Update 4.2 — Lightning Cup: a tournament every weekend

4.2 brings Global Football's first tournament mode. Every Saturday and Sunday there's a cup, with a live bracket, coin prizes and a trophy on the winners' profiles.

Lightning Cup — the headline

• Saturday and Sunday at 9 PM, in your region's time. There's a cup in Brazil, the US and Europe, each on its own server.
• Sign-ups open from 8:50 to 9:00 PM. Join solo or with your party. Just be online when it starts.
• 3v3, knockout. Every team wears a randomly drawn national team, name and kit.
• A draw? Penalty shootout. Matches have no fouls; penalties only show up to settle it.
• Bots fill the teams. If someone drops, a bot takes over on the spot and the player can come back to their slot.
• Play while you wait. Until your match starts, play a training game: we'll let you know and take you to the cup.
• Prizes: 1,000 coins for each player on the winning team, 500 for the runners-up and 100 for taking part.
• A trophy on your profile for the champion and runner-up, with a notification in the menu bell.
• Live bracket, cup history, top scorers and an assists ranking on the tournament screen.

Invite friends

• New INVITE FRIENDS button: send the link on WhatsApp or anywhere you like.
• When your friend finishes their first match, you both get 200 coins.

More reasons to play every day

• Racha Hour: 9 to 10 PM (Brazil and Europe), double XP and +20 coins per match.
• Weekly XP ranking: every Monday, the week's top 3 get 500, 300 and 200 coins.
• An item box right after your first match for new players.
• Daily deal: one shop item at 50% off every day.
• Been away? There's a gift: come back after 7 days and get 150 coins.

Improvements

• PC tutorial with keyboard or controller: choose Mouse + Keyboard, Keyboard or Controller, and move through the screens without a mouse. We also fixed a bug that stopped you getting past step 3.
• Player and team search on mobile.
• Ranked queue bar on the PC menu, with the time and the players.
• Smarter bots: throw-ins use the right power and they no longer slow down when they reach the ball.

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Talk to us on Discord. See you at the Cup!