yeom: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Brazil World Cup players

46 Remacle: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Serbia World Cup players

47 Van Dassel: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Cameroon World Cup players

48 Watts: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Portugal World Cup players

49 Gariglio: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Ghana World Cup players

50 Markelic: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Uruguay World Cup players

51 Atakayi: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Korea World Cup players

52 Vokic: 6 friendlies wins with 6 Switzerland World Cup players

What are the FIFA 23 World Cup Swaps rewards?

Below are all 40 FIFA 23 World Cup Swaps rewards, sorted by how many tokens they cost.

40 Tokens:

- Patrick Vieira (CM, Icon) - 90

35 Tokens:

- World Cup Icon Player Pick (1 of 3)

30 Tokens:

- Cafu (RB, Icon) - 92

25 Tokens:

- World Cup Hero Player Pick (1 of 4)

20 Tokens:

- Path to Glory Player Pick (1 of 5)
- Three 20x 84+ Packs

15 Tokens:

- Fabinho (CDM, Liverpool) - 90 (World Cup Stars)
- Kingsley Coman (LM, FC Bayern) - 90 (World Cup Stars)
- Eden Hazard (LW, Real Madrid ) - 89 (World Cup Stars)

10 Tokens:

- Mason Mount (CAM, Chelsea) 89 OVR (World Cup Stars)
- 20 x 84+ Pack

8 Tokens:

- Danilo Pereira (CDM, Paris SG) - 88 (World Cup Stars)
- Alvaro Morata (ST, Atletico Madrid) - 88 (World Cup Stars)
- Joaquin Correa (CF, Inter Milan) - 87 (World Cup Stars)
- Andreas Christensen (CB, Barcelona) - 87 (World Cup Stars)
- Julian Brandt (CAM, Dortmund) - 87 (World Cup Stars)
- Nathan Ake (CB, Manchester City) - 87 (World Cup Stars)

6 Tokens:

- Filip Kostic (LM, Juventus) - 88 (World Cup Stars)

5 Tokens:

- Andrej Kramaric (CF, Hoffenheim) - 87 (World Cup Stars)
- Andres Guardado (CDM, Real Betis) - 86 (World Cup Stars)

4 Tokens:

- Lee Jae-Sung (CM, Mainz) - 85 (World Cup Stars)
- Krepin Diatta (LW, AS Monaco) - 84 (World Cup Stars)
- Matias Vina (LWB, Roma) - 86 (World Cup Stars)
- Munir (LW, Getafe) - 86 (World Cup Stars)
- Takuma Asano (RW, Bochum) - 85 (World Cup Stars)
- Kieffer Moore (ST, Bournemouth) - 85 (World Cup Stars)
- Enner Valencia (ST, Fenerbahce) - 86 (World Cup Stars)
- Xherdan Shaqiri (CAM, Chicago Fire) - 86 (World Cup Stars)
- Bartosz Bereszynski (RB, Sampdoria) - 86 (World Cup Stars)

3 Tokens:

- Reggie Cannon (RWB, Boavista) 84 (World Cup Stars)
- Joseph Aidoo (CB, Celta Vigo) - 85 (World Cup Stars)
- Tolo Nouhou (LB, Seattle Sounders - 85 (World Cup Stars)
- 20 x 82+ Pack

2 Tokens:

- Alireza Jahanbakhsh (RW, Feyenoord) - 84 (World Cup Stars)
- Yasser Al Shahrani (LB, Al Hilal) - 85 (World Cup Stars)
- Ajdin Hrustic (CM, Hellas Verona) - 84 (World Cup Stars)
- Francisco Calvo (CB, Konyaspor) - 84 (World Cup Stars)
- Montassar Talbi (CB, Lorient) - 84 (World Cup Stars)
- Mark-Anthony Kaye (CM, Toronto) - 84 (World Cup Stars)
- Almoez Ali (ST, Qatar) - 84 (World Cup Stars)

Do these replace World Cup Icon Swaps?

Kind of. The annual FIFA 23 Icon Swaps promo was expected in mid-November, but went AWOL with the arrival of this campaign. That doesn’t mean you'll be unable to swap tokens for FIFA 23 Icons over the longer term. Expect Icon Swaps to begin in late January, or early February.

What other content is new along with FIFA 23 World Cup Swaps?

New FIFA 23 Heroes with a World Cup theme were one notable addition, along with fresh rewards for Moments mode. Prepare to get your in-game wallet out to grab Path To Glory items too. Much like FIFA 23 RTTK and FIFA 23 OTW items, these cards upgraded dynamically according to real performances.

FIFA 23 Path To Glory items got an initial upgrade at launch, then a +1 OVR boost if their nation qualified from the group stage. A win in the Round of 16 brought another OVR point. Quarter-final victories added a 5* weak foot upgrade, while a semi-final triumph cemented 5* skill moves. Winning the World Cup meant another OVR point and three new traits for the only Argentina player in the promo – Sevilla's Alejandro Gomez.

Want a FIFA 23 World Cup Path To Glory tracker? It’s right here, with stats correct as of Saturday, January 7.

Bernardo Silva (CAM, Manchester City) - 92
Christopher Nkunku (CF, RB Leipzig) - 92 [Objectives only]
Alejandro Gomez (CAM, Sevilla) - 91
Kalidou Koulibaly (CB, Chelsea) - 90
Vinicius Jr (LW, Real Madrid) - 90
Frenkie de Jong (CM, Barcelona) - 90
Marcelo Brozovic (CDM, Inter) - 90
Palhinha (CDM, Fulham) - 89 [SBC only]
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (CM, Lazio) - 89
Steven Berghuis (CAM, Ajax) - 89
Leon Goretzka (CM, FC Bayern) - 89
Jack Grealish (LW, Manchester City) - 89
Antoine Griezmann (ST, Atletico Madrid) - 89
Bruno Guimaraes (CM, Newcastle United) - 89
Kyle Walker (RB, Manchester City) - 89
Romelu Lukaku (ST, Inter) - 88
Carvajal (RB, Real Madrid) - 88
Arkadiusz Milik (ST, Juventus) - 88
Christian Pulisic (LW, Chelsea) - 88
Christian Romero (CB, Tottenham) - 88
Sofiane Boufal (CF, Angers) - 88
Serge Gnabry (RM, FC Bayern) - 87
Denis Zakaria (CDM, Chelsea) - 87
Yannick Carrasco (LM, Atletico Madrid) - 87
Junya Ito (RW, Reims) - 87
Hirving Lozano (RW, Napoli) - 87
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (ST, FC Bayern) - 86 [Objectives only]
Thomas Delaney (CDM, Sevilla) - 86
Ronald Araujo (CB, Barcelona) - 86
Kim Min-Jae (CB, Napoli) - 86
Aaron Ramsey (CM, Nice) - 86 [Objectives only]
Inaki Williams (ST, Athletic Bilbao) - 86
Milos Degenek (CB, Columbus Crew) - 86 [SBC only]
Bryan Oviedo (LB, Real Salt Lake) - 85
Gonzalo Plata (RM, Real Valladolid) - 85
Jonathan Osorio (CM, Toronto) - 85
Sardar Azmoun (ST, Leverkusen) - 85
Akram Afif (LW, Qatar_ 85
Ellyes Skhiri (CDM, Koln) - 85
Salem Al-Dawsari (LW, Al-Hilal) - 85