England Gaming squad qualify for UEFA e-EURO Finals

After two days of competitive EA Sports FC action, England Gaming have qualified for the 2025 UEFA eEuros Finals.

Dan ‘Stingrayjr’ with the support of his coach Nick den Hamer and team manager Denman ran riot on day one, playing six games and winning all six live on Twtich.tv/England and from the FUTWIZ headquarters.

During day one, Stingrayjr came up against reigning UEFA eChampions League winner Emre Yilmaz of the Netherlands in a game that finished 9-6 to England. The standout fixture of the day was a 9-4 win against Denmark and their wonderkid Anders Vejrgang, a player who is seasonally decorated in major EA Sports FC trophies, the current UEFA eEuros Champion and considered one of the game’s best ever players.

Although England completed day one with a flawless record, a tough bracket was formulated for day two of the UEFA eEuors qualifiers, and the format changed from games being a best of one, to being played over two legs with the aggregate score being taken at the end.

Game one matched England with France and multiple time French champion LJR Peixoto. A tough game that saw a 15-goal thriller sway Stingrayjr’s way in the closing moments, and giving England a narrow lead going into the second leg.

Leg two allowed Stingray to flex his muscles as England won 8-4 and progressed onto challenge number two in the UEFA eEuros winners bracket, against Sweden and former ePremier League winner Ollelito. Win and you qualify for the finals, lose and drop into a loser's bracket against Portugal and the current EA Sports FC Pro World Champion, or a rematch with the Netherlands. Stingray had other plans however and won the game, beating Ollelito by a nine-goal margin meaning England are going to UEFA eEuros Finals!

The finals are set to place on Saturday 13 December in London, where one nation will be crowned the champions of Europe. Follow England Gaming for all updates regarding our EA Sports FC team and all other England Gaming teams.

The squad announcement for the games was made on Friday 17 October, and can be seen below.

England Gaming’s squad for the upcoming UEFA eEURO qualifiers have been announced.

In collaboration with Team FUTWIZ, England Gaming selected Team FUTWIZ EA Sports FC Esports manager Denman to manage and oversee the creation of England Gaming’s squad for the upcoming tournament.

A former content creator turned Esports manager, Denman comes in after overseeing Team FUTWIZ’s esports programme for a number of years, reaching multiple world finals and helping former eLions EthxnH and NiKSNEB to the final of the last FIFAe eClub World Cup where they finished as vice world champions.

Nick den Hamer was selected to coach our eLions for the upcoming tournament. Nick brings a wealth of experience, both as a player from his time at FC Groningen, before he stepped into the coaching seat most notably won the eDivisie and inaugural EA Sports FC Pro Open Championship with AFC Ajax.

Together, Denman and den Hamer have selected former eLion Daniel ‘StingrayJr’ Ray. A former eLigue 1 champion and elite performer in recent ePremier League, FC Pro Open and FC Pro World Championships, Stingray joins to compete for England for the UEFA eEUROs.

With only eight places up for grabs at the finals, England’s UEFA eEUROs campaign kicks-off on Saturday 18 October with a Swiss-format group stage and concludes on Sunday 19 October with a double elimination knockout stage.

Both day's matches kick off at 12pm, and you can tune into Twitch.tv/England to see who Stingray takes on as he looks to book his place at the UEFA eEURO Finals in December 2025.