FIFA World

The League Teams mode of the game allowed the player to use any of the licensed clubs and national teams to progress through a promotion and relegation system within the game from Division 10 to Division 1. Every match played counted for one of five match credits allocated to each player. These match credits replenished over time after being used, and could also be purchased using "FIFA Points", the in-game currency of all FIFA titles. The game featured the same leagues, clubs and national teams licensed for FIFA 15, although the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Brazilian clubs were removed from the game in September 2014 due to a failure to reach an agreement with the rights holders. The Turkish Süper Lig and all 18 Süper Lig clubs were also introduced to the game for the first time with the release of version 8.0 on 22 August 2014.

The Ultimate Team game mode allowed players to build unique squads within their club using players bought from the live transfer market or acquired in packs, which could be opened using coins earned in matches or "FIFA Points". Packs could also be earned by completing certain in-game accomplishments. Players could use their squads in online seasons, where players competed against other players and progressed through a promotion and relegation system from Division 10 to Division 1, or in single-player seasons where players played against the game's licensed clubs controlled by the AI. Every week, a team compiled by EA Sports based on real-life player performances was released, where the players in these squads were represented as special black items with upgraded attributes. These were made available in packs for the rest of the week until a new "Team of the Week" is released. Players could also customise their club's badges, kits, match balls and stadiums, extend their players' contracts, change their playing positions or temporarily improve their attributes using items acquired in packs or the live transfer market.

The game adapted its commentary from FIFA 15, with commentators available in the 10 supported languages on the game. British English: Martin Tyler and Alan Smith Brazilian Portuguese: Tiago Leifert and Caio Ribeiro French: Hervé Mathoux and Franck Sauzée German: Frank Buschmann and Manni Breuckmann Italian: Pierluigi Pardo and Stefano Nava Polish: Dariusz Szpakowski and Włodzimierz Szaranowicz Russian: Yuri Rozanov and Vasiliy Soloviev Spanish: Manolo Lama and Paco González Mexican Spanish: Fernando Palomo, Mario Kempes and Ciro Procuna

On 15 April 2015, EA announced they would be shutting down FIFA World servers on 14 July and turning off services for the game with immediate effect, after an open beta of nearly 18 months. A statement from a representative read: "We just didn't have the momentum to bring the game to a full commercial launch. It's a tough decision, but we believe ultimately the right one, that we stop development on the game." Battlefield Play4Free, Battlefield Heroes, and Need for Speed: World were also due to be closed on the same day. The decision was not reversed and the game was closed on the anticipated date.