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World Championship Soccer

The game presents a top-down view of a simple version of soccer (there are no fouls, substitutions, or strategies). Players must dribble and pass the ball towards one end of the field and try to score a goal…

29 June 1989

World Championship Soccer is a sport developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., released 29 June 1989 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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What World Championship Soccer is

World Championship Soccer is a sport game developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in 1989. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This is the second World Cup official licensed franchise game based on the 1990 FIFA World Cup featuring the official logo and the mascot, the first having been the ill-fated and little-known World Cup Carnival for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The game gives official groups, teams and the fidelity schedule of the championship. Gameplay occurs at a birds eye view. It was ported by U.S. Gold for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. The Spectrum version of the game went to number 2 in the UK sales charts, behind Manchester United. After the World Cup, the game was released as World Championship Soccer and later renamed to Sega Soccer on the Mega 6 compilation cartridge on the Mega…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Official trailer

Gameplay video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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All media

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Quick answers

World Championship Soccer — frequently asked questions

When did World Championship Soccer come out?
World Championship Soccer was released on 29 June 1989 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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