Sådan blev FIFA verdens mest populære sportsspil Wie FIFA das beliebteste Sportspiel der Welt wurde How FIFA became the world's most popular sports game Hoe FIFA 's werelds populairste sportgame werd

Du har hørt introen. You've heard the intro.

Du kender kommenteringen. You know the comment.

Og du ved helt sikkert, hvad der kan ydmyge din modstander mest muligt. And you definitely know what can humiliate your opponent the most.

Christian Mogensen er gaming-ekspert. Christian Mogensen is a gaming expert.

Han har spillet FIFA, siden det udkom i 1993, og er vild med gaming.

- Er du frisk på at spille? - Ja. - Are you up for a game? - Yes, I'm up for it.

Hvordan det går, vender vi tilbage til, men jeg kan afsløre - We'll get back to you on how that goes, but I can reveal

- at jeg ikke er lige så god til FIFA - - that I'm not as good at FIFA

- som 14-årige Anders Vejrgang fra Hjørring. - as 14-year-old Anders Vejrgang from Hjørring.

Ham kommer du helt sikkert til at høre om. You'll definitely hear about him.

Han er det seneste skud på stammen af vilde danske FIFA-spillere. He is the latest addition to the tribe of wild Danish FIFA players.

Nogle kalder ham endda "FIFAens nye Messi". Some even call him "FIFA's new Messi".

Han er ikke til at stoppe. He's unstoppable.

I december slog han verdensrekorden i flest sejre i træk i FUT Champions. In December, he broke the world record for most consecutive wins in FUT Champions.

Men det er ikke et hvilket som helst fodboldspil, han dominerer. But it's not just any football game he dominates.

Det er FIFA. Det bedst sælgende sportsspil i historien - It's FIFA. The best-selling sports game in history.

- med mere end 280 millioner solgte eksemplarer. - with more than 280 million copies sold.

Væk med den. Nej. Nej! Put it away. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

- Skrid. Det var et kluntemål. - Fuldstændig. - Get the fuck out of here. It was a piece of cake. - Absolutely.

FIFA overgås kun af Pokémon - FIFA is only surpassed by Pokémon -

- Tetris, og Mario-serien, hvad angår antal solgte spil. - Tetris, and the Mario series in terms of number of games sold.

Hvorfor er FIFA blevet så populært? Why has FIFA become so popular?

- Se lige der. - Scorede du? Mens vi snakkede? - Look at that. - Did you score? While we were talking?

- 1-1. - Du fik et trøstemål. - 1-1. - You got a consolation goal.

For at få svaret skal vi 27 år tilbage til en tid - For the answer, we need to go back 27 years to a time

- hvor verden rockede med på den her. - where the world rocked out to this one.

Mobiltelefonen var sådan en elegant sag her. The cell phone was such an elegant thing here.

Displayet fortæller på forståeligt dansk, hvad der sker. The display tells you in clear Danish what is happening.

Og hvad fodboldspil angår, var "Sensible Soccer" det hotteste. And as far as soccer games go, "Sensible Soccer" was the hottest.

Altså lige indtil FIFA kom på markedet i 1993. That is, until FIFA came on the market in 1993.

I de gamle fodboldspil var det et helikopterkamera. In the old football games, it was a helicopter camera.

FIFA smækker kameraet op til tilskuerne - FIFA slams the camera up to the spectators

- så man kigger ind på siden og kan se tacklinger og hovedstød. - so you can look into the side and see tackles and headers.

Skiftet i kameravinklen bragte os tættere på den rigtige fodbold - The change in camera angle brought us closer to the real football

- som man ville se den på stadion. - the way you'd want to see it in the stadium.

Første version havde kun landshold, og spillernes navne var opdigtede. The first version only had national teams and the players' names were made up.

To år senere optrådte der både rigtige klubber og spillere. Two years later, both real clubs and players appeared.

Og 96-versionen indeholdt som den første 3D-grafik. And the 96 version was the first to include 3D graphics.

To år senere, i 1998, udkom en af de mest ikoniske versioner af FIFA. Two years later, in 1998, one of the most iconic versions of FIFA was released.

Spillet indeholdt "Vejen til VM", der blev virkelig populært. The game featured "The Road to the World Cup", which became really popular.

Og det var ikke dårligt for David Beckham, at han var på coveret. And it wasn't bad for David Beckham that he was on the cover.

Og musikken er nærmest legendarisk. And the music is almost legendary.

Man havde bundet spillet sammen med VM, som skulle spilles om lidt. The game was tied in with the World Cup, which was about to be played.

Det var alt det, alle kendte, pakket ned i et videospil. It was everything everyone knew, wrapped up in a video game.

I 2001 blev powerbaren på afleveringer og skud introduceret. In 2001, the power bar on passes and shots was introduced.

Hvis man holder den inde, skyder man længere. If you hold it in, you shoot further.

Og den indre slagterhund kunne med ét tryk skade modspilleren. And the inner butcher's dog could injure the opposing player with one touch.

I 00'erne kæmpede FIFA mod PES om at være tidens bedste fodboldspil. In the 00s, FIFA battled it out with PES to be the best football game of all time.

Hvis man gik efter realisme, skulle man have Pro Evolution Soccer. If you were looking for realism, you'd want Pro Evolution Soccer.

Til gengæld har EA altid haft licens til de rigtige hold- og spillernavne. In return, EA has always had a license for the right team and player names.

Noget, der har gjort FIFA ekstra populært, er introduktionen - Something that has made FIFA extra popular is the introduction of the

- af FIFA Ultimate Team: FUT. - of FIFA Ultimate Team: FUT.

I FUT kunne man købe pakker af spillere og forbedre sit hold. In FUT, you could buy packs of players and improve your team.

Så åbner vi en guldbarre ... Vi fik så ham her. Then we open a gold bar... We got this one.

Man ved ikke, hvad der er i æskerne, så det er som et skrabelod. You don't know what's in the boxes, so it's like a scratch card.

Og den største vinder er EA Sports, der producerer FIFA.

I 2019 fik de 8,5 mia. kr. ved at sælge loot boxes. In 2019, they made DKK 8.5 billion by selling loot boxes.

Det svarer til den samlede pris på hele Liverpools trup. This equates to the total price of Liverpool's entire squad.

I Holland og Belgien er det ulovligt med loot boxes, der ligner gambling. In the Netherlands and Belgium, loot boxes that resemble gambling are illegal.

Også herhjemme diskuteres det, om de skal forbydes. There are also discussions in Denmark about whether they should be banned.

Nej, nej, nej ... No, no, no, no...

Det danske forsvar! Hvor er I henne? The Danish defense! Where are you?

Nu bliver jeg rasende. Now I'm going to be furious.

Selv om FIFA har lokket nye spillere til med loot boxes - Even though FIFA has been luring new players with loot boxes

- er der en mere simpel grund til, at FIFA er så populært, som det er. - there's a simpler reason why FIFA is as popular as it is.

- Jeg har optur. 2-1 til mig. - Hvordan kan mit landshold tabe? - I'm on a high. 2-1 to me. - How can my national team lose?

Op omkring FIFA 12, 13, 14 stykker bliver det mainstream-spillet - Up around FIFA 12, 13, 14 or so, it becomes the mainstream game

- som alle skal have, og som bedsteforældrene kender. - that everyone should have and that grandparents know.

De lægger det under juletræet, for "det er bare fodbold". They put it under the Christmas tree because "it's just football".

Ej, hvor er jeg sygt dårlig! Oh, I'm so sick!

Alle kan spille FIFA. Vi kender reglerne. Fint, så er man kørende. Anyone can play FIFA. We know the rules. Great, you're up and running.

FIFA er det lettest tilgængelige sociale spil. FIFA is the most accessible social game.

Okay, FIFA er let at gå til, men det betyder ikke - Okay, FIFA is easy to get into, but that doesn't mean

- at man bliver vildt god på bare en enkelt dag. - that you get really good in just one day.

Jeg sætter mig og græder nu. I'm going to sit down and cry now.

- Tak, fordi du gad spille. - Anytime. - Thanks for playing. - Anytime.

Så skal jeg have revanche. Du var lidt streng. I'll get my revenge. You were a little harsh.

- Det er ikke snyd at øve sig. - Jeg tager det med på redaktionen. - It's not cheating to practice. - I take it to the editorial office.