Dane Oliver Provstgaard Nielsen may become the first guy to compete in both FIFA esports competitions and the real world soccer championship.
Professional athletes and professional esports are two separate worlds. That’s what most people think and that’s basically how it is because they don’t compete in the same things. However, here is an example that the connection between esports and sportsmen can still exist.
Dane Oliver Provstgaard Nielsen five years ago he was a prominent FIFA video game player and in 2021. was the winner of the esports competition eChampions League 2021, winning a prize of 75 thousand dollars.
At the same time, Provstgaard is a professional soccer player whose soccer career has taken an upward trajectory. Last year he joined the Italian first division Lazio, and these days he made his first appearance for the national team Danes.
Although he entered the match against North Macedonia as a substitute and spent only a few minutes on the field, Denmark advanced to the next round of qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
If Denmark beat their next opponents, the Czech Republic, and Provstgaard makes the final roster for the World Cup, it will likely be the first time on record that someone has competed in both a FIFA esports competition and a FIFA World Cup.