FIFA 23 Cover With Mbappé – Those Were Our Predictions

FIFA 23 Cover Kylian Mbappé

The wait is over, we finally got a new cover: Kylian Mbappé will continue to accompany us as the face of FIFA 23. He's the worldwide star of the new FIFA – except in New Zealand and Australia...

FIFA 23 Cover Sam Kerr

..because the Australian Sam Kerr is on the cover down under. The Australia women's national team's record goalscorer (editor: that's a mouthful, lol) and Chelsea FC player is the first woman ever to be featured on the FIFA cover. Was about time.

But that's not all: we'll show you other candidates that we could have imagined being featured on the new cover. And who knows... maybe one of them will have the honor to be the first cover star for next year's EA Sports FC?

10. Ansu Fati

Rising star and (maybe) the next Lionel Messi at Barca? The Catalans' new number 10 fits exactly into EA's requirements profile: young, successful, likeable. There's only one candidate in the club... who might be an even better fit... | © EarlyGame / EA Sports / FC Barcelona

9. Pedri

...namely high-flyer Pedri. Both are highly talented – but Pedri has simply been less injured in the last 1.5 years and has played an incredible number of games. Most of them even with outstanding performance. Despite his young age, Pedri already shows some magic in midfield like his coach Xavi once did.

Here too, as with Fati, expectations should not be placed on him that are too high. But he would look nice on the FIFA cover. | © EarlyGame / EA Sports / FC Barcelona

8. Jamal Musiala

This also applies to Bayern's super talent. But Musiala, Pedri and Fati have one thing in common: They play in the wrong club. Because Bayern and Barca have a deal with Konami. Have you also noticed that the youngsters are not among the original player faces – although they already are in world clubs?

Unfortunately, we won't see the three of them on the FIFA 23 cover. But maybe in the future. They are all still young enough. | © EarlyGame / EA Sports / Bundesliga

7. Youssoufa Moukoko

The situation is different for the teenager from Dortmund. Moukoko is considered a mega talent – not only in FIFA. But the chances are currently good that we won't see him in black and yellow next season. Is the FIFA 23 cover still coming too early for him? Most likely, yes. | © EarlyGame / EA Sports / Bundesliga

6. Phil Foden

You can't say that about this outstanding midfielder. Although he was only born in 2000, Foden has been considered one of the (greetings to Pep) super, super players for at least 2 years. We could really imagine him on the new cover. | © EarlyGame / EA Sports / Premier League

5. Paulo Dybala

And him maybe even more. Dybala also has the problem that he is not necessarily one of the favorites for the cover star posts at Piemonte Calcio (lel), but his departure from Juve has already been decided.

Therefore, he is a hot candidate to become the new star for FIFA 23 under new club colors. | © EarlyGame / EA Sports / Serie A

4. Oleksandr Zinchenko

Zinchenko symbolizes Ukraine. Of course, not only EA has shown solidarity with them. We think that EA could dare to do something big – and a political statement would be appropriate.

EA says they want to sanction the sale of FIFA games in Russia. A FIFA part with a Ukrainian national player on the front would be a strong sign worldwide. | © EarlyGame / EA Sports / Premier League

3. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

A cover we've been dreaming of for years. Soon the two only will do their magic on the pitch in FIFA – as Icons. Unfortunately, we will never see these two together in one team. But EA would create a legendary cover if they immortalized both on the same time. | © EarlyGame / EA Sports / Getty Images / PSG / Manchester United

2. Erling Haaland

But this young man is a very hot candidate for the FIFA 23 cover. Draftgym put him in the colors of his new club. Manchester City has a new super striker.

Haaland on the FIFA cover just looks good, no doubt. Maybe he will be the star of the new EA Sports FC Game. We can only think of one man that would be even more realistic on the FIFA 23 cover. | © EarlyGame / EA Sports / draftgym

1. Kylian Mbappé

Mbappé, of course. Who else? The superstar will likely tie his hat-trick and, after FIFA 21 and 22, will also look good on the FIFA 23 cover. You read it here first.

We did not expect that he stays in Paris. A move surely would have been awesome for EA: Mbappé in a new kit and the next FIFA would sell itself. But he decided differently, so now, the new cover could look like this... | © EarlyGame / EA Sports / @KMbappeTeam via Twitter

Kylian Mbappé PSG Hate Edition

...oooooooooooooooook. Obviously this is a joke. Shoutout to the Reddit community who made this crying Mbappé.

It's a shame Kylian, we would have loved to see you in Madrid (and away from Ligue 1). Keep scoring and celebrating in France, waste your talent and stay in Paris... WE are crying now... 😢 (and he will laugh if they win the Champions League in 2023) | © EA Sports / EarlyGame / Reddit

FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition Cover: Kylian Mbappé And Sam Kerr

So this is what the version we're going to pre-order looks like: The Ultimate Edition comes with Mbappé and Kerr. Design looks cool, EA showed us what their graphics department can do.

We're almost getting nostalgic already. So this is it, the last FIFA (by EA). If you want to admire the entire series and its covers again, you've come to the right place: