D.C. United become the first professional club in the world to qualify for the 2021 World Cup
Mohamed “KingCJ0” Alioune Diop, D.C. United’s eMLS professional, will represent North America in the 2021 FIFAe World Cup taking place in August. KingCJ0 won the North American World Cup Qualifier, the first major EA Sports FIFA tournament championship in his career, which qualified him to compete in the most prestigious worldwide FIFA tournament of the year.
KingCJ0 is the only American to qualify for the 2021 FIFAe World Cup, and only the fourth eMLS representative to ever qualify for the event. He’s excited to compete in the tournament and has high ambitions for himself.
“Words cannot describe what I’m feeling, as this is a life-long dream that not every FIFA player gets to accomplish.” KingCJ0, said. “Heading into the tournament, my goal is to win it all and represent the North American region to the best of my ability. I’m looking forward to testing myself against the world’s best and compete to become the FIFAe World Cup Champion!”
The 2021 FIFAe World Cup will be played in London, England and will take place between August 6-8. It will feature the 32 best players from across the world and has a prize pool of $500,000 for the top finishers in the competition.
The World Cup will not be the only major competition KingCJ0 competes in this summer after qualifying for the FIFAe Nations Cup where he will represent the United States alongside fellow eMLS professional FiddleGT, from FC Cincinnati, in a 2v2 format featuring 24 teams from 24 different countries from around the world. The FIFAe Nations Cup will take place on August 20-22 and will be played in Copenhagen, Denmark.
KingCJ0 streams his competitive matches and other FIFA content on his Twitch channel. He also posts tips, tutorials, and other helpful and interactive FIFA content on his Instagram and Twitter pages.
KingCJ0’s Social Pages:
Twitter: @KingCJ0
Instagram: kingcj0
For more information on KingCJ0 and the eMLS visit: https://www.mlssoccer.com/series/emls.
